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Richard Barthelmess is a Actor and Producer American born on 8 may 1895 at New York City (USA)

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess
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Birth name Richard Semler Barthelmess
Nationality USA
Birth 8 may 1895 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 august 1963 (at 68 years) at Long Island (USA)

Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1928.

Best films

The Patent Leather Kid
The Patent Leather Kid
(1927)
(Actor) The Noose
The Noose
(1928)
(Actor)

Usually with

D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
(6 films)
Henry King
Henry King
(5 films)
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
(7 films)
Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
(6 films)
Anders Randolf
Anders Randolf
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Richard Barthelmess (71 films)

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Actor

Hollywood Without Make-Up
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)

Directed by Ken Murray
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities
Actors Kirk Douglas, Ken Murray, Cary Grant, June Allyson, George K. Arthur, Eddie Albert
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating71% 3.576943.576943.576943.576943.57694
The film consists of archive footage of famous Hollywood stars, mostly home movies showing the stars as themselves instead of playing a role in front of the camera.
Hallelujah the Hills
Hallelujah the Hills (1963)
, 1h22
Directed by Adolfas Mekas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Jerome Hill, Taylor Mead, Richard Barthelmess, Lillian Gish
Rating61% 3.0957053.0957053.0957053.0957053.095705
"Two young men, Jack and Leo, are both courting the same girl. For seven long years they persist, but she finally gives herself to the 'horrible Gideon.' In a sense, just as this is the pretext for the film, so the courtships of Vera is a pretext for Jack and Leo to camp out together in the Vermont woods near her home, and to indulge themselves in the wildest of horseplay and high jinks. The film has a Giffithian flavor, a lyrical naivete, which is extremely touching. At the same time it is full of sophisticated film parodies - Rashomon, the New Wave, Douglas Fairbanks, Ma and Pa Kettle. In short, this is one of the most completely American films ever made, in its combination of anarchistic wackiness with a nostalgic sense of the lost frontier and (maybe they're both the same) the magic of youth." -Richard Roud, in the program notes for The First New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center NY, screening September 14, 1963.
The Tingler
The Tingler (1959)
, 1h22
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, William Castle, Dal McKennon
Rating65% 3.297293.297293.297293.297293.29729
A pathologist, Dr. Warren Chapin (Price), discovers that the tingling of the spine in states of extreme fear is due to the growth of a creature that every human being seems to have, called a "Tingler", a parasite attached to the human spine. It curls up, feeds and grows stronger when its host is afraid, effectively crushing the person's spine if curled up long enough. The host can weaken the creature and stop its curling by screaming.
The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1942)
, 1h27
Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey, Richard Barthelmess
Roles Bronco Kid
Rating66% 3.345293.345293.345293.345293.34529
Nome, Alaska, 1900: Flapjack and Banty come to town to check on their gold mine claim. Saloon owner Cherry Malotte is aware of the corruption all around, including that Bennett and Clark are out to steal the men's claim.
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
, 2h1
Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn
Roles Bat Mac Pherson
Rating75% 3.797093.797093.797093.797093.79709
Geoff Carter (Cary Grant) is a pilot and the manager of Barranca Airways, a small, barely solvent company owned by "Dutchy" Van Ruyter (Sig Ruman) carrying airmail from the fictional South American port town of Barranca through a high pass in the Andes Mountains. Bonnie Lee (Arthur), a piano-playing entertainer, arrives one day and becomes infatuated with Carter, despite his fatalistic attitude about the dangerous mountain flying, and stays on in Barranca (not at Carter's invitation, as he insists on telling her). One of the characters dies due to irresponsible flying.
Four Hours to Kill!
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
, 1h10
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Gertrude Michael, Helen Mack, Dorothy Tree, Roscoe Karns, Ray Milland
Roles Tony Mako
Rating67% 3.374953.374953.374953.374953.37495
Taft, a policeman, has fugitive murderer Tony Mako in custody and in handcuffs, two thousand miles from the prison from which Mako escaped. With four hours to kill, Taft takes his prisoner to a theater where the cop's wife, Mae, is a hostess.
A Modern Hero
A Modern Hero (1934)
, 1h11
Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Jean Muir, Marjorie Rambeau, Verree Teasdale, Florence Eldridge, Dorothy Burgess
Roles Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader
Rating62% 3.1458253.1458253.1458253.1458253.145825
When the circus comes to a small town, resident Joanna Ryan (Jean Muir) becomes pregnant by horse trick rider Pierre Radier (Richard Barthelmess). He offers to marry her, but she decides they are not suited for each other. Instead, she marries steady local Elmer Croy. Pierre gives her all his money for their child.
Massacre
Massacre (1934)
, 1h10
Directed by Alan Crosland
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Ann Dvorak, Dudley Digges, Claire Dodd, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat
Roles Chief Joe Thunderhorse
Rating68% 3.4206153.4206153.4206153.4206153.420615
Chief Joe Thunderhorse (Barthelmess) is the star of a wild west show at the Century of Progress in Chicago. Though he is the authentic son of a Native American chief, he has lived away from the reservation so long that he has lost all personal connection to them. His ethnic authenticity and physical prowess are exploited by white showmen. His rich white girlfriend (Dodd) flaunts him in front of her curious friends. Joe and his valet (Muse) travel to the reservation where he grew up upon hearing that his father Black Pony is on his death bed. His dying father no longer recognizes him. The terrible living conditions to which Joe's people are subjected to at the hands of white government agents are also revealed to him. Upon the death of his father, Joe's sister Jennie is raped by a government agent and, with the assistance of a college-educated reservation resident named Lydia (Dvorak), Joe decides to take action.
Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale (1933)
, 1h16
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Political films
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, Loretta Young, Gordon Westcott, Robert Barrat, Berton Churchill
Roles Tom Holmes
Rating73% 3.6942653.6942653.6942653.6942653.694265
A veteran of the Great War, Thomas Holmes (Richard Barthelmess), struggles to make his way in civilian life in almost every way imaginable. In the opening scene of the movie, Tom and his friend are on a mission to gather intelligence by capturing a German soldier. Tom's friend, the banker's son Roger Winston (Gordon Westcott), in terror, refuses to leave the shell hole so Tom volunteers to go alone.
Alias the Doctor
Alias the Doctor (1932)
, 1h1
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Marian Marsh, Norman Foster, Lucille La Verne, Oscar Apfel, Adrienne Dore
Roles Karl Brenner
Rating60% 3.0490253.0490253.0490253.0490253.049025
Karl Brenner, travailleur acharné, et Stephan Brenner, son demi-frère paresseux, se rendent à Munich pour suivre des études de médecine. Karl travaille avec passion cependant que Stephan se révèle une fois de plus un mauvais élève. Par sa faute, un drame se produit. En effet, à la suite d'une opération illégale pratiquée par Stefan, Karl se laisse accuser et emprisonner à sa place. Quelques années plus tard, Stefan meurt, alcoolique tandis que Karl se fait une réputation sous son nom...