Biography
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.
Acted in 82
1990s
- 1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
The Yellow Man (archive footage)
1960s
- 1962
The Great Chase
Movie
1940s
- 1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
Ed Kirby
- 1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much
J.B. Roscoe
1930s
- 1939
- 1935
Four Hours to Kill!
Tony Mako
- 1934
Midnight Alibi
Lance McGowan
A Modern Hero
Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
Massacre
Chief Joe Thunderhorse
- 1933
Heroes for Sale
Tom Holmes
Central Airport
James 'Jim' Blaine
- 1932
The Cabin in the Cotton
Marvin Blake
Alias the Doctor
Karl Brenner
- 1931
The Last Flight
Cary Lockwood
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
Movie
The Stolen Jools
Richard Barthelmess
- 1930
The Lash
Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
The Voice of Hollywood
Movie
The Dawn Patrol
Dick Courtney
Son of the Gods
Sam Lee
1920s
- 1929
The Show of Shows
Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
Young Nowheres
Albert 'Binky' Whalen
Drag
David Carroll
Weary River
Jerry Larrabee
- 1928
Out of the Ruins
Lt. Pierre Dumont
Wheel of Chance
Nicolai Turkeltaub
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Chad Buford
Scarlet Seas
Steven Dunkin
- 1927
The Drop Kick
Jack Hamill
The Patent Leather Kid
Patent Leather Kid
- 1926
The White Black Sheep
Robert Kincarin
The Amateur Gentleman
Barnabas Barty
Ranson's Folly
Lt. Ranson
Just Suppose
Prince Rupert of Koronia
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Gaston
- 1925
The Beautiful City
Tony Gillardi
- 1924
The Enchanted Cottage
Oliver Bashforth
- 1923
Twenty-One
Julian McCullough
The Fighting Blade
Karl Van Kerstenbroock
The Bond Boy
Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
The Bright Shawl
Charles Abbott
Fury
Boy Leyton
- 1922
Sonny
Sonny Crosby / Joe
The Seventh Day
John Alden Jr.
- 1921
Tol'able David
David Kinemon
Experience
Youth
- 1920
Way Down East
David Bartlett
The Love Flower
Bruce Sanders
The Idol Dancer
Dan McGuire
1910s
- 1919
Scarlet Days
Don Maria Alvarez
I'll Get Him Yet
Scoop McCready
Peppy Polly
Dr. James Merritt
Three Men and a Girl
Christopher Kent
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Ralph Grey
Boots
Everett White
- 1918
The Hope Chest
Tom Ballantyne
Wild Primrose
Jack Wilton
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
Bobby Jason
Rich Man, Poor Man
Bayard Varick
Sunshine Nan
MacPherson Clark
- 1917
The Seven Swans
Prince Charming
For Valour
Henry Nobbs
Nearly Married
Dick Griffon
Bab's Burglar
Tommy Gray
Bab's Diary
Tommy Gray
Camille
Movie
The Streets of Illusion
Donald Morton
The Soul of a Magdalen
Louis Broulette
The Valentine Girl
Robert Wentworth
The Eternal Sin
Gennaro
The Moral Code
Gary Miller
- 1916
Just a Song at Twilight
George Turner
War Brides
Arno
Produced 1
1920s
- 1925
Appearances6
1980s
- 1988
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1940s
- 1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1930s
- 1935
1920s
- 1922
Seeing Stars
Self
- 1921
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
Himself