Portrait of John Barrymore

Acting

John Barrymore

Titles
91movies
Career

Active from 1912 to 2021, with a break from 1962 to 2020, busiest in 1933 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
61
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Barrymore Catalog average

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Alcoholism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77

2020s

2 titles · average score 68

1990s

1 title

1980s

2 titles
Poster for The Horror of It All

as Svengali (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 70
Poster for The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title
Poster for Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'Bill of Divorcement' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title
Poster for Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

1940s

5 titles · average score 58
Poster for Okay for Sound

as Don Juan (archive footage)

GoodWatch53
Poster for Playmates

as John Barrymore

Poster for World Premiere

as Duncan DeGrasse

1930s

32 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch75
Poster for Midnight

as Georges Flammarion

GoodWatch62
Poster for True Confession

as Charles Jasper

GoodWatch68
Poster for Maytime

as Nicolai Nazaroff

GoodWatch71
Poster for Grand Hotel

as Baron Felix von Gaigern

GoodWatch69
Poster for Arsène Lupin

as Duke of Charmerace

All 32 titles from the 1930s

1920s

13 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch61
Poster for Eternal Love

as Marcus Paltran

Poster for General Crack

as Duke of Kurland / Prince Christian

Poster for Tempest

as Sergeant Ivan Markov

GoodWatch67
Poster for When a Man Loves

as Chevalier Fabien des Grieux

Poster for The Beloved Rogue

as François Villon

GoodWatch67
Poster for Don Juan

as Don Jose de Marana / Don Juan de Marana

Poster for The Sea Beast

as Captain Ahab Ceeley

GoodWatch75
Poster for Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

GoodWatch67
Poster for Beau Brummel

as Gordon Bryon 'Beau' Brummel

GoodWatch59
Poster for Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

Poster for The Lotus Eater

as Jacques Leroi

GoodWatch68
Poster for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

All 13 titles from the 1920s

1910s

18 titles
Poster for The Test of Honor

as Martin Wingrave

Poster for On the Quiet

as Robert Ridgeway

Poster for Nearly a King

as Jack Merriwell, Prince of Bulwana

Poster for The Red Widow

as Cicero Hannibal Butts

Poster for The Dictator

as Brooke Travers

Poster for An American Citizen

as Berresford Cruger

Poster for One on Romance

as Jack Wilson (as Jack Barrymore)

Poster for The Widow Casey's Return

as The Rejected Suitor (as Jack Barrymore)

Poster for The Dream of a Moving Picture Director

as The Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)

All 18 titles from the 1910s
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