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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. The following year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two films: The Patent Leather Kid and The Noose.
Birth Name
Richard Semler Barthelmess
Born
Thursday, 09 May 1895
Died
Saturday, 17 August 1963
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Star Power: The Creation of United Artists | The Yellow Man / The Yellow Man (archive footage) | 1998 |
| Hollywood Mavericks | The Yellow Man | 1990 |
| American Masters | Self / (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Hollywood | David Bartlett | 1980 |
| Arena | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| The Love Goddesses | Self / (archive footage) | 1965 |
| Hallelujah the Hills | David Bartlett | 1963 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Tom Holmes (clip from Heroes for Sale (1933)) | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Himself | 1963 |
| Hollywood: The Great Stars | Marvin Blake | 1963 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Star Power: The Creation of United Artists | The Yellow Man / The Yellow Man (archive footage) | 1998 |
| Hollywood Mavericks | The Yellow Man | 1990 |
| American Masters | Self / (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Hollywood | David Bartlett | 1980 |
| Arena | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| The Love Goddesses | Self / (archive footage) | 1965 |
| Hallelujah the Hills | David Bartlett | 1963 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Tom Holmes (clip from Heroes for Sale (1933)) | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Himself | 1963 |
| Hollywood: The Great Stars | Marvin Blake | 1963 |
| The Great Chase | (archive footage) | 1962 |
| Hollywood: The Golden Years | Self | 1961 |
| The Tingler | David Kinemon | 1959 |
| We, the People | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| The Spoilers | Bronco Kid Farrow | 1942 |
| The Mayor of 44th Street | Ed Kirby | 1942 |
| Meet the Stars #5: Hollywood Meets the Navy | Self | 1941 |
| The Man Who Talked Too Much | J.B. Roscoe | 1940 |
| Only Angels Have Wings | Bat MacPherson / Bat Mac Pherson | 1939 |
| Spy of Napoleon | Gerard de Lanoy | 1937 |
| Starlit Days at the Lido | Self | 1935 |
| Four Hours to Kill! | Tony Mako | 1935 |
| Midnight Alibi | Robert Anders / Lance McGowan | 1934 |
| A Modern Hero | Pierre Radier aka Paul Rader | 1934 |
| Massacre | Chief Joe Thunderhorse | 1934 |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self | 1933 |
| Heroes for Sale | Tom Holmes / Thomas 'Tom' Holmes | 1933 |
| Central Airport | James 'Jim' Blaine | 1933 |
| The Cabin in the Cotton | Marvin Blake | 1932 |
| Alias the Doctor | Karl Brenner | 1932 |
| The Last Flight | Cary Lockwood | 1931 |
| How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'the Putter' | Self | 1931 |
| The Finger Points | Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee | 1931 |
| The Stolen Jools | Richard Barthelmess | 1931 |
| The Lash | Francisco Delfino 'Pancho' | 1930 |
| The Dawn Patrol | Dick Courtney | 1930 |
| Son of the Gods | Sam Lee | 1930 |
| Show of Shows | 'Meet My Sister' Presenter | 1929 |
| Drag | David Carroll | 1929 |
| Weary River | Jerry Larrabee | 1929 |
| Out of the Ruins | Lt. Pierre Dumont | 1928 |
| Wheel of Chance | Nicolai Turkeltaub / Jacob Taline | 1928 |
| The Noose | Nickie Elkins | 1928 |
| Scarlet Seas | Steven Dunkin | 1928 |
| The Drop Kick | Jack Hamill | 1927 |
| The Patent Leather Kid | Patent Leather Kid | 1927 |
| The White Black Sheep | Robert Kincarin | 1926 |
| The Amateur Gentleman | Barnabas Barty | 1926 |
| Ranson's Folly | Lt. Ranson | 1926 |
| Just Suppose | Prince Rupert of Koronia | 1926 |
| Camille | Gaston | 1926 |
| The Beautiful City | Tony Gillardi | 1925 |
| Shore Leave | D.X. (Bilge) Smith | 1925 |
| Soul-Fire | Eric Fane | 1925 |
| New Toys | Will Webb | 1925 |
| The Enchanted Cottage | Oliver Bashforth | 1924 |
| The Bright Shawl | Charles Abbott | 1923 |
| Fury | Boy Leyton | 1923 |
| Seeing Stars | Self / Himself | 1922 |
| Sonny | Sonny Crosby / Joe | 1922 |
| The Seventh Day | John Alden Jr. | 1922 |
| Tol'able David | David Kinemon | 1921 |
| Way Down East | David Bartlett | 1920 |
| The Love Flower | Bruce Sanders | 1920 |
| The Idol Dancer | Dan McGuire | 1920 |
| Scarlet Days | Don Maria Alvarez | 1919 |
| Broken Blossoms | Cheng Huan / Cheng Huan - The Yellow Man | 1919 |
| I'll Get Him Yet | Scoop McCready | 1919 |
| Peppy Polly | Dr. James Merritt | 1919 |
| Three Men and a Girl | Christopher Kent | 1919 |
| Boots | Everett White | 1919 |
| The Hope Chest | Tom Ballantyne | 1918 |
| Wild Primrose | Jack Wilton | 1918 |
| Hit-the-Trail Holliday | Bobby Jason | 1918 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | Bayard Varick | 1918 |
| Sunshine Nan | MacPherson Clark | 1918 |
| Bab's Burglar | Tommy Gray | 1917 |
| Camille | 1917 | |
| The Streets of Illusion | Donald Morton | 1917 |
| The Soul of a Magdalen | Louis Broulette | 1917 |
| The Valentine Girl | Robert Wentworth | 1917 |
| Snow White | Pie Man | 1916 |
| War Brides | Arno | 1916 |
Producer Filmography
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1929 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1929 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
