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Errol Flynn

エロール・フリン / えろーる・ふりん

American actor

June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959 ・ Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia

  • Tasmania
  • actor
  • character actor
  • screenwriter

My Take

Errol Flynn was the swashbuckling fantasy made flesh — the guy who made every sword fight look effortless and every love scene feel inevitable. Born in Tasmania of all places, he somehow became the defining image of Hollywood adventure in the 1930s and 40s, swinging through Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood with a grin that suggested he was having more fun than anyone else on the planet. His chemistry with Olivia de Havilland was genuine magic, and honestly those films hold up. Off screen he was a spectacular mess — the womanizing, the drinking, the scandals — but there's something almost mythological about how completely he lived, burning out at just 50. The phrase "in like Flynn" exists because of this man. That's a legacy.

Overview

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.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Errol Flynn
Name (Japanese)
エロール・フリン
Reading
えろーる・ふりん
Born
June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Gemini / Rooster
Origin
Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia
Blood type
Private
Height
186 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / character actor / screenwriter / film actor / film director

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Private

Awards & achievements

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

7. About this entry

Tags

  • Tasmania
  • actor
  • character actor
  • screenwriter
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.