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Richard Barthelmess

Acting

Born May 8, 1895 · New York City, New York, USA

Died August 17, 1963

Also known as Richard Semler Barthelmess · Richard S. Barthelmess · Richard Semler Barthelemys

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Biography

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.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1929 · nominated

Filmography13 titles

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998as The Yellow Man (archive footage)

Only Angels Have Wings

1939as Bat MacPherson

Way Down East

1920as David Bartlett

Broken Blossoms

1919as Cheng Huan

The Dawn Patrol

1930as Dick Courtney

The Tingler

1959as David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Son of the Gods

1930as Sam Lee

The Spoilers

1942as Bronco Kid

Alias the Doctor

1932as Karl Brenner

The Idol Dancer

1920as Dan McGuire

The Stolen Jools

1931as Richard Barthelmess

Shore Leave

1925as D.X. (Bilge) Smith

The Love Flower

1920as Bruce Sanders