Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 β 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.
Filmography
all 84
Movies 84
self 12
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (1983)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
The Great Chase (1962)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)
The Tingler (1959)
La dama de las camelias (1944)
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
The Spoilers (1942)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy (1941)
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Spy of Napoleon (1936)
Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
Midnight Alibi (1934)
A Modern Hero (1934)
Massacre (1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
Heroes for Sale (1933)
Central Airport (1933)
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
Alias the Doctor (1932)
The Last Flight (1931)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931)
The Finger Points (1931)
The Stolen Jools (1931)
The Lash (1930)
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Son of the Gods (1930)
Show of Shows (1929)
Young Nowheres (1929)
Drag (1929)
Weary River (1929)
Out of the Ruins (1928)
Wheel of Chance (1928)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
The Noose (1928)
Scarlet Seas (1928)
The Drop Kick (1927)
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
Ranson's Folly (1926)
Just Suppose (1926)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (1926)
The Beautiful City (1925)
Shore Leave (1925)
Soul-Fire (1925)
New Toys (1925)
Classmates (1924)
The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
Twenty-One (1923)
The Fighting Blade (1923)
The Bond Boy (1923)
The Bright Shawl (1923)
Fury (1923)
Seeing Stars (1922)
Sonny (1922)
The Seventh Day (1922)
Tol'able David (1921)
Experience (1921)
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20) (1921)
Way Down East (1920)
The Love Flower (1920)
The Idol Dancer (1920)
Scarlet Days (1919)
I'll Get Him Yet (1919)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Peppy Polly (1919)
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
Boots (1919)
The Hope Chest (1918)
Rich Man, Poor Man (1918)
Nearly Married (1917)
Bab's Burglar (1917)
Bab's Diary (1917)
Camille (1917)
Snow White (1916)
War Brides (1916)
Ratings
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-05-08
Deathday1963-08-17 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRichard Semler Barthelmess, Richard S. Barthelmess, Richard Semler Barthelemys
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Richard Barthelmess
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons