Portrait of Richard Barthelmess

Acting

Richard Barthelmess

Career

Active from 1916 to 1998, with a break from 1943 to 1997, busiest in 1917 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Barthelmess Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Silent Era Romance 3
  • Small Town America 2
  • Pre-Code Realism 2
  • Social Injustice 2
  • Class Divide 2
  • 1920s Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

as The Yellow Man (archive footage)

1950s

1 title · average score 71
The Tingler
The Tingler (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

3 titles · average score 57
The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bronco Kid

The Mayor of 44th Street
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ed Kirby

The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as J.B. Roscoe

1930s

16 titles · average score 65
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bat MacPherson

Four Hours to Kill!
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tony Mako

A Modern Hero
A Modern Hero (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader

Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale (1933)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tom Holmes

Central Airport
Central Airport (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as James 'Jim' Blaine

The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Marvin Blake

Alias the Doctor
Alias the Doctor (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Karl Brenner

The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

as Richard Barthelmess

The Last Flight
The Last Flight (1931)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cary Lockwood

The Finger Points
The Finger Points (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dick Courtney

Son of the Gods
Son of the Gods (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sam Lee

1920s

34 titles · average score 59
Weary River
Weary River (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jerry Larrabee

Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas (1928)

as Steven Dunkin

The Patent Leather Kid
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
GoodWatch score 47

as Patent Leather Kid

The Drop Kick
The Drop Kick (1927)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jack Hamill

Just Suppose
Just Suppose (1926)

as Prince Rupert of Koronia

Ranson's Folly
Ranson's Folly (1926)

as Lt. Ranson

Shore Leave
Shore Leave (1925)

as D.X. (Bilge) Smith

Soul-Fire
Soul-Fire (1925)

as Eric Fane

Fury
Fury (1923)

as Boy Leyton

The Bright Shawl
The Bright Shawl (1923)

as Charles Abbott

Tol'able David
Tol'able David (1921)
GoodWatch score 71

as David Kinemon

Way Down East
Way Down East (1920)
GoodWatch score 83

as David Bartlett

1910s

24 titles · average score 69
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
GoodWatch score 82

as Cheng Huan

Scarlet Days
Scarlet Days (1919)
GoodWatch score 56

as Don Maria Alvarez

The Girl Who Stayed at Home
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)

as Ralph Grey

Boots
Boots (1919)

as Everett White

Peppy Polly
Peppy Polly (1919)

as Dr. James Merritt

Three Men and a Girl
Three Men and a Girl (1919)

as Christopher Kent

I'll Get Him Yet
I'll Get Him Yet (1919)

as Scoop McCready

Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man (1918)

as Bayard Varick

Wild Primrose
Wild Primrose (1918)

as Jack Wilton

The Moral Code
The Moral Code (1917)

as Gary Miller

War Brides
War Brides (1916)

as Arno

Just a Song at Twilight
Just a Song at Twilight (1916)

as George Turner