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John Barrymore

John Barrymore (1882–1942), born John Sidney Blyth, was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in various genres in both the silent and sound eras.

Performance Chronicle Gatekeeper — Added 2011-06-27

Credited as cast

  1. Hamlet Revisited: Approaches to Hamlet (1970, USA) .... Cast
  2. Playmates (1941, David Butler, USA) .... Himself
  3. Romeo and Juliet (1936, George Cukor, USA) .... Mercutio
  4. Hamlet: Test Shots (1933, Margaret Carrington, USA) .... Cast
  5. Gloucester's Soliloquy (1928, John G. Adolfi, USA) .... Richard Duke Of Gloucester

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