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
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
Acting
(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)
The Mesmerist
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
(1987)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1986)
Super Duper Bloopers
as Self
(1976)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
(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)
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
(1949)
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Bering Joy
(1949)
Malaya
as John Manchester
(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)
Between Two Women
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1945)
The Valley of Decision
as Pat Rafferty
(1944)
Since You Went Away
as Clergyman
(1944)
Dragon Seed
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1944)
3 Men in White
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1943)
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as The General
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Thaddeus Stevens
(1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1941)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1941)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1941)
The Bad Man
as Uncle Henry Jones
(1941)
The Penalty
as 'Grandpop' Logan
(1941)
Lady Be Good
as Judge Murdock
(1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1940)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1940)
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
(1940)
(1940)
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1939)
Let Freedom Ring
as Thomas Logan
(1939)
On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1939)
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
(1939)
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
(1939)
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
(1938)
A Yank at Oxford
as Dan Sheridan
(1938)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
(1938)
Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
(1938)
(1937)
Saratoga
as Grandpa Clayton
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
(1937)
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
(1937)
A Family Affair
as Judge Hardy
(1936)
Camille
as Monsieur Duval
(1936)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Springfield Davis
(1936)
The Devil-Doll
as Paul Lavond
(1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Andrew Jackson
(1936)
The Road to Glory
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
(1935)
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Josiah Glass
(1935)
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
(1935)
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
(1935)
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm
(1935)
Ah, Wilderness!
as Nat Miller
(1935)
The Little Colonel
as Colonel Lloyd
(1934)
This Side of Heaven
as Martin Turner
(1934)
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige
(1934)
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
(1934)
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
(1933)
Should Ladies Behave
as Augustus Merrick
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as Eli Watt
(1933)
Christopher Bean
as Dr. Milton Haggett
(1933)
Looking Forward
as Tim Benton
(1933)
Night Flight
as Robineau
(1933)
Sweepings
as Daniel Pardway
(1933)
The Stranger's Return
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
(1932)
Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
(1932)
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
(1932)
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
(1932)
Rasputin and the Empress
as Grigori Rasputin
(1932)
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
(1931)
A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
(1931)
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
(1931)
Guilty Hands
as Richard Grant
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as Baron Igor Andreeff
(1931)
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
(1930)
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
(1930)
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
(1929)
The Mysterious Island
as Andre Dakkar
(1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
(1928)
West of Zanzibar
as Crane
(1928)
The Lion and the Mouse
as John Ryder
(1928)
Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
(1928)
Drums of Love
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
(1928)
Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Doyle
(1928)
The River Woman
as Bill Lefty
(1928)
Road House
as Henry Grayson
(1927)
The Thirteenth Hour
as Prof. Leroy
(1927)
The Show
as The Greek
(1927)
Body and Soul
as Dr. Leyden
(1927)
Women Love Diamonds
as Hugo Harlan
(1926)
Brooding Eyes
as Slim Jim Carey
(1926)
The Barrier
as Stark Bennett
(1926)
Paris at Midnight
as Vautrin
(1926)
The Temptress
as Canterac
(1926)
The Bells
as Mathias
(1926)
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
(1926)
The Lucky Lady
as Count Ferranzo
(1925)
Children of the Whirlwind
as Joe Ellison
(1925)
Fifty-Fifty
as Frederick Harmon
(1925)
The Woman Who Did
as Allan Merrick
(1925)
A Man of Iron
as Philip Durban
(1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
(1925)
The Splendid Road
as Dan Clehollis
(1925)
The Wrongdoers
as Daniel Abbott
(1925)
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as Gordon Kent
(1924)
Meddling Women
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
(1924)
America
as Capt. Walter Butler
(1924)
I Am the Man
as James McQuade
(1924)
Decameron Nights
as Saladin
(1923)
Unseeing Eyes
as Conrad Dean
(1923)
The Eternal City
as Baron Bonelli
(1923)
Enemies of Women
as Prince Lubimoff
(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 Millionaire's Double
as Bide Bennington
(1917)
(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 Quitter
as Happy Jack Lewis
(1916)
Dorian's Divorce
as Richard Dorian
(1916)
The Upheaval
as Jim Gordon
(1915)
Wildfire
as John Keefe
(1915)
A Yellow Streak
as Barry Dale
(1915)
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
as Judge Randolph Legarde
(1915)
The Romance of Elaine
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
(1915)
A Modern Magdalen
as Lindsay
(1915)
The Flaming Sword
as Steve
(1915)
Dora Thorne
as Lord Earle
(1914)
(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)
Men and Women
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
(1914)
(1914)
Under the Gaslight
as William Byke
(1914)
The Seats of the Mighty
as Monsieur Doltaire
(1914)
The Woman in Black
as Robert Crane
(1914)
The Span of Life
as Richard Blunt
(1914)
The Power of the Press
as Steve Carson
(1914)
(1914)
The Bartered Crown
as The Landlord
(1913)
The Work Habit
as The Father
(1913)
The Wanderer
as The Male Lover
(1913)
The Lady and the Mouse
as The Father
(1913)
Death's Marathon
as The Financial Backer
(1913)
A Misunderstood Boy
as The Father
(1913)
A Timely Interception
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
(1913)
Near To Earth
as Gato
(1913)
The Yaqui Cur
as The Easterner
(1913)
The Perfidy of Mary
as Mary's Father
(1913)
Love in an Apartment Hotel
as In Hotel Lobby
(1913)
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
as The Father
(1913)
The Switchtower
as First Counterfeiter
(1913)
Fate
as Father, Loving Family
(1913)
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor
(1913)
The Tender Hearted Boy
as (uncredited)
(1913)
Oil and Water
as The Idealist's Friend
(1913)
An Indian's Loyalty
as The Cattle Buyer
(1913)
Almost a Wild Man
as In Audience (uncredited)
(1913)
The House of Discord
as The Husband
(1913)
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Japanese Ambassador
(1913)
Three Friends
as Second Friend
(1913)
Just Gold
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
(1913)
The Little Tease
as In Bar
(1913)
A Chance Deception
as 2nd Policeman
(1913)
I Was Meant for You
as Lavina's Father
(1913)
The Strong Man's Burden
as John - the Elder Brother
(1913)
(1913)
The Mirror
as Daisy's Father
(1913)
The Unwelcome Guest
as At Auction (uncredited)
(1913)
Red Hicks Defies the World
as The Referee
(1913)
The Stolen Treaty
as The Japanese Diplomat
(1913)
The Well
as The Farmer
(1913)
The Sheriff's Baby
as Third Bandit
(1913)
Under the Shadow of the Law
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
(1913)
The Wrong Bottle
as The Father
(1913)
The Enemy's Baby
as Postmaster Ben Brown
(1913)
The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Ranchero
(1913)
Pa Says
as Teddy's Rival
(1913)
The Suffragette Minstrels
as (unconfirmed)
(1913)
All for Science
as Detective
(1913)
(1913)
The Crook and the Girl
as The Nephew
(1913)
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Desk Sergeant
(1913)
A Gamble with Death
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
(1912)
The Informer
as Union Soldier
(1912)
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as The Householder
(1912)
Heredity
as Woodsman
(1912)
The Painted Lady
as At Ice Cream Festival
(1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
(1912)
The Chief's Blanket
as The Young Man
(1912)
The New York Hat
as Minister
(1912)
So Near, Yet So Far
as In Club
(1912)
Brutality
as At Wedding
(1912)
(1912)
The One She Loved
as The Neighbor
(1912)
Friends
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
(1912)
My Baby
as At table
(1912)
The God Within
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
(1912)
Gold and Glitter
as The Lover
(1912)
A Cry for Help
as The Tramp
(1911)
The Miser's Heart
as Jules - the Thief
(1911)
The Battle
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
(1911)
(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