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Richard Barthelmess
Actor, Producer
Born May 8, 1895Died August 17, 1963 (68 years)
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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).
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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).
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Filmography
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation of United Artists · as The Yellow Man (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as The Yellow Man |
| 1963 | Hallelujah the Hills · as David Bartlett |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Marvin Blake |
| 1962 | The Great Chase · as Cast |
| 1959 | The Tingler · as David Kinemon (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th Street · as Ed Kirby |
| 1942 | The Spoilers · as Bronco Kid |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much · as J.b. Roscoe |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings · as Bat Mac Pherson |
| 1936 | Spy of Napoleon · as Gerard De Lanoy |
| 1935 | Four Hours to Kill! · as Tony Mako |
| 1934 | Midnight Alibi · as Lance Mcgowan |
| 1934 | A Modern Hero · as Pierre Radier Aka Paul Rader |
| 1934 | Massacre · as Chief Joe Thunderhorse |
| 1933 | Heroes for Sale · as Tom Holmes |
| 1933 | Central Airport · as James 'jim' Blaine |
| 1932 | The Cabin in the Cotton · as Marvin Blake |
| 1932 | Alias the Doctor · as Karl Brenner |
| 1931 | The Last Flight · as Cary Lockwood |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | The Finger Points · as Breckenridge 'breck' Lee |
| 1930 | The Lash · as Francisco Delfino 'pancho' |
| 1930 | The Dawn Patrol · as Dick Courtney |
| 1930 | Son of the Gods · as Sam Lee |
| 1929 | Show of Shows · as Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Drag · as David Carroll |
| 1929 | Weary River · as Jerry Larrabee |
| 1928 | The Noose · as Nickie Elkins |
| 1927 | The Drop Kick · as Jack Hamill |
| 1927 | The Patent Leather Kid · as Patent Leather Kid |
| 1926 | Ranson's Folly · as Lt. Ranson |
| 1926 | Just Suppose · as Prince Rupert Of Koronia |
| 1925 | Shore Leave · as D.x. (bilge) Smith |
| 1925 | Soul-Fire · as Eric Fane |
| 1924 | The Enchanted Cottage · as Oliver Bashforth |
| 1923 | The Bright Shawl · as Charles Abbott |
| 1922 | The Seventh Day · as John Alden Jr. |
| 1921 | Tol'able David · as David Kinemon |
| 1920 | Way Down East · as David Bartlett |
| 1920 | The Love Flower · as Bruce Sanders |
| 1920 | The Idol Dancer · as Dan Mcguire |
| 1919 | Scarlet Days · as Don Maria Alvarez |
| 1919 | Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl · as Cheng Huan |
| 1919 | The Girl Who Stayed at Home · as Ralph Grey |
| 1916 | Snow White · as Pie Man |