John D. Barrymore, 1932 - 2004.

John Drew Barrymore, the sometimes troubled heir to an acting dynasty and absent father of movie star Drew Barrymore, died Monday. He was 72.

"He was a cool cat. Please smile when you think of him," Drew Barrymore said in a statement issued by her publicist's office.

The AP.

Perhaps his most bizarre role: Jesus and Judas in Ponzio Pilato (1962).

Posted by dwhudson at November 30, 2004 4:21 AM