Richard Barthelmess
American actor (1895–1963)
Richard Semler Barthelmess was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920) and was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927. Two years later he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two films: The Patent Leather Kid and The Noose.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 11 films (1919–1935) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | SCARLET DAYS. | Paramount-Artcraft. | 7 reels | |||
| 1920 | THE IDOL DANCER. | David W. Griffith | 7 reels | |||
| 1920 | THE LOVE FLOWER. | D.W. Griffith | 7 reels | |||
| 1921 | EXPERIENCE. | Famous Players-Lasky Corp. | 7 reels | |||
| 1921 | TOL'ABLE DAVID | Henry King | 2600 | 16mm | silent | |
| 1929 | DRAG. | Vitaphone Corp. | 1 reel | |||
| 1930 | THE LASH. | First National Pictures Inc. | 1 reel | |||
| 1931 | THE FINGER POINTS. | First National Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | |||
| 1932 | THE CABIN IN THE COTTON. | First National Pictures Inc. | 8 reels | |||
| 1933 | HEROES FOR SALE. | Vitaphone Corp. | 8 reels | |||
| 1935 | Four Hours to Kill! | Mitchell Leisen |