Lionel Barrymore
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1878-04-28
Day of Death
1954-11-15 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Acting
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
The Mesmerist
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
(2002)
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
Super Duper Bloopers
as Self
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1976)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (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)
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
(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)
Malaya
as John Manchester
(1949)
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Bering Joy
(1949)
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
(1949)
(1948)
Key Largo
as James Temple
(1947)
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
(1946)
Duel in the Sun
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
(1946)
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger
(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
(1943)
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Thaddeus Stevens
(1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1941)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1941)
The Bad Man
as Uncle Henry Jones
(1941)
Lady Be Good
as Judge Murdock
(1941)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1941)
The Penalty
as 'Grandpop' Logan
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1940)
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
(1940)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1940)
(1940)
(1939)
On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
(1939)
Let Freedom Ring
as Thomas Logan
(1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1939)
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
(1939)
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
(1939)
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
(1938)
Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
(1938)
A Yank at Oxford
as Dan Sheridan
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1938)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
(1938)
(1937)
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
(1937)
Saratoga
as Grandpa Clayton
(1937)
A Family Affair
as Judge Hardy
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
(1936)
Camille
as Monsieur Duval
(1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Andrew Jackson
(1936)
The Devil-Doll
as Paul Lavond
(1936)
The Road to Glory
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
(1936)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Springfield Davis
(1935)
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
(1935)
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
(1935)
Ah, Wilderness!
as Nat Miller
(1935)
The Little Colonel
as Colonel Lloyd
(1935)
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm
(1935)
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Josiah Glass
(1934)
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
(1934)
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige
(1934)
This Side of Heaven
as Martin Turner
(1934)
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
(1933)
Sweepings
as Daniel Pardway
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as Eli Watt
(1933)
Night Flight
as Robineau
(1933)
The Stranger's Return
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
(1933)
Looking Forward
as Tim Benton
(1933)
Christopher Bean
as Dr. Milton Haggett
(1933)
Should Ladies Behave
as Augustus Merrick
(1932)
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
(1932)
Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
(1932)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Grigori Rasputin
(1932)
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
(1932)
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
(1931)
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
(1931)
Guilty Hands
as Richard Grant
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as Baron Igor Andreeff
(1931)
A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
(1931)
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
(1930)
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
(1930)
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
(1929)
The Mysterious Island
as Andre Dakkar
(1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
(1928)
Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
(1928)
West of Zanzibar
as Crane
(1928)
Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Doyle
(1928)
Drums of Love
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
(1928)
The Lion and the Mouse
as John Ryder
(1928)
Road House
as Henry Grayson
(1928)
The River Woman
as Bill Lefty
(1927)
The Show
as The Greek
(1927)
Body and Soul
as Dr. Leyden
(1927)
The Thirteenth Hour
as Prof. Leroy
(1927)
Women Love Diamonds
as Hugo Harlan
(1926)
The Lucky Lady
as Count Ferranzo
(1926)
The Temptress
as Canterac
(1926)
The Bells
as Mathias
(1926)
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
(1926)
Brooding Eyes
as Slim Jim Carey
(1926)
Paris at Midnight
as Vautrin
(1926)
The Barrier
as Stark Bennett
(1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
(1925)
The Wrongdoers
as Daniel Abbott
(1925)
The Splendid Road
as Dan Clehollis
(1925)
The Woman Who Did
as Allan Merrick
(1925)
A Man of Iron
as Philip Durban
(1925)
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as Gordon Kent
(1925)
Fifty-Fifty
as Frederick Harmon
(1925)
Children of the Whirlwind
as Joe Ellison
(1924)
Decameron Nights
as Saladin
(1924)
America
as Capt. Walter Butler
(1924)
I Am the Man
as James McQuade
(1924)
Meddling Women
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
(1923)
The Eternal City
as Baron Bonelli
(1923)
Enemies of Women
as Prince Lubimoff
(1923)
Unseeing Eyes
as Conrad Dean
(1922)
The Face in the Fog
as Boston Blackie Dawson
(1922)
Boomerang Bill
as Boomerang Bill
(1921)
The Great Adventure
as Priam Farll
(1921)
Jim the Penman
as James Ralston
(1920)
The Master Mind
as Henry Allen
(1920)
The Copperhead
as Milt Shanks
(1920)
The Devil's Garden
as William Dale
(1917)
The End of the Tour
as Byron Bennett
(1917)
(1917)
His Father's Son
as J. Dabney Barro
(1917)
The Millionaire's Double
as Bide Bennington
(1916)
The Upheaval
as Jim Gordon
(1916)
Dorian's Divorce
as Richard Dorian
(1916)
The Brand of Cowardice
as Cyril Hamilton
(1916)
The Quitter
as Happy Jack Lewis
(1915)
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
as Judge Randolph Legarde
(1915)
A Modern Magdalen
as Lindsay
(1915)
Dora Thorne
as Lord Earle
(1915)
The Romance of Elaine
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
(1915)
A Yellow Streak
as Barry Dale
(1915)
The Flaming Sword
as Steve
(1915)
Wildfire
as John Keefe
(1914)
The Woman in Black
as Robert Crane
(1914)
(1914)
Judith of Bethulia
as Extra (uncredited)
(1914)
Woman Against Woman
as Gilbert Craven
(1914)
(1914)
The Seats of the Mighty
as Monsieur Doltaire
(1914)
Strongheart
as Billy Saunders
(1914)
The Power of the Press
as Steve Carson
(1914)
Under the Gaslight
as William Byke
(1914)
(1914)
Men and Women
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
(1914)
The Span of Life
as Richard Blunt
(1914)
Classmates
as Bubby Dumble
(1914)
The Bartered Crown
as The Landlord
(1913)
The Sheriff's Baby
as Third Bandit
(1913)
The Unwelcome Guest
as At Auction (uncredited)
(1913)
Death's Marathon
as The Financial Backer
(1913)
The Tender Hearted Boy
as (uncredited)
(1913)
Oil and Water
as The Idealist's Friend
(1913)
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Desk Sergeant
(1913)
The House of Discord
as The Husband
(1913)
Near To Earth
as Gato
(1913)
The Perfidy of Mary
as Mary's Father
(1913)
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor
(1913)
The Yaqui Cur
as The Easterner
(1913)
The Wanderer
as The Male Lover
(1913)
The Well
as The Farmer
(1913)
The Enemy's Baby
as Postmaster Ben Brown
(1913)
Just Gold
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
(1913)
Fate
as Father, Loving Family
(1913)
The Mirror
as Daisy's Father
(1913)
The Lady and the Mouse
as The Father
(1913)
The Switchtower
as First Counterfeiter
(1913)
A Misunderstood Boy
as The Father
(1913)
A Chance Deception
as 2nd Policeman
(1913)
Pa Says
as Teddy's Rival
(1913)
The Suffragette Minstrels
as (unconfirmed)
(1913)
Love in an Apartment Hotel
as In Hotel Lobby
(1913)
Red Hicks Defies the World
as The Referee
(1913)
The Little Tease
as In Bar
(1913)
The Wrong Bottle
as The Father
(1913)
The Crook and the Girl
as The Nephew
(1913)
(1913)
The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Ranchero
(1913)
An Indian's Loyalty
as The Cattle Buyer
(1913)
Almost a Wild Man
as In Audience (uncredited)
(1913)
Three Friends
as Second Friend
(1913)
(1913)
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
as The Father
(1913)
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Japanese Ambassador
(1913)
Under the Shadow of the Law
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
(1913)
All for Science
as Detective
(1913)
The Strong Man's Burden
as John - the Elder Brother
(1913)
The Stolen Treaty
as The Japanese Diplomat
(1913)
A Timely Interception
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
(1913)
The Work Habit
as The Father
(1913)
I Was Meant for You
as Lavina's Father
(1913)
A Gamble with Death
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
(1912)
The New York Hat
as Minister
(1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
(1912)
So Near, Yet So Far
as In Club
(1912)
The Informer
as Union Soldier
(1912)
The Chief's Blanket
as The Young Man
(1912)
Friends
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
(1912)
My Baby
as At table
(1912)
The Painted Lady
as At Ice Cream Festival
(1912)
Heredity
as Woodsman
(1912)
A Cry for Help
as The Tramp
(1912)
Brutality
as At Wedding
(1912)
The One She Loved
as The Neighbor
(1912)
The God Within
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
(1912)
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as The Householder
(1912)
Gold and Glitter
as The Lover
(1912)
(1911)
The Battle
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
(1911)
(1911)
The Miser's Heart
as Jules - the Thief
(1905)
Crew
(1931)
Ten Cents a Dance
Director
(1930)
Redemption
Director
(1930)
The Rogue Song
Director
(1930)
The Sea Bat
Director
(1930)
(1929)
Madame X
Director
(1929)
The Unholy Night
Director
(1929)
His Glorious Night
Director, Music
(1917)
Life's Whirlpool
Director, Writer
(1913)
The Vengeance of Galora
Writer
(1913)
The Tender Hearted Boy
Writer
(1913)
His Secret
Director
(1912)
The Burglar’s Dilemma
Writer