Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess was an American actor. Born May 9, 1895, in New York City. Died August 17, 1963, in Southampton. Educated at Trinity College. Awards include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- Described as
- American actor (1895–1963)
- Other names
- Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess, Richard Semler Barthelmess
- Born
- May 9, 1895 · 5 references
- Died
- August 17, 1963 · 5 references
- Born in
- New York City · 1 reference
- Died in
- Southampton · 1 reference
- Buried in
- Ferncliff Cemetery · 1 reference
- Cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- stage actor; film actor · 1 reference; film producer · 1 reference; actor · 1 reference; producer
- Worked for
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Education
- Trinity College
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference
- Field
- film · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Mary Hay (–1927)
- Wikipedias with a page
- 39
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 1384580915
Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) 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.
- Born, in its opening lines
- May 9, 1895
- Died, in its opening lines
- August 17, 1963
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