Errol Flynn biography
Errol Flynn was an Australian actor, born on 20 June 1909 in Battery Point, who died on 14 October 1959.
Errol Flynn's screen career began in 1933 with In the Wake of the Bounty, playing Fletcher Christian.
Errol Flynn appeared in 66 films and 4 television or streaming titles between 1933 and 1975.
Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Also known as
- Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
- Born
- 20 June 1909
- Died
- 14 October 1959 (aged 50)
- Birthplace
- Battery Point
- Work
- Actor, Character actor, Screenwriter, Film actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1932 to 1959
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Errol Flynn filmography
66 films and 4 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | English | ||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1959 | Cuban Story | English | ||
| 1959 | Cuban Rebel Girls | The American Correspondent | Filmed in Cuba; Posthumous release | |
| 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon | John Barrymore | ||
| 1958 | The Roots of Heaven | Major Forsythe | ||
| 1957 | The Big Boodle | Ned Sherwood | Filmed on location in Cuba | |
| 1957 | The Sun Also Rises | Mike Campbell | ||
| 1957 | Istanbul | James Brennan | ||
| 1955 | The Dark Avenger | Prince Edward | ||
| 1955 | King's Rhapsody | King Richard | CinemaScope Eastman Color Filmed in England | |
| 1955 | Lilacs in the Spring | John Beaumont | ||
| 1954 | Crossed Swords | Renzo | ||
| 1954 | The Story of William Tell | William Tell | CinemaScope Filmed in Italy Never completed | |
| 1953 | The Master of Ballantrae | Jamie Durrisdeer | ||
| 1952 | Mara Maru | Gregory Mason | ||
| 1952 | Cruise of the Zaca | English | ||
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Brian Hawke | ||
| 1951 | Hello God | The Man on Anzio Beach | Never released in the United States | |
| 1951 | Adventures of Captain Fabian | Captain Michael Fabian | ||
| 1950 | Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership | |||
| 1950 | Rocky Mountain | Lafe Barstow | Flynn's last western | |
| 1950 | Montana | Morgan Lane | Technicolor | |
| 1950 | Kim | Mahbub Ali, the Red Beard | ||
| 1949 | That Forsyte Woman | Soames Forsyte |
Show all 66 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling | Jeffrey Bushdinkle | Uncredited | |
| 1948 | Silver River | Mike McComb | Flynn's last film with Raoul Walsh | |
| 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan | Don Juan de Marana | Technicolor | |
| 1947 | Escape Me Never | Sebastian Dubrok | Previously filmed in 1935 with Hugh Sinclair in Flynn's role | |
| 1947 | Cry Wolf | Mark Caldwell | Flynn's only venture into film noir | |
| 1947 | Always Together | English | ||
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai | Man in Background Outside of Cantina | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | Phil Gayley | ||
| 1945 | San Antonio | Clay Hardin | Technicolor | |
| 1945 | Objective, Burma! | Captain Nelson | ||
| 1944 | Uncertain Glory | Jean Picard | Flynn co-produced the film | |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | English | ||
| 1943 | Show Business at War | English | ||
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Steve Wagner | ||
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Gunnar Brogge | ||
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | James J. Corbett | ||
| 1942 | Desperate Journey | Flight Lieutenant Terrence Forbes | The first time Flynn played an Australian on screen | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | George Armstrong Custer | ||
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Francis Warren | ||
| 1941 | Dive Bomber | Lieutenant Douglas Lee | Technicolor Flynn's last film with Michael Curtiz | |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Capt. Kerry Bradford | ||
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Capt Geoffrey Thorpe | Released with sepiatone sequence | |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Jeb Stuart | Released in sepiatone | |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Robert Devereux (Earl of Essex) | Technicolor | |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Wade Hatton | Technicolor Flynn's first Western | |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Robin of Locksley (Robin Hood) | Technicolor | |
| 1938 | The Sisters | Frank Medlin | ||
| 1938 | The Dawn Patrol | Captain Courtney | ||
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Robert Kensington Lansford | ||
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | Miles Hendon | Based on the novel by Mark Twain | |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen | Gerald Beresford Wicks | Flynn's first comedy in Hollywood | |
| 1937 | Green Light | Dr. Newell Page | Flynn's first non-action lead role in Hollywood | |
| 1937 | Another Dawn | Captain Denny Roark | ||
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Capt. (later Major) Geoffrey Vickers | Filmed on location in Lone Pine, California | |
| 1935 | The Case of the Curious Bride | Gregory Moxley | ||
| 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | |||
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | David Van Dusen | Flynn in a supporting role | |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Peter Blood | ||
| 1935 | Murder at Monte Carlo | Dyter | ||
| 1933 | In the Wake of the Bounty | Fletcher Christian | ||
| 1933 | I Adore You | Bit |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Goodyear Theatre | Doc Boatwright | Episode: The Golden Shanty | |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | Captain Russell Bidlack | Episode: Without Incident | |
| 1956 | The Errol Flynn Theatre | Presenter 26 episodes | Filmed in England | |
| 1956 | Screen Directors' Playhouse: The Sword of Villon | François Villon | First TV appearance |