Lionel Barrymore
Acting
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
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movieFrank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieIrving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
movieThe Mesmerist
2003
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieHooray for Hollywood
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
movieBrasileiros em Hollywood
1970
Self (archive footage)
movieOur Mr. Sun
1956
Father Time (voice)
tvMGM Parade
1955
Self / self
Film Fun
1955
(archive footage)
movieYesterday and Today
1953
(archive footage)
movieLone Star
1952
Andrew Jackson
movieBannerline
1951
Hugo Trimble
movieThe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951
Himself - Giving Introduction
movieRight Cross
1950
Sean O'Malley
Screen Actors
1950
Self (uncredited)
movieMalaya
1949
John Manchester
movieDown to the Sea in Ships
1949
Bering Joy
movieKey Largo
1948
James Temple
movieDark Delusion
1947
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieThe Way of the World
1947
Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
movieDuel in the Sun
1946
Sen. Jackson McCanles
movieThe Secret Heart
1946
Dr. Rossiger
movieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
Mr. Potter
movieThree Wise Fools
1946
Dr. Richard Gaunght
movieThe Valley of Decision
1945
Pat Rafferty
movieBetween Two Women
1945
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieDragon Seed
1944
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieSince You Went Away
1944
Clergyman
movie3 Men in White
1944
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieA Guy Named Joe
1944
The General
movieTwenty Years After
1944
(archive footage)
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieTennessee Johnson
1942
Thaddeus Stevens
movieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieCalling Dr. Gillespie
1942
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieDr. Kildare's Victory
1942
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieLady Be Good
1941
Judge Murdock
movieDr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieThe Bad Man
1941
Uncle Henry Jones
movieThe Penalty
1941
'Grandpop' Logan
movieDr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Self (archive footage)
movieDr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
Leonard Gillespie
movieThe Stars Look Down
1940
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
movieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
Leonard Gillespie
movieOn Borrowed Time
1939
Julian Northrup aka Gramps
movieThe Movies March On
1939
Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
movieLand of Liberty
1939
(archive footage)
movieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieLet Freedom Ring
1939
Thomas Logan
movieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
movieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
Martin Vanderhof
movieScreen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
Lionel Barrymore
movieTest Pilot
1938
Howard B. Drake
movieA Yank at Oxford
1938
Dan Sheridan
movieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
movieSaratoga
1937
Grandpa Clayton
movieCaptains Courageous
1937
Captain Disko Troop
movieA Family Affair
1937
Judge Hardy
movieCamille
1936
Monsieur Duval
movieThe Road to Glory
1936
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
movieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936
Andrew Jackson
movieThe Devil-Doll
1936
Paul Lavond
movieThe Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
Springfield Davis
movieAh, Wilderness!
1935
Nat Miller
movieThe Return Of Peter Grimm
1935
Peter Grimm
moviePublic Hero Number 1
1935
Dr. Josiah Glass
movieMark of the Vampire
1935
Professor Zelin
movieThe Little Colonel
1935
Colonel Lloyd
movieDavid Copperfield
1935
Dan Peggotty
movieTreasure Island
1934
Billy Bones
movieThe Girl from Missouri
1934
T.R. Paige
movieThis Side of Heaven
1934
Martin Turner
movieCarolina
1934
Bob Connelly
movieDinner at Eight
1933
Oliver Jordan
movieShould Ladies Behave
1933
Augustus Merrick
movieChristopher Bean
1933
Dr. Milton Haggett
movieNight Flight
1933
Robineau
movieOne Man's Journey
1933
Eli Watt
movieThe Stranger's Return
1933
Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
movieLooking Forward
1933
Tim Benton
movieSweepings
1933
Daniel Pardway
movieRasputin and the Empress
1932
Grigori Rasputin
movieGrand Hotel
1932
Otto Kringelein
movieThe Washington Masquerade
1932
Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
movieThe Movie Album
1932
(archive footage)
movieArsène Lupin
1932
Detective Guerchard
movieBroken Lullaby
1932
Dr. H. Holderlin
movieMata Hari
1931
General Serge Shubin
movieThe Christmas Party
1931
Himself (uncredited)
movieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
Baron Igor Andreeff
movieGuilty Hands
1931
Richard Grant
movieA Free Soul
1931
Stephen Ashe
movieEstrellados
1930
Self (Guest Appearance)
movieFree and Easy
1930
Bedroom Scene
movieThe Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
movieThe Mysterious Island
1929
Andre Dakkar
movieThe River Woman
1928
Bill Lefty
movieRoad House
1928
Henry Grayson
movieThe Lion and the Mouse
1928
John Ryder
movieDrums of Love
1928
Duke Cathos de Alvia
movieSadie Thompson
1928
Alfred Davidson
movieThe Thirteenth Hour
1927
Prof. Leroy
movieBody and Soul
1927
Dr. Leyden
movieWomen Love Diamonds
1927
Hugo Harlan
movieThe Show
1927
The Greek
movieThe Temptress
1926
Canterac
movieThe Bells
1926
Mathias
movieThe Lucky Lady
1926
Count Ferranzo
movieParis at Midnight
1926
Vautrin
movieWife Tamers
1926
Mr. Barry
movieThe Barrier
1926
Stark Bennett
Brooding Eyes
1926
Slim Jim Carey
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
movieThe Splendid Road
1925
Dan Clehollis
The Woman Who Did
1925
Allan Merrick
movieFifty-Fifty
1925
Frederick Harmon
movieThe Wrongdoers
1925
Daniel Abbott
movieThe Girl Who Wouldn't Work
1925
Gordon Kent
movieChildren of the Whirlwind
1925
Joe Ellison
movieA Man of Iron
1925
Philip Durban
I Am the Man
1924
James McQuade
movieMeddling Women
1924
Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
movieAmerica
1924
Capt. Walter Butler
movieDecameron Nights
1924
Saladin
movieThe Eternal City
1923
Baron Bonelli
movieUnseeing Eyes
1923
Conrad Dean
movieEnemies of Women
1923
Prince Lubimoff
movieThe Face in the Fog
1922
Boston Blackie Dawson
movieBoomerang Bill
1922
Boomerang Bill
movieJim the Penman
1921
James Ralston
movieThe Great Adventure
1921
Priam Farll
movieThe Devil's Garden
1920
William Dale
movieThe Master Mind
1920
Henry Allen
movieThe Copperhead
1920
Milt Shanks
movieThe Millionaire's Double
1917
Bide Bennington
movieHis Father's Son
1917
J. Dabney Barro
movieThe End of the Tour
1917
Byron Bennett
movieThe Brand of Cowardice
1916
Cyril Hamilton
movieThe Upheaval
1916
Jim Gordon
movieThe Quitter
1916
Happy Jack Lewis
movieDorian's Divorce
1916
Richard Dorian
movieA Yellow Streak
1915
Barry Dale
movieDora Thorne
1915
Lord Earle
movieThe Romance of Elaine
1915
Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
movieThe Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
1915
Judge Randolph Legarde
movieA Modern Magdalen
1915
Lindsay
movieWildfire
1915
John Keefe
movieThe Seats of the Mighty
1914
Monsieur Doltaire
The Span of Life
1914
Richard Blunt
movieUnder the Gaslight
1914
William Byke
movieThe Woman in Black
1914
Robert Crane
movieThe Power of the Press
1914
Steve Carson
movieMen and Women
1914
Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
Woman Against Woman
1914
Gilbert Craven
movieJudith of Bethulia
1914
Extra (uncredited)
movieStrongheart
1914
Billy Saunders
Classmates
1914
Bubby Dumble
The Bartered Crown
1914
The Landlord
movieThe House of Discord
1913
The Husband
The Stolen Treaty
1913
The Japanese Diplomat
movieThe Strong Man's Burden
1913
John - the Elder Brother
The Work Habit
1913
The Father
movieAn Indian's Loyalty
1913
The Cattle Buyer
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913
Charles Darnton - the Employer
I Was Meant for You
1913
Lavina's Father
The Mirror
1913
Daisy's Father
Pa Says
1913
Teddy's Rival
A Gamble with Death
1913
Jim Benton, the Bartender
In Diplomatic Circles
1913
The Japanese Ambassador
Almost a Wild Man
1913
In Audience (uncredited)
movieThe Switchtower
1913
First Counterfeiter
movieDeath's Marathon
1913
The Financial Backer
The Well
1913
The Farmer
The Enemy's Baby
1913
Postmaster Ben Brown
movieA Timely Interception
1913
Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
Just Gold
1913
The Stay-at-Home Brother
movieThe Yaqui Cur
1913
The Easterner
movieThe House of Darkness
1913
The Doctor
movieThe Wanderer
1913
The Male Lover
movieThe Lady and the Mouse
1913
The Father
The Perfidy of Mary
1913
Mary's Father
movieThe Sheriff's Baby
1913
Third Bandit
movieFate
1913
Father, Loving Family
movieThe Unwelcome Guest
1913
At Auction (uncredited)
A Chance Deception
1913
2nd Policeman
movieOil and Water
1913
The Idealist's Friend
movieThe Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913
The Desk Sergeant
movieThree Friends
1913
Second Friend
The God Within
1912
The Woman of the Camp's Lover
movieA Cry for Help
1912
The Tramp
movieThe Burglar’s Dilemma
1912
The Householder
movieThe New York Hat
1912
Minister
movieBrutality
1912
At Wedding
movieThe Informer
1912
Union Soldier
movieMy Baby
1912
At table
movieGold and Glitter
1912
The Lover
movieHeredity
1912
Woodsman
movieThe Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
The Musician's Friend
movieThe Painted Lady
1912
At Ice Cream Festival
The One She Loved
1912
The Neighbor
movieThe Chief's Blanket
1912
The Young Man
movieSo Near, Yet So Far
1912
In Club
movieFriends
1912
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
movieThe Miser's Heart
1911
Jules - the Thief
movieThe Battle
1911
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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movieTen Cents a Dance
1931
Director
movieThe Sea Bat
1930
Director
movieRedemption
1930
Director
movieThe Rogue Song
1930
Director
movieHis Glorious Night
1929
Director
movieThe Unholy Night
1929
Director
movieMadame X
1929
Director
movieLife's Whirlpool
1917
Director
movieHis Secret
1913
Director
