Lionel Barrymore
Known for Acting · 248 credits
- Born
- 1878-04-28
- Died
- 1954-11-15
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Lionel Herbert Blythe · Lionel Blythe · لیونل بریمور
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (246)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Mr. Potter
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film Fun
1955
as (archive footage)
Mata Hari
1931
as General Serge Shubin
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
Grand Hotel
1932
as Otto Kringelein
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Martin Vanderhof
Treasure Island
1934
as Billy Bones
Carolina
1934
as Bob Connelly
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Pat Rafferty
Classmates
1914
as Bubby Dumble
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Key Largo
1948
as James Temple
Road House
1928
as Henry Grayson
Pa Says
1913
as Teddy's Rival
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Detective Guerchard
Camille
1936
as Monsieur Duval
Malaya
1949
as John Manchester
The Little Colonel
1935
as Colonel Lloyd
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Andrew Jackson
The Well
1913
as The Farmer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy's Father
Women Love Diamonds
1927
as Hugo Harlan
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Decameron Nights
1924
as Saladin
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Oliver Jordan
Dragon Seed
1944
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Professor Zelin
David Copperfield
1935
as Dan Peggotty
Lone Star
1952
as Andrew Jackson
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913
as The Referee
Captains Courageous
1937
as Captain Disko Troop
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Copperhead
1920
as Milt Shanks
The Suffragette Minstrels
1913
as (unconfirmed)
Three Friends
1913
as Second Friend
Dora Thorne
1915
as Lord Earle
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Wife Tamers
1926
as Mr. Barry
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Upheaval
1916
as Jim Gordon
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Paul Lavond
Judith of Bethulia
1914
as Extra (uncredited)
Saratoga
1937
as Grandpa Clayton
Night Flight
1933
as Robineau
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Dan Sheridan
Land of Liberty
1939
as (archive footage)
Almost a Wild Man
1913
as In Audience (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as The General
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Grigori Rasputin
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Leonard Gillespie
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
The Movie Album
1932
as (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Just Gold
1913
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
So Runs the Way
1913
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
Free and Easy
1930
as Bedroom Scene
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Thaddeus Stevens
Under the Gaslight
1914
as William Byke
Brutality
1912
as At Wedding
The Stranger's Return
1933
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Nat Miller
Oil and Water
1913
as The Idealist's Friend
The Girl from Missouri
1934
as T.R. Paige
Our Mr. Sun
1956
as Father Time (voice)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Bering Joy
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Men and Women
1914
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Father
Strongheart
1914
as Billy Saunders
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina's Father
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
as Self
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Test Pilot
1938
as Howard B. Drake
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Way of the World
1947
as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
A Man of Iron
1925
as Philip Durban
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as Baron Igor Andreeff
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Leonard Gillespie
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928
as Doyle
Fifty-Fifty
1925
as Frederick Harmon
The Road to Glory
1936
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Stolen Treaty
1913
as The Japanese Diplomat
Death's Marathon
1913
as The Financial Backer
The Woman in Black
1914
as Robert Crane
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self
The Secret Heart
1946
as Dr. Rossiger
The Mysterious Island
1929
as Andre Dakkar
The Washington Masquerade
1932
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935
as Peter Grimm
The Temptress
1926
as Canterac
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
The Show
1927
as The Greek
Since You Went Away
1944
as Clergyman
Gold and Glitter
1912
as The Lover
Should Ladies Behave
1933
as Augustus Merrick
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913
as In Hotel Lobby
Sadie Thompson
1928
as Alfred Davidson
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as Springfield Davis
The One She Loved
1912
as The Neighbor
The White Caps
1905
In Diplomatic Circles
1913
as The Japanese Ambassador
Bannerline
1951
as Hugo Trimble
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
A Free Soul
1931
as Stephen Ashe
The Devil's Garden
1920
as William Dale
About Lionel Barrymore
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… With 248 credits spanning from 1905 to 2008, Lionel Barrymore has appeared in 246 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lionel Barrymore Movies
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Mr. Potter
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Film Fun (1955) — as (archive footage)
- Mata Hari (1931) — as General Serge Shubin
- Duel in the Sun (1946) — as Sen. Jackson McCanles
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