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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 8, 1895
Died
August 17, 1963
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Richard Semler Barthelmess
- Richard S. Barthelmess
- Richard Semler Barthelemys
Richard Barthelmess
0.6 Popularity
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Barthelmess , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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The Yellow Man (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
6.2
The Great Chase
1962
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Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
6.4
David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tingler
1959
7.0
The Oscars
1953
4.3
Ed Kirby
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
6.2
Bronco Kid
The Spoilers
1942
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Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
6.0
J.B. Roscoe
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
7.3
Bat MacPherson
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
Credits
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as The Yellow Man (archive footage)
1998
0.0
The Great Chase
1962
6.2
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1961
0.0
The Tingler
as David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1959
6.4
The Oscars
1953
7.0
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Ed Kirby
1942
4.3
The Spoilers
as Bronco Kid
1942
6.2
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1942
0.0
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as J.B. Roscoe
1940
6.0
Only Angels Have Wings
as Bat MacPherson
1939
7.3
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Spy of Napoleon
as Gerard de Lanoy
1936
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Starlit Days at the Lido
as Self
1935
5.0
Four Hours to Kill!
as Tony Mako
1935
5.0
Midnight Alibi
as Lance McGowan
1934
6.0
A Modern Hero
as Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
1934
7.0
Massacre
as Chief Joe Thunderhorse
1934
5.4
Heroes for Sale
as Tom Holmes
1933
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How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
as Himself
1933
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Central Airport
as James 'Jim' Blaine
1933
6.1
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Marvin Blake
1932
6.3
Alias the Doctor
as Karl Brenner
1932
5.7
The Last Flight
as Cary Lockwood
1931
6.4
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931
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The Finger Points
as Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
1931
5.8
The Stolen Jools
as Richard Barthelmess
1931
5.6
The Lash
as Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
1930
5.3
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The Voice of Hollywood
1930
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The Dawn Patrol
as Dick Courtney
1930
6.7
Son of the Gods
as Sam Lee
1930
5.6
The Show of Shows
as Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
1929
5.5
Young Nowheres
as Albert 'Binky' Whalen
1929
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Drag
as David Carroll
1929
6.0
Weary River
as Jerry Larrabee
1929
5.7
Out of the Ruins
as Lt. Pierre Dumont
1928
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Wheel of Chance
as Nicolai Turkeltaub
1928
0.0
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
as Chad Buford
1928
0.0
The Noose
as Nickie Elkins
1928
7.0
Scarlet Seas
as Steven Dunkin
1928
2.7
The Drop Kick
as Jack Hamill
1927
4.7
The Patent Leather Kid
as Patent Leather Kid
1927
5.9
The White Black Sheep
as Robert Kincarin
1926
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The Amateur Gentleman
as Barnabas Barty
1926
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Ranson's Folly
as Lt. Ranson
1926
6.2
Just Suppose
as Prince Rupert of Koronia
1926
5.5
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
as Gaston
1926
4.2
The Beautiful City
as Tony Gillardi
1925
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Shore Leave
as D.X. (Bilge) Smith
1925
4.5
Soul-Fire
as Eric Fane
1925
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New Toys
as Will Webb
1925
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Classmates
as Duncan Irving Jr
1924
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The Enchanted Cottage
as Oliver Bashforth
1924
6.7
Twenty-One
as Julian McCullough
1923
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The Fighting Blade
as Karl Van Kerstenbroock
1923
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The Bond Boy
as Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
1923
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The Bright Shawl
as Charles Abbott
1923
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Fury
as Boy Leyton
1923
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Seeing Stars
as Self
1922
4.9
Sonny
as Sonny Crosby / Joe
1922
0.0
The Seventh Day
as John Alden Jr.
1922
6.2
Tol'able David
as David Kinemon
1921
7.0
Experience
as Youth
1921
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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
1921
0.0
Way Down East
as David Bartlett
1920
7.0
The Love Flower
as Bruce Sanders
1920
4.2
The Idol Dancer
as Dan McGuire
1920
5.2
Scarlet Days
as Don Maria Alvarez
1919
5.8
I'll Get Him Yet
as Scoop McCready
1919
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Cheng Huan
1919
6.9
Peppy Polly
as Dr. James Merritt
1919
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Three Men and a Girl
as Christopher Kent
1919
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The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Ralph Grey
1919
4.8
Boots
as Everett White
1919
4.0
The Hope Chest
as Tom Ballantyne
1918
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Wild Primrose
as Jack Wilton
1918
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Hit-the-Trail Holliday
as Bobby Jason
1918
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Rich Man, Poor Man
as Bayard Varick
1918
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Sunshine Nan
as MacPherson Clark
1918
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The Seven Swans
as Prince Charming
1917
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For Valour
as Henry Nobbs
1917
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Nearly Married
as Dick Griffon
1917
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Bab's Burglar
as Tommy Gray
1917
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Bab's Diary
as Tommy Gray
1917
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Camille
1917
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The Streets of Illusion
as Donald Morton
1917
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The Soul of a Magdalen
as Louis Broulette
1917
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The Valentine Girl
as Robert Wentworth
1917
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The Eternal Sin
as Gennaro
1917
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The Moral Code
as Gary Miller
1917
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Just a Song at Twilight
as George Turner
1916
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War Brides
as Arno
1916
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