Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born May 8, 1895
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.
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1998
as The Yellow Man (archive footage)
MovieThe Great Chase
1962
MovieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Tingler
1959
as David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThe Oscars
1953
MovieThe Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Ed Kirby
MovieThe Spoilers
1942
as Bronco Kid
MovieScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
as J.B. Roscoe
MovieOnly Angels Have Wings
1939
as Bat MacPherson
Spy of Napoleon
1936
as Gerard de Lanoy
MovieStarlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
MovieFour Hours to Kill!
1935
as Tony Mako
MovieMidnight Alibi
1934
as Lance McGowan
MovieA Modern Hero
1934
as Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
MovieMassacre
1934
as Chief Joe Thunderhorse
MovieHeroes for Sale
1933
as Tom Holmes
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
1933
as Himself
MovieCentral Airport
1933
as James 'Jim' Blaine
MovieThe Cabin in the Cotton
1932
as Marvin Blake
MovieAlias the Doctor
1932
as Karl Brenner
MovieThe Last Flight
1931
as Cary Lockwood
MovieHow I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931
MovieThe Finger Points
1931
as Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
MovieThe Stolen Jools
1931
as Richard Barthelmess
MovieThe Lash
1930
as Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
MovieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
as Dick Courtney
MovieSon of the Gods
1930
as Sam Lee
MovieThe Show of Shows
1929
as Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
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1929
as Albert 'Binky' Whalen
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1929
as David Carroll
MovieWeary River
1929
as Jerry Larrabee
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1928
as Lt. Pierre Dumont
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1928
as Nicolai Turkeltaub
MovieThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1928
as Chad Buford
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1928
as Nickie Elkins
MovieScarlet Seas
1928
as Steven Dunkin
MovieThe Drop Kick
1927
as Jack Hamill
MovieThe Patent Leather Kid
1927
as Patent Leather Kid
MovieThe White Black Sheep
1926
as Robert Kincarin
MovieThe Amateur Gentleman
1926
as Barnabas Barty
MovieRanson's Folly
1926
as Lt. Ranson
MovieJust Suppose
1926
as Prince Rupert of Koronia
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1926
as Gaston
MovieThe Beautiful City
1925
as Tony Gillardi
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1925
as D.X. (Bilge) Smith
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1925
as Eric Fane
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1925
as Will Webb
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1924
as Duncan Irving Jr
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1924
as Oliver Bashforth
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1923
as Julian McCullough
MovieThe Fighting Blade
1923
as Karl Van Kerstenbroock
MovieThe Bond Boy
1923
as Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
MovieThe Bright Shawl
1923
as Charles Abbott
MovieFury
1923
as Boy Leyton
MovieSeeing Stars
1922
as Self
MovieSonny
1922
as Sonny Crosby / Joe
MovieThe Seventh Day
1922
as John Alden Jr.
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1921
as David Kinemon
MovieExperience
1921
as Youth
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1921
as Himself
MovieWay Down East
1920
as David Bartlett
MovieThe Love Flower
1920
as Bruce Sanders
MovieThe Idol Dancer
1920
as Dan McGuire
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1919
as Don Maria Alvarez
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1919
as Scoop McCready
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1919
as Cheng Huan
MoviePeppy Polly
1919
as Dr. James Merritt
MovieThree Men and a Girl
1919
as Christopher Kent
MovieThe Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Ralph Grey
MovieBoots
1919
as Everett White
MovieThe Hope Chest
1918
as Tom Ballantyne
MovieWild Primrose
1918
as Jack Wilton
MovieHit-the-Trail Holliday
1918
as Bobby Jason
MovieRich Man, Poor Man
1918
as Bayard Varick
MovieSunshine Nan
1918
as MacPherson Clark
MovieThe Seven Swans
1917
as Prince Charming
MovieFor Valour
1917
as Henry Nobbs
MovieNearly Married
1917
as Dick Griffon
MovieBab's Burglar
1917
as Tommy Gray
MovieBab's Diary
1917
as Tommy Gray
MovieCamille
1917
MovieThe Streets of Illusion
1917
as Donald Morton
MovieThe Soul of a Magdalen
1917
as Louis Broulette
MovieThe Valentine Girl
1917
as Robert Wentworth
MovieThe Eternal Sin
1917
as Gennaro
MovieThe Moral Code
1917
as Gary Miller
MovieJust a Song at Twilight
1916
as George Turner
MovieWar Brides
1916
as Arno
