
Acting
John Drew Barrymore
Born 1932-06-04 · Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Drew Barrymore (born John Blyth Barrymore; June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004) was an American film and television actor and member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and Ethel. He was the father of four children, including actor John Blyth Barrymore and actress Drew Barrymore. Diana Barrymore was his half-sister from his father's second marriage. Barrymore was born in Los Angeles, California to John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth) and his third wife, actress Dolores Costello. His parents separated when he was 18 months old, and he rarely saw his father afterward. He made his film debut at 17, billed as John Barrymore Jr.
Acting credits
6.9Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
While the City Sleeps
1956
5.6Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.
The Trojan Horse
1961
6.0An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.
Thunderbirds
1952
4.9Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal. This movie is of interest because of the presence of a young Steve McQueen, the leading man being John Drew Barrymore, father of the more famous Drew, and for being based on a novel by Harold Robbins, famous for steamy writing in his day.
Never Love a Stranger
1958
4.4A fantastic yarn about a plot to conquer the world with an army of zombies!
War of the Zombies
1964
7.0Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.
Quebec
1951
6.7TV Remake of the 1950 James Stewart Western movie of the same title has two brothers, one an ex-con the other a law officer, competing for possession of the famed repeating rifle.
Winchester '73
1967
5.6A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
High School Confidential!
1958
5.2Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.
The Sundowners
1950
5.9Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - and his father - rescue his mother before it's too late?
The Shadow on the Window
1957
6.6Set in 18th-century Eastern Europe, the film concerns the star-crossed romance between a Polish military officer and a gorgeous Slavic princess. The princess' vengeful lover cuts a path of death and destruction throughout the land.
Invasion 1700
1962
6.8A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.
The Big Night
1951
9.0A documentary on the history of Italy's peplum genre.
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
9.0Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of legends. See some of Hollywood's top names and greatest talents in their very first appearances on celluloid. From Dustin Hoffman's 1966 stock and personality tests to Raquel Welch and James Coburn cavorting for Our Man Flint, from The Three Stooges to Rock Hudson, see stars trying to get on film.
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
7.5Set in the 1850s in Czar Alexander II's Russia, this drama and adventure film focuses on the strife between the Circassian Muslims, led by Shamil and Czar Alexander.
The Cossacks
1960
5.5When a sudden spurt of murders occurs in the Big Bend country, suspicion immediately falls on a young drifter who just moved to the area.
High Lonesome
1950
6.7The events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius Pilate, the Procurator of Judea who unwillingly condemned Christ to death. Based on the biblical Gospel of John.
Pontius Pilate
1962
4.6A scientist discovers a plot to clone other scientists so the government can control the weather.
The Clones
1973
5.6When a diamond heist goes wrong, the three would-be robbers go on the run from the law. They soon find themselves involved with a beautiful woman who may wind up being even more trouble for them than the botched robbery.
Ti aspetterò all'inferno
1960
5.5A Jerry Lewis home movie remake of Humphrey Bogart's The Enforcer. Joe Lasagna (Dean Martin)'s reign as a mob boss is threatened by new blood Baffo (Tony Curtis).
The Re-Inforcer
1951
5.5A Roman soldier falls in love with the daughter of a Greek city's anti-Roman leader.
The Centurion
1961
8.0A beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a dejected woman gets her revenge, and the couple's destruction.
The Pharaohs' Woman
1960
NRAmerican soldiers must use stealth to take over a German command post in Normandy.
Ain't No Time for Glory
1957
9.3Using Leonardo Da Vinci's innovative designs for weapons of war, flying engines and other machinery, three brothers join forces to fight a wicked and powerful Duke in early-Renaissance Italy.
Arms of the Avenger
1963