Errol Flynn | |
Image Upright: | 1 |
Film: | 66 |
Television Series: | 4 |
The film appearances of movie actor Errol Flynn (1909–1959) are listed here, including his short films and one unfinished feature.
Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
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1933 | In the Wake of the Bounty | Charles Chauvel | Made in Australia Never released theatrically in the United States | |
I Adore You | George King | Bit | Flynn had an unbilled bit part in this now lost film | |
1935 | Murder at Monte Carlo | Ralph Ince | Dyter | Filmed in England at Warner Bros. Teddington Studios Never released in the United States Now believed to be a lost film |
The Case of the Curious Bride | Michael Curtiz | Gregory Moxley | Flynn in a small, non-speaking role. The first of twelve films with director Michael Curtiz. | |
Don't Bet on Blondes | Robert Florey | David Van Dusen | Flynn in a supporting role | |
Captain Blood | Michael Curtiz | Peter Blood | Flynn's first leading role in Hollywood Based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini Previously filmed in 1924 with J. Warren Kerrigan in the Flynn role Flynn's first of eight films with Olivia de Havilland | |
1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Michael Curtiz | Capt. (later Major) Geoffrey Vickers | Filmed on location in Lone Pine, California |
1937 | Green Light | Frank Borzage | Dr. Newell Page | Flynn's first non-action lead role in Hollywood |
The Prince and the Pauper | William Keighley William Dieterle (uncredited) | Miles Hendon | Based on the novel by Mark Twain | |
Another Dawn | William Dieterle | Captain Denny Roark | ||
The Perfect Specimen | Michael Curtiz | Gerald Beresford Wicks | Flynn's first comedy in Hollywood | |
1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Michael Curtiz William Keighley | Sir Robin of Locksley (Robin Hood) | Technicolor |
Four's a Crowd | Michael Curtiz | Robert Kensington Lansford | ||
The Sisters | Anatole Litvak | Frank Medlin | ||
The Dawn Patrol | Edmund Goulding | Captain Courtney | Previously filmed in 1930 with Richard Barthelmess in the Flynn role | |
1939 | Dodge City | Michael Curtiz | Wade Hatton | Technicolor Flynn's first Western |
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Michael Curtiz | Robert Devereux (Earl of Essex) | Technicolor | |
1940 | Virginia City | Michael Curtiz | Capt. Kerry Bradford | Released in sepia tone Considered by some to be an unofficial sequel to Dodge City, however it bears no relation to that film whatsoever. |
The Sea Hawk | Michael Curtiz | Capt Geoffrey Thorpe | Released with sepiatone sequence | |
Santa Fe Trail | Michael Curtiz | Jeb Stuart | Released in sepiatone | |
1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Lloyd Bacon | Francis Warren | |
Dive Bomber | Michael Curtiz | Lieutenant Douglas Lee | Technicolor Flynn's last film with Michael Curtiz | |
They Died with Their Boots On | Raoul Walsh | George Armstrong Custer | Flynn's first film with Raoul Walsh, Flynn's last film with Olivia de Havilland | |
1942 | Desperate Journey | Raoul Walsh | Flight Lieutenant Terrence Forbes | The first time Flynn played an Australian on screen |
Gentleman Jim | Raoul Walsh | James J. Corbett | ||
1943 | Edge of Darkness | Lewis Milestone | Gunnar Brogge | |
Northern Pursuit | Raoul Walsh | Steve Wagner | ||
Thank Your Lucky Stars | David Butler | Himself | ||
1944 | Uncertain Glory | Raoul Walsh | Jean Picard | Flynn co-produced the film |
1945 | Objective, Burma! | Raoul Walsh | Captain Nelson | |
San Antonio | David Butler Robert Florey (uncredited) Raoul Walsh (uncredited) | Clay Hardin | Technicolor | |
1946 | Never Say Goodbye | James V. Kern | Phil Gayley | |
1947 | Cry Wolf | Peter Godfrey | Mark Caldwell | Flynn's only venture into film noir |
Escape Me Never | Peter Godfrey | Sebastian Dubrok | Previously filmed in 1935 with Hugh Sinclair in Flynn's role | |
The Lady from Shanghai | Orson Welles | Man in Background Outside of Cantina | Uncredited cameo | |
1948 | Silver River | Raoul Walsh | Mike McComb | Flynn's last film with Raoul Walsh |
Adventures of Don Juan | Vincent Sherman | Don Juan de Marana | Technicolor | |
1949 | That Forsyte Woman | Compton Bennett | Soames Forsyte | Technicolor Flynn's first film outside Warner Bros. since 1935 |
It's a Great Feeling | David Butler | Jeffrey Bushdinkle | ||
1950 | Montana | Ray Enright Raoul Walsh (uncredited) | Morgan Lane | Technicolor |
Rocky Mountain | William Keighley | Lafe Barstow | Flynn's last western | |
Kim | Victor Saville | Mahbub Ali, the Red Beard | Technicolor Filmed on location in India and in Lone Pine, California | |
1951 | Hello God | William Marshall | The Man on Anzio Beach | Never released in the United States |
Adventures of Captain Fabian | William Marshall Robert Florey (uncredited) | Captain Michael Fabian | ||
1952 | Mara Maru | Gordon Douglas | Gregory Mason | |
Against All Flags | George Sherman | Brian Hawke | Technicolor Remade as The King's Pirate (1967) with Doug McClure in Flynn's role. | |
1953 | The Master of Ballantrae | William Keighley | Jamie Durrisdeer | Technicolor Filmed in England and in Italy (Palermo) Flynn's last film under his Warner Bros. contract |
1954 | Crossed Swords | Milton Krims Vittorio Vassarotti | Renzo | Pathécolor Filmed in Italy Released in Europe under the title Il Maestro di Don Giovanni |
The Story of William Tell | Jack Cardiff | William Tell | CinemaScope Filmed in Italy Never completed | |
1955 | Lilacs in the Spring | Herbert Wilcox | John Beaumont | Eastmancolor Filmed in England Released in the United States as Let's Make Up |
The Dark Avenger | Henry Levin | Prince Edward | CinemaScope Eastman Color Filmed in England Released in the United States as The Warriors | |
King's Rhapsody | Herbert Wilcox | King Richard | CinemaScope Eastman Color Filmed in England | |
1957 | Istanbul | Joseph Pevney | James Brennan | CinemaScope Technicolor Previously filmed as Singapore (1947) with Fred MacMurray in Flynn's role. |
The Big Boodle | Richard Wilson | Ned Sherwood | Filmed on location in Cuba | |
The Sun Also Rises | Henry King | Mike Campbell | CinemaScope Deluxe color Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway | |
1958 | Too Much, Too Soon | Art Napoleon | John Barrymore | |
The Roots of Heaven | John Huston | Major Forsythe | CinemaScope Deluxe color Filmed on location in French Equatorial Africa | |
1959 | Cuban Rebel Girls | The American Correspondent | Filmed in Cuba; Posthumous release | |
Cuban Story | Himself | Filmed in Cuba; Posthumous release |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1956 | Screen Directors' Playhouse | François Villon | First TV appearance | |
1956 | The Errol Flynn Theatre | Presenter 26 episodes | Filmed in England[1] | |
1957 | Playhouse 90 | |||
1959 | Goodyear Theatre |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1935 | A Dream Comes True | Himself | George Bilson | A behind-the-scenes look at the movie industry. |
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Himself | Alexander Van Horn | Technicolor | |
1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Himself | Outtakes from several movies, including The Adventures of Robin Hood | |
For Auld Lang Syne | Himself | A short showing celebrities aiding the Will Rogers Memorial Fund | ||
1943 | Show Business at War | Himself | Louis De Rochemont | |
1952 | Cruise of the Zaca | Himself / narrator | Errol Flynn | Technicolor |
Deep Sea Fishing | Himself / narrator | Errol Flynn | Technicolor |
The following projects were announced for Errol Flynn but were not made:
Flynn was announced for the following movies which were made with other actors:
At the height of his career, exhibitors voted Flynn among the leading stars in Britain, the US and Australia in various polls: