Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess is known for Only Angels Have Wings (1939), Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919), The Tingler (1959).
Biography
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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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Questions about Richard Barthelmess
How many Richard Barthelmess films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 42 films with Richard Barthelmess, from 1917 to 1998.
What is the best rated Richard Barthelmess film?
The best rated Richard Barthelmess film in the catalogue is Only Angels Have Wings (1939), rated 7.3.
What was the first Richard Barthelmess film?
The first Richard Barthelmess film in the catalogue is Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, from 1919.
Who has Richard Barthelmess worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Richard Barthelmess shares the most credits with Billy Bitzer (2 films), D.W. Griffith (2 films) and James Smith (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Actor (1929)
Known for
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7.3 Only Angels Have Wings
1939
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6.9 Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
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6.4 The Tingler
1959
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6.2 The Spoilers
1942
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9.5 Fury
1923
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7.0 Way Down East
1920
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7.1 Heroes for Sale
1933
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7.0 Tol'able David
1921
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10.0 Soul-Fire
1925
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6.6 The Dawn Patrol
1930
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5.6 The Stolen Jools
1931
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6.0 Central Airport
1933
Trivia
- Also works as
- film producer · producer
- Studied at
- Trinity College
- Spouse
- Mary Hay
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
89 films — 42 in the catalogue
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10.0 Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · The Yellow Man (archive footage)
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6.4 The Great Chase
1962
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7.0 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
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6.4
The Tingler
1959 · David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)
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5.0 The Mayor of 44th Street
1942 · Ed Kirby
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6.2
The Spoilers
1942 · Bronco Kid
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Self (archive footage)
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6.4 The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 · J.B. Roscoe
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7.3
Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · Bat MacPherson
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8.0
Spy of Napoleon
1936 · Gerard de Lanoy
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5.7 Starlit Days at the Lido
1935 · Self
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5.7 Four Hours to Kill!
1935 · Tony Mako
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6.7 Midnight Alibi
1934 · Lance McGowan
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7.0 A Modern Hero
1934 · Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
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5.5 Massacre
1934 · Chief Joe Thunderhorse
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7.1
Heroes for Sale
1933 · Tom Holmes
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7.5
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
1933 · Himself
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6.0
Central Airport
1933 · James 'Jim' Blaine
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6.3 The Cabin in the Cotton
1932 · Marvin Blake
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6.0 Glória Amarga
1932 · Karl Brenner
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6.5 The Last Flight
1931 · Cary Lockwood
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8.0 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931
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6.4 The Finger Points
1931 · Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee
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5.6
The Stolen Jools
1931 · Richard Barthelmess
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6.5 The Lash
1930 · Francisco Delfino 'Pancho'
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The Voice of Hollywood
1930
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6.6
The Dawn Patrol
1930 · Dick Courtney
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6.3 Son of the Gods
1930 · Sam Lee
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6.6 The Show of Shows
1929 · Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
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8.0 Young Nowheres
1929 · Albert 'Binky' Whalen
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6.7 Drag
1929 · David Carroll
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5.8 Weary River
1929 · Jerry Larrabee
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8.0 Out of the Ruins
1928 · Lt. Pierre Dumont
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8.0 Wheel of Chance
1928 · Nicolai Turkeltaub
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9.0 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1928 · Chad Buford
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7.7 Segredo da Morte
1928 · Nickie Elkins
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4.0 Scarlet Seas
1928 · Steven Dunkin
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5.3 The Drop Kick
1927 · Jack Hamill
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6.1 The Patent Leather Kid
1927 · Patent Leather Kid
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7.0 The White Black Sheep
1926 · Robert Kincarin
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7.0 The Amateur Gentleman
1926 · Barnabas Barty
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7.2 Ranson's Folly
1926 · Lt. Ranson
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6.3 O Príncipe Incógnito
1926 · Prince Rupert of Koronia
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4.2 Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926 · Gaston
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9.0 The Beautiful City
1925 · Tony Gillardi
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5.0 Shore Leave
1925 · D.X. (Bilge) Smith
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10.0
Soul-Fire
1925 · Eric Fane
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7.0 New Toys
1925 · Will Webb
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7.0
Classmates
1924 · Duncan Irving Jr
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7.2 The Enchanted Cottage
1924 · Oliver Bashforth
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8.0 Twenty-One
1923 · Julian McCullough
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7.0 The Fighting Blade
1923 · Karl Van Kerstenbroock
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9.0 The Bond Boy
1923 · Peter Newbolt (father) / John Newbolt
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7.0 The Bright Shawl
1923 · Charles Abbott
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9.5
Fury
1923 · Boy Leyton
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4.9 Seeing Stars
1922 · Self
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10.0 Sonny
1922 · Sonny Crosby / Joe
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6.9 The Seventh Day
1922 · John Alden Jr.
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7.0
Tol'able David
1921 · David Kinemon
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8.0 Experience
1921 · Youth
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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
1921 · Himself
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7.0
Way Down East
1920 · David Bartlett
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4.7 The Love Flower
1920 · Bruce Sanders
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5.7 The Idol Dancer
1920 · Dan McGuire
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6.0 Scarlet Days
1919 · Don Maria Alvarez
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8.0 I'll Get Him Yet
1919 · Scoop McCready
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6.9
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 · Cheng Huan
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8.0 Peppy Polly
1919 · Dr. James Merritt
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8.0 Three Men and a Girl
1919 · Christopher Kent
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4.8 The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919 · Ralph Grey
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4.0 Boots
1919 · Everett White
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8.0 The Hope Chest
1918 · Tom Ballantyne
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7.0 Wild Primrose
1918 · Jack Wilton
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Hit-the-Trail Holliday
1918 · Bobby Jason
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Rich Man, Poor Man
1918 · Bayard Varick
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Sunshine Nan
1918 · MacPherson Clark
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The Seven Swans
1917 · Prince Charming
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For Valour
1917 · Henry Nobbs
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Nearly Married
1917 · Dick Griffon
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Bab's Burglar
1917 · Tommy Gray
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Bab's Diary
1917 · Tommy Gray
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Camille
1917
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The Streets of Illusion
1917 · Donald Morton
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The Soul of a Magdalen
1917 · Louis Broulette
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The Valentine Girl
1917 · Robert Wentworth
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The Eternal Sin
1917 · Gennaro
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1.0 The Moral Code
1917 · Gary Miller
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8.0 Just a Song at Twilight
1916 · George Turner
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6.0 War Brides
1916 · Arno
People data: TMDb.
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