Richard Barthelmess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Barthelmess

American actor

Date of Birth: 09-May-1895

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1963

Profession: stage actor, film producer, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.