About John Blyth Barrymore
Born 1954. John Blyth Barrymore is an American actor and television actor.
John Blyth Barrymore III (born May 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his role as Zeke in the 1970s television series Kung Fu, which was his first role on television.
Biography John Blyth Barrymore III was born to John Drew Barrymore and Cara Williams. As such, he is from the famous Barrymore family: He is the half-brother of American actress Drew Barrymore, as well as the grandnephew of Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore. He is of partial Irish descent through his great-grandfather, actor Maurice Costello. John has stated that he does not remember if he met his aunt Diana Barrymore, who was also an actress.
Like his father, John has had a sporadic career in film and television, mainly appearing in shock horror movies and comedies.
After John and Drew's half-sister Jessica Barrymore was found dead in her vehicle in 2014, he publicly criticized Drew for not being receptive to forming a relationship with either him or Jessica.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1967 Me and Benjy Petie Television Film 1975 Kung Fu Zeke 4 episodes 1976 Baby Blue Marine Idiot #2 1978 The One Man Jury Policeman #1 1978 Feedback Hoodlum 1979 Nocturna Punk vampire 1980 Lou Grant Harold Episode: "Cameras" 1981 Americana John / Jack 1981 Smokey Bites the Dust Harold 1981 Full Moon High Student 1982 Lou Grant Marc Pauley Episode: "Dogs" 1982 Trick or Treats Mad Doctor 1984 Hard to Hold Recording Engineer 1990 Cry-Baby Additional voices Uncredited 1990 Crazy People Additional voices 1997 Hybrid Dr. Paul Hamilton 2017 Lasagna Cat Unnamed character Episode: "07/27/1978"
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American actor (born 1954)
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John Blyth Barrymore was born on 15 May 1954 in Beverly Hills.
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John Blyth Barrymore is an actor and television actor.
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