Errol Flynn

Also known as Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn

Australian actor (1909–1959)

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Errol Flynn was an Australian actor who became one of Hollywood's most glamorous and charismatic movie stars during the 1930s and 1940s. He is remembered for his swashbuckling adventure films and his larger-than-life public persona, making him an iconic figure in Hollywood's Golden Age.

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Acting · Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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…

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Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2025
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)2013
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self (archive footage)2010
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
Warner at War — (archive footage)2008
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn — Self (archive footage)2007
The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self / Various Roles (archive footage) (archive sound)

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Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life.

Flynn's roles include Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), which was later named by the American Film Institute as the 18th-greatest hero in American film history; the lead role in Captain Blood (1935); Major Geoffrey Vickers in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936); and as the hero in a number of Westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail, Virginia City (both 1940) and San Antonio (1945).