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
Most Rating	9.105
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,

Broken Blossoms

Way Down East

The Cabin in the Cotton

Only Angels Have Wings

Heroes for Sale

The Dawn Patrol

Tol'able David

The Patent Leather Kid

The Last Flight

Central Airport

Four Hours to Kill!

The Noose

The Man Who Talked Too Much

Son of the Gods

The Love Flower

Midnight Alibi

Scarlet Days

The Seventh Day

The Enchanted Cottage

A Modern Hero

Massacre

The Drop Kick

Shore Leave

The Lash

The Bright Shawl

Weary River

The Finger Points

Show of Shows

Alias the Doctor

The Mayor of 44th Street

War Brides

Scarlet Seas

Drag

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

The Idol Dancer

Classmates

The Stolen Jools

Soul-Fire

Young Nowheres

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'

The Spoilers

Sonny

The Beautiful City

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

The Fighting Blade

The Amateur Gentleman

Starlit Days at the Lido

New Toys

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

Ranson's Folly

Out of the Ruins

The Love Goddesses

Nearly Married

Just Suppose

Twenty-One

Camille

Rich Man, Poor Man

Experience

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Bab's Diary

The Bond Boy

Fury

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Spy of Napoleon

Boots

The Hope Chest

Peppy Polly

I'll Get Him Yet

Seeing Stars

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

Wheel of Chance

Bab's Burglar

How to Break 90 #1: The Grip