Errol Flynn

★ Acting #2,482

1909 - 1959 (age 50) • Acting

Born: 6/20/1909 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Died: 10/14/1959 (age 50)

Known for: Acting

Errol Flynn

★ Acting #2,482

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).

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood

75%

Robin Hood

1938

Captain Blood

72%

Dr. Peter Blood

1935

The Sea Hawk

72%

Captain Geoffrey Thorpe

1940

They Died with Their Boots On

67%

George Armstrong Custer

1941

Dodge City

69%

Wade Hatton

1939

Objective, Burma!

69%

Capt. Nelson

1945

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

63%

The Earl of Essex

1939

The Charge of the Light Brigade

65%

Major Geoffrey Vickers

1936

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

65%

Self (archive footage)

2025

In Like Flynn

49%

Book

2018

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

55%

Self (archive footage)

2013

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

66%

Self (archive footage)

2010

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

75%

Self (archive footage)

2009

Warner at War

70%

(archive footage)

2008

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

90%

Self (archive footage)

2007

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

77%

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

2005

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

53%

Self (archive footage)

1997

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

80%

Self (archive footage)

1995

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

20%

Self (archive footage)

1995

Touring Australia

Self (archive footage)

1993

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

57%

(archive footage)

1990

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1988

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

43%

Book

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

20%

Self (archive footage)

1985

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

70%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Showbiz Ballyhoo

Self (archive footage)

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

60%

Self (archive footage)

1982

Hooray for Hollywood

80%

Self (archive footage)

1976

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

63%

Self (archive footage)

1975

That's Entertainment!

74%

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974

The Extraordinary Seaman

34%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1969

Cuban Rebel Girls

26%

The American Correspondent

1959

Cuban Rebel Girls

26%

Screenplay

1959

The Truth About Fidel Castro Revolution

83%

Himself - Reporter

1959

The Roots of Heaven

61%

Forsythe

1958

Too Much, Too Soon

49%

John Barrymore

1958