Richard Barthelmess

Known For: Acting
Born: May 8, 1895
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 17, 1963

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 Nazi…

Filmography

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 · The Yellow Man (archive footage)

The Great Chase

1962

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961 · Self (archive footage)

The Tingler

1959 · David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Oscars

1953

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942 · Ed Kirby

The Spoilers

1942 · Bronco Kid

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942 · Self (archive footage)

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940 · J.B. Roscoe

Only Angels Have Wings

1939 · Bat MacPherson

Spy of Napoleon

Spy of Napoleon

1936 · Gerard de Lanoy

Starlit Days at the Lido

1935 · Self

Four Hours to Kill!

1935 · Tony Mako

Midnight Alibi

1934 · Lance McGowan

A Modern Hero

1934 · Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader

Massacre

1934 · Chief Joe Thunderhorse

Heroes for Sale

1933 · Tom Holmes

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip

1933 · Himself

Central Airport

1933 · James 'Jim' Blaine

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932 · Marvin Blake

Alias the Doctor

1932 · Karl Brenner

The Last Flight

1931 · Cary Lockwood

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'

1931

The Finger Points

1931 · Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee

The Stolen Jools

1931 · Richard Barthelmess

The Lash

1930 · Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'

The Voice of Hollywood

The Voice of Hollywood

1930

The Dawn Patrol

1930 · Dick Courtney

Son of the Gods

1930 · Sam Lee

The Show of Shows

1929 · Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)

Young Nowheres

1929 · Albert 'Binky' Whalen

Drag

1929 · David Carroll

Weary River

1929 · Jerry Larrabee

Out of the Ruins

1928 · Lt. Pierre Dumont

Wheel of Chance

1928 · Nicolai Turkeltaub

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

1928 · Chad Buford

The Noose

1928 · Nickie Elkins

Scarlet Seas

1928 · Steven Dunkin

The Drop Kick

1927 · Jack Hamill

The Patent Leather Kid

1927 · Patent Leather Kid

The White Black Sheep

1926 · Robert Kincarin

The Amateur Gentleman

1926 · Barnabas Barty

Ranson's Folly

1926 · Lt. Ranson

Just Suppose

1926 · Prince Rupert of Koronia

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926 · Gaston

The Beautiful City

1925 · Tony Gillardi

Shore Leave

1925 · D.X. (Bilge) Smith

Soul-Fire

1925 · Eric Fane, Producer

New Toys

1925 · Will Webb

Classmates

1924 · Duncan Irving Jr

The Enchanted Cottage

1924 · Oliver Bashforth

Twenty-One

1923 · Julian McCullough

The Fighting Blade

1923 · Karl Van Kerstenbroock

The Bond Boy

1923 · Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt

The Bright Shawl

1923 · Charles Abbott

Fury

1923 · Boy Leyton

Seeing Stars

1922 · Self

Sonny

1922 · Sonny Crosby / Joe

The Seventh Day

1922 · John Alden Jr.

Tol'able David

1921 · David Kinemon

Experience

1921 · Youth

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

1921 · Himself

Way Down East

1920 · David Bartlett

The Love Flower

1920 · Bruce Sanders

The Idol Dancer

1920 · Dan McGuire

Scarlet Days

1919 · Don Maria Alvarez

I'll Get Him Yet

1919 · Scoop McCready

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919 · Cheng Huan

Peppy Polly

1919 · Dr. James Merritt

Three Men and a Girl

1919 · Christopher Kent

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

1919 · Ralph Grey

Boots

1919 · Everett White

The Hope Chest

1918 · Tom Ballantyne

Wild Primrose

1918 · Jack Wilton

Hit-the-Trail Holliday

1918 · Bobby Jason

Rich Man, Poor Man

1918 · Bayard Varick

Sunshine Nan

1918 · MacPherson Clark

The Seven Swans

1917 · Prince Charming

For Valour

1917 · Henry Nobbs

Nearly Married

1917 · Dick Griffon

Bab's Burglar

1917 · Tommy Gray

Bab's Diary

1917 · Tommy Gray

Camille

1917

The Streets of Illusion

1917 · Donald Morton

The Soul of a Magdalen

1917 · Louis Broulette

The Valentine Girl

1917 · Robert Wentworth

The Eternal Sin

1917 · Gennaro

The Moral Code

1917 · Gary Miller

Just a Song at Twilight

1916 · George Turner

War Brides

1916 · Arno

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