Lionel Barrymore

Actor

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.

Born: April 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: November 15, 1954 (Age 76)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
3 Men in White Movie	5.9	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1944
A Family Affair Movie	6.4	Actor	Judge Hardy	1937
A Free Soul Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Stephen Ashe	1931
A Guy Named Joe Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	The General	1943
A Yank at Oxford Movie	6.4	Actor	Dan Sheridan	1938
Ah, Wilderness! Movie	6.7	Actor	Nat Miller	1935
America Movie	6	Actor	Capt. Walter Butler	1924
Arsène Lupin Movie	6.7	Actor	Detective Guerchard	1932
Bannerline Movie	5.4	Actor	Hugo Trimble	1951
Between Two Women Movie	5.7	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1945
Broken Lullaby Movie	7.4	Actor	Dr. H. Holderlin	1932
Calling Dr. Gillespie Movie	6	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1942
Calling Dr. Kildare Movie	6.2	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1939
Camille Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Monsieur Duval	1936
Captains Courageous Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	8	Actor	Captain Disko Troop	1937
Dark Delusion Movie	5.9	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1947
David Copperfield Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Dan Peggotty	1935
Dinner at Eight Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Oliver Jordan	1933
Down to the Sea in Ships Movie	7.1	Actor	Bering Joy	1949
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Movie	5.9	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1943
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Movie	6	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1942
Dr. Kildare Goes Home Movie	6.3	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis Movie	6	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Movie	5.8	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1940
Dr. Kildare's Victory Movie	6	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1942
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1941
Dragon Seed Movie	5.7	Actor	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	1944
Duel in the Sun Movie	6.5	Actor	Sen. Jackson McCanles	1946
Free and Easy Movie	5.3	Actor	Bedroom Scene	1930
Grand Hotel Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Otto Kringelein	1932
Guilty Hands Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Richard Grant	1931
It's a Wonderful Life Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	8.5	Actor	Mr. Potter	1946
Key Largo Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	James Temple	1948
Lady Be Good Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Judge Murdock	1941
Let Freedom Ring Movie	6.1	Actor	Thomas Logan	1939
Lone Star Movie	6	Actor	Andrew Jackson	1952
Looking Forward Movie	6.8	Actor	Tim Benton	1933
You Can't Take It with You Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Martin Vanderhof	1938
That's Entertainment! Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	(archive footage) (uncredited)	1974
Since You Went Away Movie	7.3	Actor	Clergyman	1944
Mark of the Vampire Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6	Actor	Professor Zelin	1935
The Devil-Doll Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Paul Lavond	1936
Mata Hari Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	General Serge Shubin	1931
Sadie Thompson Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Alfred Davidson	1928
Treasure Island Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7	Actor	Billy Bones	1934
Test Pilot Movie	6.7	Actor	Howard B. Drake	1938
That's Entertainment, Part II Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	(archive footage)	1976
On Borrowed Time Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Julian Northrup aka Gramps	1939
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Movie	5.9	Actor	Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)	1929
The Valley of Decision Movie	7.1	Actor	Pat Rafferty	1945
West of Zanzibar Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7	Actor	Crane	1928
Saratoga Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Grandpa Clayton	1937
The Little Colonel Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Colonel Lloyd	1935
The Temptress Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Canterac	1926
Malaya Movie	6.3	Actor	John Manchester	1949
The Girl from Missouri Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	T.R. Paige	1934
The Gorgeous Hussy Movie	5.4	Actor	Andrew Jackson	1936
The Stars Look Down Movie	6.8	Actor	Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)	1940
Rasputin and the Empress Movie	6.3	Actor	Grigori Rasputin	1932
Night Flight Movie	6	Actor	Robineau	1933
The Secret Heart Movie	6.3	Actor	Dr. Rossiger	1946
The Mysterious Island Movie	5.9	Actor	Andre Dakkar	1929
The Show Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	The Greek	1927
One Man's Journey Movie	6.5	Actor	Eli Watt	1933
Tennessee Johnson Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Thaddeus Stevens	1942
Navy Blue and Gold Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Captain 'Skinny' Dawes	1937
Young Dr. Kildare Movie	6.6	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1938
Public Hero Number 1 Movie	6.5	Actor	Dr. Josiah Glass	1935
The Stranger's Return Movie	6.7	Actor	Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr	1933
Sweepings Movie	6.4	Actor	Daniel Pardway	1933
Three Wise Fools Movie	6.3	Actor	Dr. Richard Gaunght	1946
Right Cross Movie	5.8	Actor	Sean O'Malley	1950
The Bells Movie	6.2	Actor	Mathias	1926
The Secret of Dr. Kildare Movie	6.2	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1939
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	1941
The Bad Man Movie	5.7	Actor	Uncle Henry Jones	1941
This Side of Heaven Movie	6.5	Actor	Martin Turner	1934
The Return Of Peter Grimm Movie	6	Actor	Peter Grimm	1935
The Penalty Movie	6.1	Actor	'Grandpop' Logan	1941
The Voice of Bugle Ann Movie	6.5	Actor	Springfield Davis	1936
Should Ladies Behave Movie	5.6	Actor	Augustus Merrick	1933
The Yellow Ticket Movie	6.1	Actor	Baron Igor Andreeff	1931
The Washington Masquerade Movie	5.8	Actor	Jefferson "Jeff" Keane	1932
Main Street to Broadway Movie	5.9	Actor	Self	1953
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story Movie	5.9	Actor	Himself - Giving Introduction	1951
Body and Soul Movie		Actor	Dr. Leyden	1927
Carolina Movie	6	Actor	Bob Connelly	1934
Paris at Midnight Movie	5.8	Actor	Vautrin	1926
Fifty-Fifty Movie		Actor	Frederick Harmon	1925
The Lucky Lady Movie	5.1	Actor	Count Ferranzo	1926
Alias Jimmy Valentine Movie	6.8	Actor	Doyle	1928
Unseeing Eyes Movie	6.5	Actor	Conrad Dean	1923
Drums of Love Movie	5.3	Actor	Duke Cathos de Alvia	1928
The Lion and the Mouse Movie	5.9	Actor	John Ryder	1928
The Face in the Fog Movie	6	Actor	Boston Blackie Dawson	1922
Wildfire Movie	7.3	Actor	John Keefe	1915
The Eternal City Movie	6.4	Actor	Baron Bonelli	1923
Women Love Diamonds Movie	6.1	Actor	Hugo Harlan	1927
The Devil's Garden Movie		Actor	William Dale	1920
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work Movie		Actor	Gordon Kent	1925
Brooding Eyes Movie		Actor	Slim Jim Carey	1926
Christopher Bean Movie	7.1	Actor	Dr. Milton Haggett	1933
The Great Adventure Movie		Actor	Priam Farll	1921
Enemies of Women Movie	5	Actor	Prince Lubimoff	1923
The River Woman Movie		Actor	Bill Lefty	1928
Children of the Whirlwind Movie	7.5	Actor	Joe Ellison	1925
Jim the Penman Movie		Actor	James Ralston	1921
The Copperhead Movie	7	Actor	Milt Shanks	1920
The Thirteenth Hour Movie	5.4	Actor	Prof. Leroy	1927
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)	1925
The Upheaval Movie		Actor	Jim Gordon	1916
Decameron Nights Movie	8.1	Actor	Saladin	1924
Dorian's Divorce Movie	7.4	Actor	Richard Dorian	1916
Meddling Women Movie		Actor	Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)	1924
The Master Mind Movie		Actor	Henry Allen	1920
The Romance of Elaine Movie	7.1	Actor	Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X	1915
The End of the Tour Movie		Actor	Byron Bennett	1917
Yesterday and Today Movie	5.4	Actor	(archive footage)	1953
Judith of Bethulia Movie	6.3	Actor	Extra (uncredited)	1914
His Father's Son Movie		Actor	J. Dabney Barro	1917
A Yellow Streak Movie		Actor	Barry Dale	1915
The Flaming Sword Movie	7.3	Actor	Steve	1915
The Exploits of Elaine Movie	6	Actor		1914
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde Movie		Actor	Judge Randolph Legarde	1915
The Seats of the Mighty Movie		Actor	Monsieur Doltaire	1914
The Span of Life Movie		Actor	Richard Blunt	1914
The Millionaire's Double Movie	7.9	Actor	Bide Bennington	1917
A Modern Magdalen Movie		Actor	Lindsay	1915
Under the Gaslight Movie		Actor	William Byke	1914
The Brand of Cowardice Movie	8.5	Actor	Cyril Hamilton	1916
National Red Cross Pageant Movie	7.1	Actor		1917
A Man of Iron Movie		Actor	Philip Durban	1925
The Barrier Movie	7.4	Actor	Stark Bennett	1926
Boomerang Bill Movie	2.2	Actor	Boomerang Bill	1922
The Woman Who Did Movie	7.8	Actor	Allan Merrick	1925
I Am the Man Movie		Actor	James McQuade	1924
The Wrongdoers Movie	6.7	Actor	Daniel Abbott	1925
The Splendid Road Movie		Actor	Dan Clehollis	1925
Road House Movie	6.9	Actor	Henry Grayson	1928
Checking Out: Grand Hotel Movie	3.3	Actor	Self / Various roles (archive footage)	2004
Land of Liberty Movie	7.3	Actor	(archive footage)	1939
Estrellados Movie	6.7	Actor	Self (Guest Appearance)	1930
The Road to Glory Movie	6.7	Actor	Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin	1936
Vincent Price's Dracula Movie	6.7	Actor	Professor Zelin - (archive footage)	1986
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You Movie		Actor	Self (archive footage)	2008
Super Duper Bloopers Movie	6.1	Actor	Himself	1986
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Movie		Actor		2002
Some of the Best Movie		Actor	Informal Commentary
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1948-1971
The Musketeers of Pig Alley Short Film	6.4	Actor	The Musician's Friend	1912
The New York Hat Short Film	6.1	Actor	Minister	1912
The Painted Lady Short Film	5.6	Actor	At Ice Cream Festival	1912
Death's Marathon Short Film	5.8	Actor	The Financial Backer	1913
The Burglar's Dilemma Short Film	5.8	Actor	The Householder	1912
The Christmas Party Short Film	6.2	Actor	Himself (uncredited)	1931
Friends Short Film	5.3	Actor	Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend	1912
The Miracle of Sound Short Film	5.3	Actor	Self	1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World Short Film	4.6	Actor	Self	1940
Fighting Blood Short Film	5.1	Actor		1911
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Short Film	7.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1940
The Mesmerist Short Film	6.5	Actor	The Innkeeper (archive footage)	2003
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership Short Film	6.7	Actor	Himself	1949
So Near, Yet So Far Short Film	5.5	Actor	In Club	1912
Fate Short Film	4.8	Actor	Father, Loving Family	1913
My Baby Short Film	6.2	Actor	At table	1912
The One She Loved Short Film	6.5	Actor	The Neighbor	1912
The Little Tease Short Film	6.1	Actor	In Bar	1913
Strongheart Short Film	5.7	Actor	Billy Saunders	1914
Twenty Years After Short Film	6	Actor	(archive footage)	1944
The Telephone Girl and the Lady Short Film	5.3	Actor	The Desk Sergeant	1913
The Switch Tower Short Film	6.3	Actor	First Counterfeiter	1913
The Strong Man's Burden Short Film	6.1	Actor	John - the Elder Brother	1913
From the Ends of the Earth Short Film	4.5	Actor	Self	1939
Classmates Short Film	5.3	Actor	Bubby Dumble	1914
Three Friends Short Film	6.1	Actor	Second Friend	1913
An Indian's Loyalty Short Film		Actor	The Cattle Buyer	1913
The Wanderer Short Film	5.2	Actor	The Male Lover	1913
Wife Tamers Short Film	6	Actor	Mr. Barry	1926
The Yaqui Cur Short Film	6.6	Actor	The Easterner	1913
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Short Film	7.2	Actor	Gramps	1943
The Quitter Movie		Actor	Happy Jack Lewis	1916
A Timely Interception Short Film	6.3	Actor	Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother	1913
The God Within Short Film	5.9	Actor	The Woman of the Camp's Lover	1912
The Woman in Black Movie	5.7	Actor	Robert Crane	1914
The Lady and the Mouse Short Film	6.7	Actor	The Father	1913
Film Fun Short Film	5.4	Actor	(archive footage)	1955
The Movies March On Short Film	6.1	Actor	Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)	1939
Screen Actors Short Film	5.6	Actor	Self (uncredited)	1950
The House of Darkness Short Film	5.9	Actor	The Doctor	1913
My Hero Short Film	6.8	Actor		1912
So Runs the Way Short Film		Actor		1913
The Unwelcome Guest Short Film	5.6	Actor	At Auction (uncredited)	1913
A Cry for Help Short Film	5.2	Actor	The Tramp	1912
The Informer Short Film	6.6	Actor	Union Soldier	1912
Just Gold Short Film	6.2	Actor	The Stay-at-Home Brother	1913
Oil and Water Short Film	5.2	Actor	The Idealist's Friend	1913
Brutality Short Film	5.2	Actor	At Wedding	1912
Gold and Glitter Short Film	5.8	Actor	The Lover	1912
Heredity Short Film		Actor	Woodsman	1912
A Chance Deception Short Film	4.3	Actor	2nd Policeman	1913
The Wrong Bottle Short Film		Actor	The Father	1913
Love in an Apartment Hotel Short Film	6.1	Actor	In Hotel Lobby	1913
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods Short Film	5	Actor	The Father	1913
Near to Earth Short Film	5.3	Actor	Gato	1913
In Diplomatic Circles Short Film		Actor	The Japanese Ambassador	1913
The Well Short Film		Actor	The Farmer	1913
The Enemy's Baby Short Film	5.1	Actor	Postmaster Ben Brown	1913
Red Hicks Defies the World Short Film		Actor	The Referee	1913
The Ranchero's Revenge Short Film		Actor	The Ranchero	1913
A Gamble with Death Short Film		Actor	Jim Benton, the Bartender	1913
The Mirror Short Film		Actor	Daisy's Father	1913
The Work Habit Short Film		Actor	The Father	1913
Under the Shadow of the Law Short Film		Actor	Charles Darnton - the Employer	1913
The Crook and the Girl Short Film		Actor	The Nephew	1913
I Was Meant for You Short Film		Actor	Lavina's Father	1913
The Stolen Treaty Short Film		Actor	The Japanese Diplomat	1913
All for Science Short Film		Actor	Detective	1913
Her Father's Silent Partner Short Film		Actor		1914
The Sheriff's Baby Short Film	6.1	Actor	Third Bandit	1913
A Misunderstood Boy Short Film	6.5	Actor	The Father	1913
The Vengeance of Galora Short Film		Actor		1913
The Suffragette Minstrels Short Film		Actor	(unconfirmed)	1913
Pa Says Short Film		Actor	Teddy's Rival	1913
The Perfidy of Mary Short Film	6.1	Actor	Mary's Father	1913
The White Caps Short Film	5.3	Actor		1905
Woman Against Woman Short Film		Actor	Gilbert Craven	1914
The Cracksman's Gratitude Short Film		Actor		1914
The Bartered Crown Short Film		Actor	The Landlord	1914
The House of Discord Short Film		Actor	The Husband	1913
The Power of the Press Short Film		Actor	Steve Carson	1914
Dora Thorne Short Film		Actor	Lord Earle	1915
Men and Women Short Film	6.2	Actor	Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens	1914
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Short Film	7.3	Actor	Lionel Barrymore	1938
The Miser's Heart Short Film	6	Actor	Jules - the Thief	1911
The Battle Short Film	5.4	Actor	Wagon Driver (uncredited)	1911
The Chief's Blanket Short Film	5.3	Actor	The Young Man	1912
The Tender Hearted Boy Short Film		Actor	(uncredited)	1913
Almost a Wild Man Short Film		Actor	In Audience (uncredited)	1913
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore Short Film	6.2	Actor	Self	1938
The Massacre Short Film	6.2	Actor		1912
Breakdowns of 1949 Short Film	6.4	Actor	Self	1949
Complicated Women Movie	7.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2003
Our Mr. Sun Movie	7.2	Actor	Father Time (voice)	1956
James Stewart's Wonderful Life Movie	7.4	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1988
And the Oscar Goes to... Movie	6.9	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2014
Hollywood: The Selznick Years Movie	6.5	Actor	'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited)	1969
Hollywood: The Dream Factory Movie	6.4	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1972
Madame X Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1929
Redemption Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1930
Ten Cents a Dance Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1931
The Rogue Song Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1930
The Sea Bat Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1930
The Unholy Night Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1929
Life's Whirlpool Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1917
His Glorious Night Movie	8.3	Directing	Director, Music	1929
The Burglar's Dilemma Short Film	5.8	Writing	Writer	1912
His Secret Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director	1913
The Vengeance of Galora Short Film		Writing	Writer	1913
The Tender Hearted Boy Short Film		Writing	Writer	1913
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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