Lionel Barrymore

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1878-04-28

Deathday 1954-11-15 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As Lionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe

Lionel Barrymore

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 focussing 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

Actor

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)

2003
The Mesmerist

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)

2003
Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1986
Vincent Price's Dracula

as Professor Zelin - (archive footage)

1986
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1974
That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1956
Our Mr. Sun

as Father Time (voice)

1955
Film Fun

as (archive footage)

1953
Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

1952
Lone Star

as Andrew Jackson

1951
Bannerline

as Hugo Trimble

1951
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

as Himself - Giving Introduction

1950
Right Cross

as Sean O'Malley

1950
Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

1949
1949
Malaya

as John Manchester

1949
1949
Some of the Best

as Informal Commentary

1948
Key Largo

as James Temple

1947
Dark Delusion

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1946
Duel in the Sun

as Sen. Jackson McCanles

1946
The Secret Heart

as Dr. Rossiger

1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as Mr. Potter

1946
Three Wise Fools

as Dr. Richard Gaunght

1945
The Valley of Decision

as Pat Rafferty

1945
Between Two Women

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1944
Dragon Seed

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1944
Since You Went Away

as Clergyman

1944
3 Men in White

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1944
Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1943
A Guy Named Joe

as The General

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1942
Tennessee Johnson

as Thaddeus Stevens

1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1941
Lady Be Good

as Judge Murdock

1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1941
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1941
The Bad Man

as Uncle Henry Jones

1941
The Penalty

as 'Grandpop' Logan

1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1940
The Stars Look Down

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

1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1939
On Borrowed Time

as Julian Northrup aka Gramps

1939
The Movies March On

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

1939
Land of Liberty

as (archive footage)

1939
Calling Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1939
Let Freedom Ring

as Thomas Logan

1938
Young Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1938
You Can't Take It with You

as Martin Vanderhof

1938
1938
Test Pilot

as Howard B. Drake

1938
A Yank at Oxford

as Dan Sheridan

1937
Navy Blue and Gold

as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes

1937
Saratoga

as Grandpa Clayton

1937
Captains Courageous

as Captain Disko Troop

1937
A Family Affair

as Judge Hardy

1936
Camille

as Monsieur Duval

1936
The Road to Glory

as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin

1936
The Gorgeous Hussy

as Andrew Jackson

1936
The Devil-Doll

as Paul Lavond

1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann

as Springfield Davis

1935
Ah, Wilderness!

as Nat Miller

1935
1935
Public Hero Number 1

as Dr. Josiah Glass

1935
Mark of the Vampire

as Professor Zelin

1935
The Little Colonel

as Colonel Lloyd

1935
David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty

1934
Treasure Island

as Billy Bones

1934
1934
This Side of Heaven

as Martin Turner

1934
Carolina

as Bob Connelly

1933
Dinner at Eight

as Oliver Jordan

1933
Should Ladies Behave

as Augustus Merrick

1933
Christopher Bean

as Dr. Milton Haggett

1933
Night Flight

as Robineau

1933
One Man's Journey

as Eli Watt

1933
The Stranger's Return

as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr

1933
Looking Forward

as Tim Benton

1933
Sweepings

as Daniel Pardway

1932
Rasputin and the Empress

as Grigori Rasputin

1932
The Washington Masquerade

as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane

1932
Grand Hotel

as Otto Kringelein

1932
Arsène Lupin

as Detective Guerchard

1932
Broken Lullaby

as Dr. H. Holderlin

1931
Mata Hari

as General Serge Shubin

1931
The Christmas Party

as Himself (uncredited)

1931
The Yellow Ticket

as Baron Igor Andreeff

1931
Guilty Hands

as Richard Grant

1931
A Free Soul

as Stephen Ashe

1930
Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)

1930
Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene

1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

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

1929
The Mysterious Island

as Andre Dakkar

1928
The River Woman

as Bill Lefty

1928
1928
Road House

as Henry Grayson

1928
1928
Drums of Love

as Duke Cathos de Alvia

1928
Sadie Thompson

as Alfred Davidson

1927
The Thirteenth Hour

as Prof. Leroy

1927
Body and Soul

as Dr. Leyden

1927
Women Love Diamonds

as Hugo Harlan

1927
The Show

as The Greek

1926
The Temptress

as Canterac

1926
The Bells

as Mathias

1926
The Lucky Lady

as Count Ferranzo

1926
1926
Wife Tamers

as Mr. Barry

1926
The Barrier

as Stark Bennett

1926
Brooding Eyes

as Slim Jim Carey

1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

1925
The Splendid Road

as Dan Clehollis

1925
The Woman Who Did

as Allan Merrick

1925
Fifty-Fifty

as Frederick Harmon

1925
The Wrongdoers

as Daniel Abbott

1925
1925
1925
A Man of Iron

as Philip Durban

1924
I Am the Man

as James McQuade

1924
Meddling Women

as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)

1924
America

as Capt. Walter Butler

1924
Decameron Nights

as Saladin

1923
The Eternal City

as Baron Bonelli

1923
Unseeing Eyes

as Conrad Dean

1923
Enemies of Women

as Prince Lubimoff

1922
The Face in the Fog

as Boston Blackie Dawson

1922
Boomerang Bill

as Boomerang Bill

1921
Jim the Penman

as James Ralston

1921
The Great Adventure

as Priam Farll

1920
The Devil's Garden

as William Dale

1920
The Master Mind

as Henry Allen

1920
The Copperhead

as Milt Shanks

1917
The Millionaire's Double

as Bide Bennington

1917
His Father's Son

as J. Dabney Barro

1917
The End of the Tour

as Byron Bennett

1916
The Brand of Cowardice

as Cyril Hamilton

1916
The Upheaval

as Jim Gordon

1916
The Quitter

as Happy Jack Lewis

1916
Dorian's Divorce

as Richard Dorian

1915
A Yellow Streak

as Barry Dale

1915
Dora Thorne

as Lord Earle

1915
1915
The Romance of Elaine

as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X

1915
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

as Judge Randolph Legarde

1915
1915
Wildfire

as John Keefe

1914
The Span of Life

as Richard Blunt

1914
The Seats of the Mighty

as Monsieur Doltaire

1914
Under the Gaslight

as William Byke

1914
The Woman in Black

as Robert Crane

1914
The Power of the Press

as Steve Carson

1914
Men and Women

as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens

1914
Woman Against Woman

as Gilbert Craven

1914
Judith of Bethulia

as Extra (uncredited)

1914
Strongheart

as Billy Saunders

1914
Classmates

as Bubby Dumble

1914
The Bartered Crown

as The Landlord

1913
The House of Discord

as The Husband

1913
All for Science

as Detective

1913
The Stolen Treaty

as The Japanese Diplomat

1913
The Strong Man's Burden

as John - the Elder Brother

1913
1913
The Work Habit

as The Father

1913
The Suffragette Minstrels

as (unconfirmed)

1913
An Indian's Loyalty

as The Cattle Buyer

1913
Under the Shadow of the Law

as Charles Darnton - the Employer

1913
I Was Meant for You

as Lavina's Father

1913
The Mirror

as Daisy's Father

1913
Pa Says

as Teddy's Rival

1913
A Gamble with Death

as Jim Benton, the Bartender

1913
In Diplomatic Circles

as The Japanese Ambassador

1913
Almost a Wild Man

as In Audience (uncredited)

1913
The Switchtower

as First Counterfeiter

1913
Death's Marathon

as The Financial Backer

1913
The Well

as The Farmer

1913
The Enemy's Baby

as Postmaster Ben Brown

1913
1913
A Timely Interception

as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother

1913
The Ranchero's Revenge

as The Ranchero

1913
Just Gold

as The Stay-at-Home Brother

1913
The Yaqui Cur

as The Easterner

1913
The House of Darkness

as The Doctor

1913
The Wanderer

as The Male Lover

1913
1913
A Misunderstood Boy

as The Father

1913
1913
The Perfidy of Mary

as Mary's Father

1913
The Sheriff's Baby

as Third Bandit

1913
Fate

as Father, Loving Family

1913
1913
The Unwelcome Guest

as At Auction (uncredited)

1913
The Wrong Bottle

as The Father

1913
Love in an Apartment Hotel

as In Hotel Lobby

1913
A Chance Deception

as 2nd Policeman

1913
Oil and Water

as The Idealist's Friend

1913
The Tender Hearted Boy

as (uncredited)

1913
The Telephone Girl and the Lady

as The Desk Sergeant

1913
Three Friends

as Second Friend

1912
The God Within

as The Woman of the Camp's Lover

1912
A Cry for Help

as The Tramp

1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma

as The Householder

1912
The New York Hat

as Minister

1912
Brutality

as At Wedding

1912
The Informer

as Union Soldier

1912
My Baby

as At table

1912
Gold and Glitter

as The Lover

1912
Heredity

as Woodsman

1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as The Musician's Friend

1912
The Painted Lady

as At Ice Cream Festival

1912
The One She Loved

as The Neighbor

1912
The Chief's Blanket

as The Young Man

1912
1912
Friends

as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend

1911
The Miser's Heart

as Jules - the Thief

1911
The Battle

as Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Director

1931
Ten Cents a Dance

as Director

1930
Redemption

as Director

1930
The Rogue Song

as Director

1930
The Sea Bat

as Director

1929
Madame X

as Director

1929
The Unholy Night

as Director

1929
His Glorious Night

as Director

1917
Life's Whirlpool

as Director

1913
His Secret

as Director

Writer

1917

Sound

1929