Richard Barthelmess

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 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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1895-05-08
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Richard Semler Barthelmess, Richard S. Barthelmess, Richard Semler Barthelemys

Movies List of Richard Barthelmess

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Broken Blossoms

1919 Movie
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Way Down East

1920 Movie
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Camille

1917 Movie
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Rich Man, Poor Man

1918 Movie
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Seeing Stars

1922 Movie
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Heroes for Sale

1933 Movie
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The Dawn Patrol

1930 Movie
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Tol'able David

1921 Movie
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Experience

1921 Movie
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Bab's Diary

1917 Movie
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Four Hours to Kill!

1935 Movie
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Central Airport

1933 Movie
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The Last Flight

1931 Movie
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The Noose

1928 Movie
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Son of the Gods

1930 Movie
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The Love Flower

1920 Movie
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Midnight Alibi

1934 Movie
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Scarlet Days

1919 Movie
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The Seventh Day

1922 Movie
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The Enchanted Cottage

1924 Movie
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A Modern Hero

1934 Movie
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Massacre

1934 Movie
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Fury

1923 Movie
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The Bond Boy

1923 Movie
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The Drop Kick

1927 Movie
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Shore Leave

1925 Movie
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The Lash

1930 Movie
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The Bright Shawl

1923 Movie
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The Finger Points

1931 Movie
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Weary River

1929 Movie
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Wheel of Chance

1928 Movie
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Show of Shows

1929 Movie
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Alias the Doctor

1932 Movie
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Boots

1919 Movie
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Spy of Napoleon

1936 Movie
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The Hope Chest

1918 Movie
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Peppy Polly

1919 Movie
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I'll Get Him Yet

1919 Movie
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War Brides

1916 Movie
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Bab's Burglar

1917 Movie
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Scarlet Seas

1928 Movie
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Drag

1929 Movie
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The Idol Dancer

1920 Movie
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Classmates

1924 Movie
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The Stolen Jools

1931 Movie
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The Tingler

1959 Movie
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Soul-Fire

1925 Movie
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Young Nowheres

1929 Movie
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The Spoilers

1942 Movie
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Sonny

1922 Movie
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The Beautiful City

1925 Movie
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The Fighting Blade

1923 Movie
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The Amateur Gentleman

1926 Movie
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New Toys

1925 Movie
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Ranson's Folly

1926 Movie
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Out of the Ruins

1928 Movie
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The Love Goddesses

1965 Movie
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Nearly Married

1917 Movie
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Just Suppose

1926 Movie
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Twenty-One

1923 Movie
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The Eternal Sin

1917 Movie
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For Valour

1917 Movie