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Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

ActingBorn April 28, 1878Died November 15, 1954 (age 76)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in MGM's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.

Filmography

2005
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)

Movie
2003
The Mesmerist

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)

Movie
2003
Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1986Movie
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Movie
1976
Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1974
That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1956
Our Mr. Sun

as Father Time (voice)

Movie
1955
MGM Parade

as Self

TV
1955
MGM Parade

as self

TV
1955
Film Fun

as (archive footage)

Movie
1953
Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

Movie
1953Movie
1952
Lone Star

as Andrew Jackson

Movie
1951
Bannerline

as Hugo Trimble

Movie
1951
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

as Himself - Giving Introduction

Movie
1950
Right Cross

as Sean O'Malley

Movie
1950
Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Malaya

as John Manchester

Movie
1949Movie
1948
Key Largo

as James Temple

Movie
1947
Dark Delusion

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1947
The Way of the World

as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)

Movie
1946
Duel in the Sun

as Sen. Jackson McCanles

Movie
1946
The Secret Heart

as Dr. Rossiger

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Three Wise Fools

as Dr. Richard Gaunght

Movie
1945
The Valley of Decision

as Pat Rafferty

Movie
1945
Between Two Women

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1944
Dragon Seed

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1944Movie
1944
3 Men in White

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1944
A Guy Named Joe

as The General

Movie
1944
Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

Movie
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1942
Tennessee Johnson

as Thaddeus Stevens

Movie
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1941
Lady Be Good

as Judge Murdock

Movie
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1941
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1941
The Bad Man

as Uncle Henry Jones

Movie
1941
The Penalty

as 'Grandpop' Logan

Movie
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1940
The Stars Look Down

as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)

Movie
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1939
On Borrowed Time

as Julian Northrup aka Gramps

Movie
1939
The Movies March On

as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)

Movie
1939
Land of Liberty

as (archive footage)

Movie
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1939
Let Freedom Ring

as Thomas Logan

Movie
1938
Young Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Movie
1938
You Can't Take It with You

as Martin Vanderhof

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Test Pilot

as Howard B. Drake

Movie
1938
A Yank at Oxford

as Dan Sheridan

Movie
1937
Navy Blue and Gold

as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes

Movie
1937
Saratoga

as Grandpa Clayton

Movie
1937
Captains Courageous

as Captain Disko Troop

Movie
1937
A Family Affair

as Judge Hardy

Movie
1936
Camille

as Monsieur Duval

Movie
1936
The Road to Glory

as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin

Movie
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy

as Andrew Jackson

Movie
1936
The Devil-Doll

as Paul Lavond

Movie
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann

as Springfield Davis

Movie
1935
Ah, Wilderness!

as Nat Miller

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Public Hero Number 1

as Dr. Josiah Glass

Movie
1935
Mark of the Vampire

as Professor Zelin

Movie
1935
The Little Colonel

as Colonel Lloyd

Movie
1935
David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty

Movie
1934
Treasure Island

as Billy Bones

Movie
1934Movie
1934
This Side of Heaven

as Martin Turner

Movie
1934
Carolina

as Bob Connelly

Movie
1933
Dinner at Eight

as Oliver Jordan

Movie
1933
Should Ladies Behave

as Augustus Merrick

Movie
1933
Christopher Bean

as Dr. Milton Haggett

Movie
1933
Night Flight

as Robineau

Movie
1933Movie
1933
The Stranger's Return

as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr

Movie
1933
Looking Forward

as Tim Benton

Movie
1933
Sweepings

as Daniel Pardway

Movie
1932
Rasputin and the Empress

as Grigori Rasputin

Movie
1932
Grand Hotel

as Otto Kringelein

Movie
1932
The Washington Masquerade

as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane

Movie
1932
The Movie Album

as (archive footage)

Movie
1932
Arsène Lupin

as Detective Guerchard

Movie
1932
Broken Lullaby

as Dr. H. Holderlin

Movie
1931
Mata Hari

as General Serge Shubin

Movie
1931
The Christmas Party

as Himself (uncredited)

Movie
1931
The Yellow Ticket

as Baron Igor Andreeff

Movie
1931
Guilty Hands

as Richard Grant

Movie
1931
A Free Soul

as Stephen Ashe

Movie
1930
Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)

Movie
1930
Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene

Movie
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)

Movie
1929
The Mysterious Island

as Andre Dakkar

Movie
1928
The River Woman

as Bill Lefty

Movie
1928Movie
1928Movie
1928
Road House

as Henry Grayson

Movie
1928Movie
1928
Drums of Love

as Duke Cathos de Alvia

Movie
1928
Sadie Thompson

as Alfred Davidson

Movie
1927
The Thirteenth Hour

as Prof. Leroy

Movie
1927
Body and Soul

as Dr. Leyden

Movie
1927
Women Love Diamonds

as Hugo Harlan

Movie
1927
The Show

as The Greek

Movie
1926
The Temptress

as Canterac

Movie
1926
The Bells

as Mathias

Movie
1926
The Lucky Lady

as Count Ferranzo

Movie
1926Movie
1926
Wife Tamers

as Mr. Barry

Movie
1926
The Barrier

as Stark Bennett

Movie
1926
Brooding Eyes

as Slim Jim Carey

Movie
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Movie
1925
The Splendid Road

as Dan Clehollis

Movie
1925
The Woman Who Did

as Allan Merrick

Movie
1925
Fifty-Fifty

as Frederick Harmon

Movie
1925
The Wrongdoers

as Daniel Abbott

Movie
1925Movie
1925Movie
1925
A Man of Iron

as Philip Durban

Movie
1924
I Am the Man

as James McQuade

Movie
1924
Meddling Women

as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)

Movie
1924
America

as Capt. Walter Butler

Movie
1924Movie
1923
The Eternal City

as Baron Bonelli

Movie
1923
Unseeing Eyes

as Conrad Dean

Movie
1923
Enemies of Women

as Prince Lubimoff

Movie
1922
The Face in the Fog

as Boston Blackie Dawson

Movie
1922
Boomerang Bill

as Boomerang Bill

Movie
1921
Jim the Penman

as James Ralston

Movie
1921
The Great Adventure

as Priam Farll

Movie
1920
The Devil's Garden

as William Dale

Movie
1920
The Master Mind

as Henry Allen

Movie
1920
The Copperhead

as Milt Shanks

Movie
1917
The Millionaire's Double

as Bide Bennington

Movie
1917
His Father's Son

as J. Dabney Barro

Movie
1917
The End of the Tour

as Byron Bennett

Movie
1916
The Brand of Cowardice

as Cyril Hamilton

Movie
1916
The Upheaval

as Jim Gordon

Movie
1916
The Quitter

as Happy Jack Lewis

Movie
1916
Dorian's Divorce

as Richard Dorian

Movie
1915
A Yellow Streak

as Barry Dale

Movie
1915
Dora Thorne

as Lord Earle

Movie
1915Movie
1915
The Romance of Elaine

as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X

Movie
1915
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

as Judge Randolph Legarde

Movie
1915Movie
1915
Wildfire

as John Keefe

Movie
1914
The Seats of the Mighty

as Monsieur Doltaire

Movie
1914
The Span of Life

as Richard Blunt

Movie
1914
Under the Gaslight

as William Byke

Movie
1914
The Woman in Black

as Robert Crane

Movie
1914
The Power of the Press

as Steve Carson

Movie
1914
Men and Women

as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens

Movie
1914
Woman Against Woman

as Gilbert Craven

Movie
1914
Judith of Bethulia

as Extra (uncredited)

Movie
1914
Strongheart

as Billy Saunders

Movie
1914
Classmates

as Bubby Dumble

Movie
1914
The Bartered Crown

as The Landlord

Movie
1913
The House of Discord

as The Husband

Movie
1913
All for Science

as Detective

Movie
1913
The Stolen Treaty

as The Japanese Diplomat

Movie
1913
The Strong Man's Burden

as John - the Elder Brother

Movie
1913Movie
1913
The Work Habit

as The Father

Movie
1913Movie
1913
An Indian's Loyalty

as The Cattle Buyer

Movie
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law

as Charles Darnton - the Employer

Movie
1913
I Was Meant for You

as Lavina's Father

Movie
1913
The Mirror

as Daisy's Father

Movie
1913
Pa Says

as Teddy's Rival

Movie
1913
A Gamble with Death

as Jim Benton, the Bartender

Movie
1913
In Diplomatic Circles

as The Japanese Ambassador

Movie
1913
Almost a Wild Man

as In Audience (uncredited)

Movie
1913
The Switchtower

as First Counterfeiter

Movie
1913
Death's Marathon

as The Financial Backer

Movie
1913
The Well

as The Farmer

Movie
1913
The Enemy's Baby

as Postmaster Ben Brown

Movie
1913Movie
1913
A Timely Interception

as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother

Movie
1913
The Ranchero's Revenge

as The Ranchero

Movie
1913
Just Gold

as The Stay-at-Home Brother

Movie
1913
The Yaqui Cur

as The Easterner

Movie
1913Movie
1913
The Wanderer

as The Male Lover

Movie
1913Movie
1913
A Misunderstood Boy

as The Father

Movie
1913Movie
1913
The Perfidy of Mary

as Mary's Father

Movie
1913
The Sheriff's Baby

as Third Bandit

Movie
1913
Fate

as Father, Loving Family

Movie
1913Movie
1913
The Unwelcome Guest

as At Auction (uncredited)

Movie
1913
The Wrong Bottle

as The Father

Movie
1913Movie
1913
A Chance Deception

as 2nd Policeman

Movie
1913
Oil and Water

as The Idealist's Friend

Movie
1913
The Tender Hearted Boy

as (uncredited)

Movie
1913Movie
1913Movie
1913
Three Friends

as Second Friend

Movie
1912
The God Within

as The Woman of the Camp's Lover

Movie
1912
A Cry for Help

as The Tramp

Movie
1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma

as The Householder

Movie
1912Movie
1912
The New York Hat

as Minister

Movie
1912
Brutality

as At Wedding

Movie
1912
The Informer

as Union Soldier

Movie
1912
My Baby

as At table

Movie
1912
Gold and Glitter

as The Lover

Movie
1912
Heredity

as Woodsman

Movie
1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as The Musician's Friend

Movie
1912
The Painted Lady

as At Ice Cream Festival

Movie
1912
The One She Loved

as The Neighbor

Movie
1912
The Chief's Blanket

as The Young Man

Movie
1912Movie
1912
Friends

as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend

Movie
1911
The Miser's Heart

as Jules - the Thief

Movie
1911
The Battle

as Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 28, 1878
Day of DeathNovember 15, 1954
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity1.0