Errol Flynn

Biography

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 es
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Personal Info

Id

8724

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-06-20

Place of Birth

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Also Known As

  • Errol Leslie Flynn
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    Known For

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    Hollywood's

    Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Tra

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventur

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    Hollywood He

    The Sun Also Rises

    The Sun Also

    The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

    Adventures of Don Juan

    Adventures o

    The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince a

    The Master of Ballantrae

    The Master o

    That Forsyte Woman

    That Forsyte

    Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Go

    Objective, Burma!

    Objective, B

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your L

    Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Ji

    Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge o

    Against All Flags

    Against All

    The Big Boodle

    The Big Bood

    Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in

    It's a Great Feeling

    It's a Great

    Captain Blood

    Captain Bloo

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    The Private

    They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died wi

    The Dawn Patrol

    The Dawn Pat

    San Antonio

    San Antonio

    Virginia City

    Virginia Cit

    Rocky Mountain

    Rocky Mounta

    Four's a Crowd

    Four's a Cro

    Dive Bomber

    Dive Bomber

    Silver River

    Silver River

    Dodge City

    Dodge City

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    Hollywood Ou

    Northern Pursuit

    Northern Pur

    Uncertain Glory

    Uncertain Gl

    Desperate Journey

    Desperate Jo

    Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Dark

    Don't Bet on Blondes

    Don't Bet on

    Mara Maru

    Mara Maru

    The Roots of Heaven

    The Roots of

    The Case of the Curious Bride

    The Case of

    The Dark Avenger

    The Dark Ave

    Another Dawn

    Another Dawn

    Too Much, Too Soon

    Too Much, To

    Rabbit Hood

    Rabbit Hood

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    Cruise of th

    Montana

    Montana

    Escape Me Never

    Escape Me Ne

    The Sisters

    The Sisters

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventur

    Kim

    Kim

    Out Where the Stars Begin

    Out Where th

    Murder at Monte Carlo

    Murder at Mo

    Green Light

    Green Light

    The Perfect Specimen

    The Perfect

    In the Wake of the Bounty

    In the Wake

    Adventures of Captain Fabian

    Adventures o

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    Screen Snaps

    Touring Australia

    Touring Aust

    Istanbul

    Istanbul

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    Oops, Those

    Cuban Rebel Girls

    Cuban Rebel

    Lilacs in the Spring

    Lilacs in th

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    Classic Movi

    The Story of William Tell

    The Story of

    That's Entertainment!

    That's Enter

    Crossed Swords

    Crossed Swor

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    The Truth Ab

    King's Rhapsody

    King's Rhaps

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    I Adore You

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    Blow-Ups of

    The Kid Stays in the Picture

    The Kid Stay

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    Breakdowns o

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    A Dream Come

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    Pirate Party

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    Blow-Ups of

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    Breakdowns o

    Show-Business at War

    Show-Busines

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can

    Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

    Tasmanian De

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollyw

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    Peeks at Hol

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver S

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: T

    Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns o

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly -

    The Extraordinary Seaman

    The Extraord

    Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for H

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    2025

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2013

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2010

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2009

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2007

    Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2005

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    asSelf / Various Roles (archive footage) (archive sound)

    2002

    The Kid Stays in the Picture

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1997

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1993

    Touring Australia

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1990

    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    as(archive footage)

    1985

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1982

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1976

    Hooray for Hollywood

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1975

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1974

    That's Entertainment!

    as(archive footage) (uncredited)

    1969

    The Extraordinary Seaman

    asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1959

    Cuban Rebel Girls

    asThe American Correspondent

    1959

    The Truth About Fidel Castro Revolution

    asHimself - Reporter

    1958

    The Roots of Heaven

    asForsythe

    1958

    Too Much, Too Soon

    asJohn Barrymore

    1957

    The Sun Also Rises

    asMike Campbell

    1957

    The Big Boodle

    asNed Sherwood

    1957

    Istanbul

    asJames Brennan

    1956

    The Sword of Villon

    asFrancois Villon

    1955

    King's Rhapsody

    asRichard, King of Laurentia

    1955

    The Dark Avenger

    asPrince Edward

    1954

    Lilacs in the Spring

    asJohn 'Beau' Beaumont

    1954

    Crossed Swords

    asRenzo

    1953

    The Master of Ballantrae

    asJamie Durie

    1953

    The Story of William Tell

    asWilliam Tell

    1952

    Against All Flags

    asBrian Hawke

    1952

    Cruise of the Zaca

    asHimself / Narrator

    1952

    Mara Maru

    asGregory Mason

    1952

    Deep Sea Fishing

    asSelf

    1951

    Adventures of Captain Fabian

    asCapt. Michael Fabian

    1950

    Kim

    asMahbub Ali, the Red Beard

    1950

    Rocky Mountain

    asCapt. Lafe Barstow

    1950

    Montana

    asMorgan Lane

    1949

    Rabbit Hood

    asRobin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1949

    That Forsyte Woman

    asSoames Forsyte

    1949

    It's a Great Feeling

    asJeffrey Bushdinkle, the Groom (uncredited)

    1948

    Adventures of Don Juan

    asDon Juan de Maraña

    1948

    Silver River

    as"Mike" McComb

    1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

    asSelf

    1947

    Escape Me Never

    asSebastian Dubrok

    1947

    Cry Wolf

    asMark Caldwell

    1946

    Blow-Ups of 1946

    asSelf

    1946

    Never Say Goodbye

    asPhil Gayley

    1946

    Peeks at Hollywood

    as

    1945

    San Antonio

    asClay Hardin

    1945

    Objective, Burma!

    asCapt. Nelson

    1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

    asSelf

    1944

    Uncertain Glory

    asJean Picard

    1943

    Northern Pursuit

    asCorporal Steve Wagner

    1943

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    asSelf

    1943

    Show-Business at War

    asSelf

    1943

    Edge of Darkness

    asGunnar Brogge

    1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

    asSelf

    1942

    Gentleman Jim

    asJames J. Corbett

    1942

    Desperate Journey

    asFlight Lt. Terry Forbes

    1941

    They Died with Their Boots On

    asGeorge Armstrong Custer

    1941

    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    asSelf

    1941

    Footsteps in the Dark

    asFrancis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn

    1941

    Dive Bomber

    asDouglas S. Lee

    1940

    Santa Fe Trail

    asJeb Stuart

    1940

    The Sea Hawk

    asCaptain Geoffrey Thorpe

    1940

    Virginia City

    asKerry Bradford

    1939

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    asThe Earl of Essex

    1939

    Dodge City

    asWade Hatton

    1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    asRobin Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1938

    The Dawn Patrol

    asCapt. Courtney

    1938

    The Sisters

    asFrank Medlin

    1938

    Four's a Crowd

    asRobert Kensington 'Bob' Lansford

    1938

    Out Where the Stars Begin

    asRobin Hood (archive footage)

    1938

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    asRobin Hood

    1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

    asSelf

    1937

    The Perfect Specimen

    asGerald Beresford Wicks

    1937

    Another Dawn

    asCaptain Denny Roark

    1937

    The Prince and the Pauper

    asMiles Hendon

    1937

    Green Light

    asDr. Newell Paige

    1936

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    asMajor Geoffrey Vickers

    1935

    A Dream Comes True

    asHimself (uncredited)

    1935

    Captain Blood

    asDr. Peter Blood

    1935

    Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

    asErrol Flynn

    1935

    Don't Bet on Blondes

    asDavid Van Dusen

    1935

    The Case of the Curious Bride

    asGregory Moxley

    1935

    Murder at Monte Carlo

    asDyter

    1933

    I Adore You

    asExtra (uncredited)

    1933

    In the Wake of the Bounty

    asFletcher Christian

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf

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    (3 episode)asSelf

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    (1 episode)asSelf - Guest

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    (1 episode)asSelf (archive footage)

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    (24 episode)asSelf - Host

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    (1 episode)asSelf - Panelist

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    (1 episode)asSelf - Mystery Guest

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    (1 episode)asFrancois Villon