credits of
Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 - October 14, 1959) was an Australian-American actor and writer. He is popularly remembered as a charismatic romantic hero in the eight films he starred in with Olivia de Havilland. Flynn’s most iconic role came as Robin Hood in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938). After signing with Warner Bros. Pictures in January 1935, Flynn’s rise to stardom was swift. The studio decided to take a risk casting the unknown 26-year-old as the lead in "Captain Blood" (1935). The film established Flynn as a major Hollywood star and the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks. The smash hit was followed up by "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936) and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938), the most expensive film Warner Bros. had made up to that time. In spite of his Australian accent, Flynn starred in the enormously successful westerns "Dodge City" (1939), "Virginia City" (1940), "Santa Fe Trail" (1940), and "They Died with Their Boots On" (1941). The popularly of these westerns played a part in the genre’s revival. In late 1942, Flynn was charged with statutory rape of two 17-year-old girls. Despite his acquittal, press coverage of the trial led to the ubiquity of the expression, “In like Flynn.” With America’s involvement in WWII, Flynn had tried to enlist but was rated 4-F due to his enlarged heart, latent pulmonary tuberculosis and recurrent malaria (contracted in New Guinea). During the war, he made several films with the director Raoul Walsh. These include "Gentleman Jim" (1942) – one of Flynn’s favorite roles – and war films such as "Desperate Journey" (1942) and "Objective, Burma!" (1945). Embittered by his public image as a womanizer and his inability to serve in the war, Flynn further descended into a life of drug-addiction and alcoholism. His slow deflation became apparent in the waning success of his films and his aging physical appearance. By the late '50s, Flynn mounted a comeback with his turns in "The Sun Also Rises" (1957), "Too Much, Too Soon" (1958) and "The Roots of Heaven" (1958). In 1959, he died of a heart attack in Vancouver, Canada. Flynn’s notorious autobiography "My Wicked, Wicked Ways" (1959) was posthumously published. He also wrote two novels: "Beam Ends" (1937) and "Showdown" (1946).
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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January 2nd, 2025 | Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 6.5 | |
January 29th, 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | 5.5 | |
May 5th, 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self (archive footage) | 6.6 | |
July 2nd, 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
November 11th, 2008 | Warner at War | (archive footage) | 7 | |
October 17th, 2007 | Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn | Self (archive footage) | 9 | |
April 5th, 2005 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self / Various Roles (archive footage) (archive sound) | 7.7 | |
November 1st, 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 5.1 | |
June 8th, 1993 | Touring Australia | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 5.7 | |
September 19th, 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | (archive footage) (uncredited) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
February 25th, 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7 | |
May 5th, 1982 | Showbiz Ballyhoo | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 6 | |
January 1st, 1976 | Hooray for Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 8 | |
August 6th, 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 6.3 | |
June 21st, 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.4 | |
May 14th, 1969 | The Extraordinary Seaman | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 3.8 | |
December 25th, 1959 | Cuban Rebel Girls | The American Correspondent | 2.6 | |
July 8th, 1959 | The Truth About Fidel Castro Revolution | Himself - Reporter | 8.3 | |
October 15th, 1958 | The Roots of Heaven | Forsythe | 6.2 | |
April 17th, 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon | John Barrymore | 4.9 | |
August 23rd, 1957 | The Sun Also Rises | Mike Campbell | 5.8 | |
June 6th, 1957 | Without Incident | Capt. Russell Bidlack | TBD | |
March 11th, 1957 | The Big Boodle | Ned Sherwood | 5 | |
January 23rd, 1957 | Istanbul | James Brennan | 6 | |
April 4th, 1956 | The Sword of Villon | Francois Villon | TBD | |
June 7th, 1955 | King's Rhapsody | Richard, King of Laurentia | 5.3 | |
April 15th, 1955 | The Dark Avenger | Prince Edward | 6.4 | |
December 21st, 1954 | Lilacs in the Spring | John 'Beau' Beaumont | 6 | |
May 20th, 1954 | Crossed Swords | Renzo | 4.5 | |
August 5th, 1953 | The Master of Ballantrae | Jamie Durie | 5.7 | |
January 1st, 1953 | The Story of William Tell | William Tell | 9 | |
December 24th, 1952 | Against All Flags | Brian Hawke | 6.1 | |
December 6th, 1952 | Cruise of the Zaca | Himself / Narrator | 6 | |
April 23rd, 1952 | Mara Maru | Gregory Mason | 5.2 | |
January 1st, 1952 | Deep Sea Fishing | Self | TBD | |
October 6th, 1951 | Adventures of Captain Fabian | Capt. Michael Fabian | 5.3 | |
December 7th, 1950 | Kim | Mahbub Ali, the Red Beard | 6.5 | |
November 11th, 1950 | Rocky Mountain | Capt. Lafe Barstow | 5.9 | |
January 28th, 1950 | Montana | Morgan Lane | 5.6 | |
December 24th, 1949 | Rabbit Hood | Robin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
November 3rd, 1949 | That Forsyte Woman | Soames Forsyte | 6 | |
August 20th, 1949 | It's a Great Feeling | Jeffrey Bushdinkle, the Groom (uncredited) | 6 | |
December 24th, 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan | Don Juan de Maraña | 6.8 | |
May 20th, 1948 | Silver River | 'Mike' McComb | 6.1 | |
December 31st, 1947 | Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | 6.3 | |
November 7th, 1947 | Escape Me Never | Sebastian Dubrok | 4.8 | |
August 19th, 1947 | Cry Wolf | Mark Caldwell | 6.1 | |
December 31st, 1946 | Blow-Ups of 1946 | Self | 6 | |
November 9th, 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | Phil Gayley | 6.3 | |
January 26th, 1946 | Peeks at Hollywood | TBD | TBD | |
December 29th, 1945 | San Antonio | Clay Hardin | 6.1 | |
February 17th, 1945 | Objective, Burma! | Capt. Nelson | 6.8 | |
December 31st, 1944 | Breakdowns of 1944 | Self | 6.5 | |
April 7th, 1944 | Uncertain Glory | Jean Picard | 6.7 | |
November 7th, 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Corporal Steve Wagner | 6.2 | |
September 25th, 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Self | 6.2 | |
May 21st, 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self | 7 | |
April 9th, 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Gunnar Brogge | 6.2 | |
December 31st, 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 6 | |
November 14th, 1942 | Gentleman Jim | James J. Corbett | 7.2 | |
September 26th, 1942 | Desperate Journey | Flight Lt. Terry Forbes | 6.1 | |
November 20th, 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | George Armstrong Custer | 6.7 | |
August 30th, 1941 | Dive Bomber | Douglas S. Lee | 6.5 | |
August 15th, 1941 | Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | TBD | |
March 8th, 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn | 7 | |
December 20th, 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Jeb Stuart | 5.8 | |
August 10th, 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Captain Geoffrey Thorpe | 7.2 | |
March 23rd, 1940 | Virginia City | Kerry Bradford | 6.2 | |
November 11th, 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | The Earl of Essex | 6.3 | |
April 8th, 1939 | Dodge City | Wade Hatton | 6.9 | |
December 31st, 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Robin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
December 24th, 1938 | The Dawn Patrol | Capt. Courtney | 6.8 | |
October 14th, 1938 | The Sisters | Frank Medlin | 6.1 | |
August 4th, 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Robert Kensington 'Bob' Lansford | 5.5 | |
May 28th, 1938 | Out Where the Stars Begin | Robin Hood (archive footage) | 7.1 | |
May 13th, 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Robin Hood | 7.5 | |
December 31st, 1937 | Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | 6 | |
October 23rd, 1937 | The Perfect Specimen | Gerald Beresford Wicks | 6.4 | |
June 26th, 1937 | Another Dawn | Captain Denny Roark | 6.4 | |
April 30th, 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | Miles Hendon | 6.8 | |
February 20th, 1937 | Green Light | Dr. Newell Paige | 6.7 | |
October 20th, 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Major Geoffrey Vickers | 6.6 | |
December 31st, 1935 | A Dream Comes True | Himself (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
December 26th, 1935 | Captain Blood | Dr. Peter Blood | 7.2 | |
November 20th, 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Errol Flynn | 6.1 | |
July 13th, 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | David Van Dusen | 5.8 | |
April 13th, 1935 | The Case of the Curious Bride | Gregory Moxley | 6 | |
January 1st, 1935 | Murder at Monte Carlo | Dyter | 9 | |
November 3rd, 1933 | I Adore You | Extra (uncredited) | 9 | |
March 14th, 1933 | In the Wake of the Bounty | Fletcher Christian | 5.2 |