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person_profile-Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess Died at age: 68

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Richard Barthelmess

Date of Birth:

May 08, 1895

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Aug 17, 1963

Biography of

Richard Barthelmess

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.

    Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut. His father died when he was a baby and his mother, Caroline Harris , was a stage actress, so he worked in theatres in his early days, between schooling, doing "walk-ons". This led to acting in college, doing amateur productions. Russian actress Alla Nazimova, a friend of the family, had been taught English by Barthelmess's mother. Nazimova in return convinced Barthelmess to try acting professionally and he made his first film appearance in 1916 in the serial Gloria's Romance as an extra. At this time he also appeared as a supporting player in several films starring Marguerite Clark. His next role, in War Brides opposite Alla Nazimova, attracted the attention of legendary director D. W. Griffith, who offered him several important roles, finally casting him opposite Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920).

    He soon became one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Noose (1928); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films, and he won a Special Citation for producing The Patent Leather Kid. He founded his own production company, Inspiration Film Company, together with Charles Duell and Henry King. One of their films, Tol'able David (1921), in which Barthelmess starred as a teenage mailman who finds courage, was a major success.

    With the advent of the sound era, Barthelmess' fortunes changed. He made several films in the new medium, most notably Son of the Gods (1930), The Dawn Patrol (1930), The Last Flight (1931), and The Cabin in the Cotton (1932), Central Airport (1933), and a supporting role as Rita Hayworth's character's husband in Only Angels Have Wings (1939).

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Filmography of

Richard Barthelmess

Found 66 Movies in total

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

The Yellow Man (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

The Love Goddesses

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1965

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1961

The Tingler

David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

The Mayor of 44th Street

Ed Kirby ( Actor )

... 1942

The Spoilers

Bronco Kid ( Actor )

... 1942

The Man Who Talked Too Much

J.B. Roscoe ( Actor )

... 1940

Only Angels Have Wings

Bat Mac Pherson ( Actor )

... 1939

Four Hours to Kill!

Tony Mako ( Actor )

... 1935

Midnight Alibi

Lance McGowan ( Actor )

... 1934

A Modern Hero

Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader ( Actor )

... 1934

Massacre

Chief Joe Thunderhorse ( Actor )

... 1934

Heroes for Sale

Tom Holmes ( Actor )

... 1933

Central Airport

James 'Jim' Blaine ( Actor )

... 1933

The Cabin in the Cotton

Marvin Blake ( Actor )

... 1932

Alias the Doctor

Karl Brenner ( Actor )

... 1932

The Last Flight

Cary Lockwood ( Actor )

... 1931

The Finger Points

Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee ( Actor )

... 1931

The Lash

Francisco Delfino 'Pancho' ( Actor )

... 1930

The Dawn Patrol

Dick Courtney ( Actor )

... 1930

Son of the Gods

Sam Lee ( Actor )

... 1930

Show of Shows

Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929

Young Nowheres

Albert 'Binky' Whalen ( Actor )

... 1929

Drag

David Carroll ( Actor )

... 1929

Weary River

Jerry Larrabee ( Actor )

... 1929

Out of the Ruins

Lt. Pierre Dumont ( Actor )

... 1928

Wheel of Chance

Nicolai Turkeltaub ( Actor )

... 1928

... 1928

The Noose

Nickie Elkins ( Actor )

... 1928

Scarlet Seas

Steven Dunkin ( Actor )

... 1928

The Drop Kick

Jack Hamill ( Actor )

... 1927

The Patent Leather Kid

Patent Leather Kid ( Actor )

... 1927

The Amateur Gentleman

Barnabas Barty ( Actor )

... 1926

Ranson's Folly

Lt. Ranson ( Actor )

... 1926

Just Suppose

Prince Rupert of Koronia ( Actor )

... 1926

The Beautiful City

Tony Gillardi ( Actor )

... 1925

Shore Leave

D.X. (Bilge) Smith ( Actor )

... 1925

Soul-Fire

Eric Fane ( Actor )

Producer

... 1925

New Toys

Will Webb ( Actor )

... 1925

The Enchanted Cottage

Oliver Bashforth ( Actor )

... 1924

Twenty-One

Julian McCullough ( Actor )

... 1923

The Bond Boy

Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt ( Actor )

... 1923

The Bright Shawl

Charles Abbott ( Actor )

... 1923

Fury

Boy Leyton ( Actor )

... 1923

Sonny

Sonny Crosby / Joe ( Actor )

... 1922

The Seventh Day

John Alden Jr. ( Actor )

... 1922

Tol'able David

David Kinemon ( Actor )

... 1921

Experience

Youth ( Actor )

... 1921

Way Down East

David Bartlett ( Actor )

... 1920

The Love Flower

Bruce Sanders ( Actor )

... 1920

The Idol Dancer

Dan McGuire ( Actor )

... 1920

Scarlet Days

Don Maria Alvarez ( Actor )

... 1919

I'll Get Him Yet

Scoop McCready ( Actor )

... 1919

Broken Blossoms

Cheng Huan ( Actor )

... 1919

Peppy Polly

Dr. James Merritt ( Actor )

... 1919

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

Ralph Grey ( Actor )

... 1919

Boots

Everett White ( Actor )

... 1919

The Hope Chest

Tom Ballantyne ( Actor )

... 1918

Rich Man, Poor Man

Bayard Varick ( Actor )

... 1918

Nearly Married

Dick Griffon ( Actor )

... 1917

Bab's Diary

Tommy Gray ( Actor )

... 1917

Camille

Actor

... 1917

The Eternal Sin

Gennaro ( Actor )

... 1917

Just a Song at Twilight

George Turner ( Actor )

... 1916

War Brides

Arno ( Actor )

... 1916