
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.

Fury

Only Angels Have Wings

The Enchanted Cottage

Way Down East

Heroes for Sale

The Noose

A Modern Hero

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Tol'able David

散り行く花

The Dawn Patrol

The Last Flight

The Tingler

The Cabin in the Cotton

The Seventh Day

Ranson's Folly

The Great Chase

The Spoilers

Central Airport

The Man Who Talked Too Much

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War Brides

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The Patent Leather Kid

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Weary River

Alias the Doctor

Son of the Gods

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The Show of Shows

Just Suppose

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The Idol Dancer

Four Hours to Kill!

Starlit Days at the Lido

Seeing Stars

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

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The Mayor of 44th Street

Camille

The Love Flower

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Camille

Rich Man, Poor Man

Experience

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

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The Bond Boy

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The Bright Shawl

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

Wheel of Chance

The Hope Chest

Peppy Polly

I'll Get Him Yet

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Young Nowheres

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

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The Beautiful City

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

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The Amateur Gentleman

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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Out of the Ruins

Nearly Married

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The Eternal Sin

For Valour

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Just a Song at Twilight

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The Valentine Girl

Three Men and a Girl

The Soul of a Magdalen

The White Black Sheep

Wild Primrose

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The Moral Code