Richard Barthelmess

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. The following year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two films: The Patent Leather Kid and The Noose.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 9, 1895 (New York City (most populous city in the United States)), Died August 17, 1963 (Southampton (town in Suffolk County, New York, partly on the South Fork of Long Island, USA) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick LAT1131 12-in. 5/22/1931 Vacuum Oil program M, part 1 Richard Barthelmess Radio transcription disc : Recitation speaker  
Brunswick LAT1132 12-in. 5/22/1931 Vacuum Oil program M, part 2 Richard Barthelmess Radio transcription disc : Recitation speaker  
Brunswick LAT1133 12-in. 5/22/1931 Vacuum Oil program M, part 3 Richard Barthelmess Radio transcription disc : Recitation speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barthelmess, Richard," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312145.

Barthelmess, Richard. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312145.

"Barthelmess, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312145

External Sources

Wikipedia: Richard Barthelmess

IMDb: Richard Barthelmess

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86138431

Wikidata: Richard Barthelmess - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q457293

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/32258625

ISNI: 0000 0001 1616 3523 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116163523

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/210922 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/210922

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