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
Grand Hotel
1932
as Otto Kringelein
Camille
1936
as Monsieur Duval
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
Lone Star
1952
as Andrew Jackson
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Captains Courageous
1937
as Captain Disko Troop
My Hero
1912
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Oliver Jordan
My Baby
1912
as At table
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Martin Vanderhof
Brooding Eyes
1926
as Slim Jim Carey
Sweepings
1933
as Daniel Pardway
Since You Went Away
1944
as Clergyman
Treasure Island
1934
as Billy Bones
Heredity
1912
as Woodsman
Classmates
1914
as Bubby Dumble
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as The General
A Free Soul
1931
as Stephen Ashe
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Temptress
1926
as Canterac
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Thomas Logan
Test Pilot
1938
as Howard B. Drake
Dragon Seed
1944
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mata Hari
1931
as General Serge Shubin
Right Cross
1950
as Sean O'Malley
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
David Copperfield
1935
as Dan Peggotty
The Secret Heart
1946
as Dr. Rossiger
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Detective Guerchard
Key Largo
1948
as James Temple
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as Baron Igor Andreeff
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Grigori Rasputin
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Pat Rafferty
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Fate
1913
as Father, Loving Family
Judith of Bethulia
1914
as Extra (uncredited)
Just Gold
1913
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Professor Zelin
Strongheart
1914
as Billy Saunders
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Nat Miller
Film Fun
1955
as (archive footage)
Saratoga
1937
as Grandpa Clayton
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Malaya
1949
as John Manchester
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
Night Flight
1933
as Robineau
Looking Forward
1933
as Tim Benton
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Sadie Thompson
1928
as Alfred Davidson
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Thaddeus Stevens
This Side of Heaven
1934
as Martin Turner
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
One Man's Journey
1933
as Eli Watt
3 Men in White
1944
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Free and Easy
1930
as Bedroom Scene
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Christopher Bean
1933
as Dr. Milton Haggett
The Informer
1912
as Union Soldier
The Show
1927
as The Greek
The Well
1913
as The Farmer
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Near To Earth
1913
as Gato
Dark Delusion
1947
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Death's Marathon
1913
as The Financial Backer
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Penalty
1941
as 'Grandpop' Logan
Estrellados
1930
as Self (Guest Appearance)
The Bells
1926
as Mathias
The Little Colonel
1935
as Colonel Lloyd
The Road to Glory
1936
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy's Father
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Land of Liberty
1939
as (archive footage)
Guilty Hands
1931
as Richard Grant
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The Wanderer
1913
as The Male Lover
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Dr. Josiah Glass
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912
as The Householder
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Andrew Jackson
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Bering Joy
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913
as In Hotel Lobby
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Paul Lavond
Brutality
1912
as At Wedding
The Barrier
1926
as Stark Bennett
Carolina
1934
as Bob Connelly
The Lady and the Mouse
1913
as The Father
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dora Thorne
1915
as Lord Earle
The Painted Lady
1912
as At Ice Cream Festival
The Washington Masquerade
1932
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Dan Sheridan
Friends
1912
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
Unseeing Eyes
1923
as Conrad Dean
Our Mr. Sun
1956
as Father Time (voice)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
as The Musician's Friend
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as In Club
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
as Gramps
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Nephew
Three Friends
1913
as Second Friend
Between Two Women
1945
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The God Within
1912
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
Lady Be Good
1941
as Judge Murdock
The One She Loved
1912
as The Neighbor
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
as Self
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Mysterious Island
1929
as Andre Dakkar
The Little Tease
1913
as In Bar
The Perfidy of Mary
1913
as Mary's Father
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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
- Grand Hotel (1932) — as Otto Kringelein
- Camille (1936) — as Monsieur Duval
- Duel in the Sun (1946) — as Sen. Jackson McCanles
- Lone Star (1952) — as Andrew Jackson
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