Acting
Richard Barthelmess
EN, XX cinema · 90 credits
Born
8 May 1895
Died
17 August 1963 (aged 68)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Richard Semler Barthelmess · Richard S. Barthelmess · Richard Semler Barthelemys
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
Filmography
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as The Yellow Man (archive footage)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
The Tingler
as David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Ed Kirby
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The Spoilers
as Bronco Kid
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as J.B. Roscoe
Only Angels Have Wings
as Bat MacPherson
Spy of Napoleon
1936
Spy of Napoleon
as Gerard de Lanoy
Four Hours to Kill!
as Tony Mako
Midnight Alibi
as Lance McGowan
A Modern Hero
as Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
Massacre
as Chief Joe Thunderhorse
Heroes for Sale
as Tom Holmes
Central Airport
as James 'Jim' Blaine
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Marvin Blake
Alias the Doctor
as Karl Brenner
The Last Flight
as Cary Lockwood
The Finger Points
as Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
The Stolen Jools
as Richard Barthelmess
The Dawn Patrol
as Dick Courtney
Son of the Gods
as Sam Lee
The Lash
as Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
Weary River
as Jerry Larrabee
The Show of Shows
as Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
Drag
as David Carroll
Young Nowheres
as Albert 'Binky' Whalen
The Noose
as Nickie Elkins
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
as Chad Buford
Wheel of Chance
as Nicolai Turkeltaub
Scarlet Seas
as Steven Dunkin
Out of the Ruins
as Lt. Pierre Dumont
The Patent Leather Kid
as Patent Leather Kid
The Drop Kick
as Jack Hamill
The Amateur Gentleman
as Barnabas Barty
Ranson's Folly
as Lt. Ranson
Just Suppose
as Prince Rupert of Koronia
The White Black Sheep
as Robert Kincarin
Shore Leave
as D.X. (Bilge) Smith
Soul-Fire
as Eric Fane, Producer
The Beautiful City
as Tony Gillardi
New Toys
as Will Webb
The Enchanted Cottage
as Oliver Bashforth
Classmates
1924
Classmates
as Duncan Irving Jr
The Bond Boy
as Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
Fury
as Boy Leyton
The Bright Shawl
as Charles Abbott
The Fighting Blade
as Karl Van Kerstenbroock
Twenty-One
as Julian McCullough
Seeing Stars
as Self
The Seventh Day
as John Alden Jr.
Sonny
as Sonny Crosby / Joe
Tol'able David
as David Kinemon
Experience
as Youth
Way Down East
as David Bartlett
The Love Flower
as Bruce Sanders
The Idol Dancer
as Dan McGuire
Scarlet Days
as Don Maria Alvarez
Boots
as Everett White
Peppy Polly
as Dr. James Merritt
I'll Get Him Yet
as Scoop McCready
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Ralph Grey
Three Men and a Girl
as Christopher Kent
Rich Man, Poor Man
as Bayard Varick
The Hope Chest
as Tom Ballantyne
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
as Bobby Jason
Wild Primrose
as Jack Wilton
Sunshine Nan
as MacPherson Clark
Bab's Diary
as Tommy Gray
Bab's Burglar
as Tommy Gray
Nearly Married
as Dick Griffon
The Eternal Sin
as Gennaro
For Valour
as Henry Nobbs
The Seven Swans
as Prince Charming
The Valentine Girl
as Robert Wentworth
The Soul of a Magdalen
as Louis Broulette
The Streets of Illusion
as Donald Morton
The Moral Code
as Gary Miller
War Brides
as Arno
Just a Song at Twilight
as George Turner