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person_profile-Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn Died at age: 50

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Errol Flynn

Date of Birth:

Jun 20, 1909

Country of birth:

Australia

Died:

Oct 14, 1959

Biography of

Errol Flynn

    Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 - October 14, 1959) was an Australian-American actor and writer. He is popularly remembered as a charismatic romantic hero in the eight films he starred in with Olivia de Havilland. Flynn’s most iconic role came as Robin Hood in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938).

    After signing with Warner Bros. Pictures in January 1935, Flynn’s rise to stardom was swift. The studio decided to take a risk casting the unknown 26-year-old as the lead in "Captain Blood" (1935). The film established Flynn as a major Hollywood star and the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks. The smash hit was followed up by "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936) and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938), the most expensive film Warner Bros. had made up to that time. In spite of his Australian accent, Flynn starred in the enormously successful westerns "Dodge City" (1939), "Virginia City" (1940), "Santa Fe Trail" (1940), and "They Died with Their Boots On" (1941). The popularly of these westerns played a part in the genre’s revival.

    In late 1942, Flynn was charged with statutory rape of two 17-year-old girls. Despite his acquittal, press coverage of the trial led to the ubiquity of the expression, “In like Flynn.” With America’s involvement in WWII, Flynn had tried to enlist but was rated 4-F due to his enlarged heart, latent pulmonary tuberculosis and recurrent malaria (contracted in New Guinea). During the war, he made several films with the director Raoul Walsh. These include "Gentleman Jim" (1942) – one of Flynn’s favorite roles – and war films such as "Desperate Journey" (1942) and "Objective, Burma!" (1945).

    Embittered by his public image as a womanizer and his inability to serve in the war, Flynn further descended into a life of drug-addiction and alcoholism. His slow deflation became apparent in the waning success of his films and his aging physical appearance. By the late '50s, Flynn mounted a comeback with his turns in "The Sun Also Rises" (1957), "Too Much, Too Soon" (1958) and "The Roots of Heaven" (1958). In 1959, he died of a heart attack in Vancouver, Canada. Flynn’s notorious autobiography "My Wicked, Wicked Ways" (1959) was posthumously published. He also wrote two novels: "Beam Ends" (1937) and "Showdown" (1946).

Photos of

Errol Flynn

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Filmography of

Errol Flynn

Found 75 Movies in total

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2025

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2013

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2010

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2007

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Self / Various Roles (archive footage) (archive sound) ( Actor )

... 2005

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2002

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1997

Touring Australia

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1990

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1985

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1974

The Extraordinary Seaman

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1969

Hollywood My Home Town

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1965

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

Cuban Rebel Girls

The American Correspondent ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1959

The Truth About Fidel Castro Revolution

Himself - Reporter ( Actor )

... 1959

The Roots of Heaven

Forsythe ( Actor )

... 1958

Too Much, Too Soon

John Barrymore ( Actor )

... 1958

The Sun Also Rises

Mike Campbell ( Actor )

... 1957

The Big Boodle

Ned Sherwood ( Actor )

... 1957

Istanbul

James Brennan ( Actor )

... 1957

King's Rhapsody

Richard, King of Laurentia ( Actor )

... 1955

The Dark Avenger

Prince Edward ( Actor )

... 1955

Lilacs in the Spring

John 'Beau' Beaumont ( Actor )

... 1954

Crossed Swords

Renzo ( Actor )

Producer

... 1954

The Master of Ballantrae

Jamie Durie ( Actor )

... 1953

Against All Flags

Brian Hawke ( Actor )

... 1952

Mara Maru

Gregory Mason ( Actor )

... 1952

Adventures of Captain Fabian

Capt. Michael Fabian ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1951

Kim

Mahbub Ali, the Red Beard ( Actor )

... 1950

Rocky Mountain

Capt. Lafe Barstow ( Actor )

... 1950

Montana

Morgan Lane ( Actor )

... 1950

That Forsyte Woman

Soames Forsyte ( Actor )

... 1949

It's a Great Feeling

Jeffrey Bushdinkle, the Groom (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

Adventures of Don Juan

Don Juan de Maraña ( Actor )

... 1948

Silver River

"Mike" McComb ( Actor )

... 1948

Escape Me Never

Sebastian Dubrok ( Actor )

... 1947

Cry Wolf

Mark Caldwell ( Actor )

Associate Producer

... 1947

Never Say Goodbye

Phil Gayley ( Actor )

... 1946

San Antonio

Clay Hardin ( Actor )

... 1945

Objective, Burma!

Capt. Nelson ( Actor )

... 1945

Uncertain Glory

Jean Picard ( Actor )

Associate Producer

... 1944

Northern Pursuit

Corporal Steve Wagner ( Actor )

... 1943

... 1943

Edge of Darkness

Gunnar Brogge ( Actor )

... 1943

Gentleman Jim

James J. Corbett ( Actor )

... 1942

Desperate Journey

Terry Forbes ( Actor )

... 1942

They Died with Their Boots On

George Armstrong Custer ( Actor )

... 1941

Footsteps in the Dark

Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn ( Actor )

... 1941

Dive Bomber

Douglas S. Lee ( Actor )

... 1941

Santa Fe Trail

Jeb Stuart ( Actor )

... 1940

The Sea Hawk

Captain Geoffrey Thorpe ( Actor )

... 1940

Virginia City

Kerry Bradford ( Actor )

... 1940

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Earl of Essex ( Actor )

... 1939

Dodge City

Wade Hatton ( Actor )

... 1939

The Dawn Patrol

Capt. Courtney ( Actor )

... 1938

The Sisters

Frank Medlin ( Actor )

... 1938

Four's a Crowd

Robert Kensington 'Bob' Lansford ( Actor )

... 1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Robin Hood ( Actor )

... 1938

The Perfect Specimen

Gerald Beresford Wicks ( Actor )

... 1937

Another Dawn

Captain Denny Roark ( Actor )

... 1937

The Prince and the Pauper

Miles Hendon ( Actor )

... 1937

Green Light

Dr. Newell Paige ( Actor )

... 1937

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Major Geoffrey Vickers ( Actor )

... 1936

Captain Blood

Dr. Peter Blood ( Actor )

... 1935

Don't Bet on Blondes

David Van Dusen ( Actor )

... 1935

The Case of the Curious Bride

Gregory Moxley ( Actor )

... 1935

Murder at Monte Carlo

Dyter ( Actor )

... 1935

I Adore You

Extra (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

In the Wake of the Bounty

Fletcher Christian ( Actor )

... 1933