Acting
Richard Barthelmess
- Born
- May 8, 1895 · Aged 68
- Died
- Aug 17, 1963
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 90
- TV credits
- 1
Also known as (3)
- Richard Semler Barthelmess
- Richard S. Barthelmess
- Richard Semler Barthelemys
Biography
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.…
