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).
Known for
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Bambi-Verleihung
Self (archive footage)
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
Francois Villon
The Errol Flynn Theatre
Self - Host
Santa Fe Trail
Jeb Stuart
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Sun Also Rises
Mike Campbell
They Died with Their Boots On
George Armstrong Custer
The Sea Hawk
Captain Geoffrey Thorpe
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Major Geoffrey Vickers
Adventures of Don Juan
Don Juan de Maraña
Dodge City
Wade Hatton
The Prince and the Pauper
Miles Hendon
Captain Blood
Dr. Peter Blood
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Against All Flags
Brian Hawke
The Roots of Heaven
Forsythe
Dive Bomber
Douglas S. Lee
Virginia City
Kerry Bradford
Cuban Rebel Girls
The American Correspondent
Four's a Crowd
Robert Kensington 'Bob' Lansford
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Gentleman Jim
James J. Corbett
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Northern Pursuit
Corporal Steve Wagner
Kim
Mahbub Ali, the Red Beard
Silver River
"Mike" McComb
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
San Antonio
Clay Hardin
The Sisters
Frank Medlin
It's a Great Feeling
Jeffrey Bushdinkle, the Groom (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
Gunnar Brogge
Cry Wolf
Mark Caldwell
Rocky Mountain
Capt. Lafe Barstow
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Dark Avenger
Prince Edward
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self / Various Roles (archive footage) (archive sound)
Mara Maru
Gregory Mason
Objective, Burma!
Capt. Nelson
Show-Business at War
Self
Breakdowns of 1938
Robin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Earl of Essex
Escape Me Never
Sebastian Dubrok
The Case of the Curious Bride
Gregory Moxley
The Story of William Tell
William Tell
Montana
Morgan Lane
Too Much, Too Soon
John Barrymore
Uncertain Glory
Jean Picard
Rabbit Hood
Robin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)
Another Dawn
Captain Denny Roark
The Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Master of Ballantrae
Jamie Durie
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The Dawn Patrol
Capt. Courtney
Footsteps in the Dark
Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn
Breakdowns of 1944
Self
That Forsyte Woman
Soames Forsyte
Never Say Goodbye
Phil Gayley
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Out Where the Stars Begin
Robin Hood (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Istanbul
James Brennan
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
The Perfect Specimen
Gerald Beresford Wicks
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
Desperate Journey
Flight Lt. Terry Forbes
Crossed Swords
Renzo
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Errol Flynn
Green Light
Dr. Newell Paige
King's Rhapsody
Richard, King of Laurentia
Lilacs in the Spring
John 'Beau' Beaumont
Murder at Monte Carlo
Dyter
In the Wake of the Bounty
Fletcher Christian
Don't Bet on Blondes
David Van Dusen
The Big Boodle
Ned Sherwood
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Capt. Michael Fabian
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
I Adore You
Extra (uncredited)
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
Peeks at Hollywood
Cruise of the Zaca
Himself / Narrator
Touring Australia
Self (archive footage)
The Truth About Fidel Castro Revolution
Himself - Reporter
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Deep Sea Fishing
Self
The Sword of Villon
Francois Villon