Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

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.

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Movies starring Lionel Barrymore (245)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

Self / Various Roles (Archive Footage)

The Mesmerist (2003)

The Innkeeper (Archive Footage)

Complicated Women (2003)

Self (Archive Footage)

That's Entertainment! (1974)

(Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

Our Mr. Sun (1956)

Father Time (Voice)

Film Fun (1955)

(Archive Footage)

Lone Star (1952)

Andrew Jackson

Bannerline (1951)

Hugo Trimble

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)

Himself - Giving Introduction

Right Cross (1950)

Sean O'malley

Screen Actors (1950)

Self (Uncredited)

Malaya (1949)

John Manchester

Some of the Best (1949)

Informal Commentary

Key Largo (1948)

James Temple

Dark Delusion (1947)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The Way of the World (1947)

Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Sen. Jackson Mccanles

Three Wise Fools (1946)

Dr. Richard Gaunght

Between Two Women (1945)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dragon Seed (1944)

Narrator (Voice) (Uncredited)

3 Men in White (1944)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Twenty Years After (1944)

(Archive Footage)

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Thaddeus Stevens

Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Lady Be Good (1941)

Judge Murdock

The Bad Man (1941)

Uncle Henry Jones

The Penalty (1941)

'Grandpop' Logan

Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The Stars Look Down (1940)

Narrator (U.s. Release Only) (Voice)

On Borrowed Time (1939)

Julian Northrup Aka Gramps

The Movies March On (1939)

Self (Segment The New York Hat) (Archive Footage)

Land of Liberty (1939)

(Archive Footage)

Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Young Dr. Kildare (1938)

Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Test Pilot (1938)

Howard B. Drake

Navy Blue and Gold (1937)

Captain 'Skinny' Dawes

Saratoga (1937)

Grandpa Clayton

Captains Courageous (1937)

Captain Disko Troop

Camille (1936)

Monsieur Duval

The Road to Glory (1936)

Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin

Carolina (1934)

Bob Connelly

Christopher Bean (1933)

Dr. Milton Haggett

The Stranger's Return (1933)

Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr

Sweepings (1933)

Daniel Pardway

Grand Hotel (1932)

Otto Kringelein

The Washington Masquerade (1932)

Jefferson "Jeff" Keane

The Movie Album (1932)

(Archive Footage)

Arsène Lupin (1932)

Detective Guerchard

Broken Lullaby (1932)

Dr. H. Holderlin

Mata Hari (1931)

General Serge Shubin

The Christmas Party (1931)

Himself (Uncredited)

The Yellow Ticket (1931)

Baron Igor Andreeff

Guilty Hands (1931)

Richard Grant

A Free Soul (1931)

Stephen Ashe

Estrellados (1930)

Self (Guest Appearance)

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

Self - Director Of 'Romeo And Juliet' (Uncredited)

Road House (1928)

Henry Grayson

Drums of Love (1928)

Duke Cathos De Alvia

Sadie Thompson (1928)

Alfred Davidson

The Lucky Lady (1926)

Count Ferranzo

The Barrier (1926)

Stark Bennett

Brooding Eyes (1926)

Slim Jim Carey

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Chariot Race Spectator (Uncredited)

Fifty-Fifty (1925)

Frederick Harmon

I Am the Man (1924)

James Mcquade

Meddling Women (1924)

Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (Duel Role)

America (1924)

Capt. Walter Butler

The Face in the Fog (1922)

Boston Blackie Dawson

Boomerang Bill (1922)

Boomerang Bill

The Quitter (1916)

Happy Jack Lewis

The Romance of Elaine (1915)

Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X

Wildfire (1915)

John Keefe

Men and Women (1914)

Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens

Judith of Bethulia (1914)

Extra (Uncredited)

Strongheart (1914)

Billy Saunders

Classmates (1914)

Bubby Dumble

The Stolen Treaty (1913)

The Japanese Diplomat

The Strong Man's Burden (1913)

John - The Elder Brother

Under the Shadow of the Law (1913)

Charles Darnton - The Employer

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)

The Switchtower (1913)

First Counterfeiter

Death's Marathon (1913)

The Financial Backer

The Well (1913)

The Farmer

The Enemy's Baby (1913)

Postmaster Ben Brown

A Timely Interception (1913)

Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother

Just Gold (1913)

The Stay-At-Home Brother

The Wanderer (1913)

The Male Lover

Fate (1913)

Father, Loving Family

The Unwelcome Guest (1913)

At Auction (Uncredited)

Oil and Water (1913)

The Idealist's Friend

The God Within (1912)

The Woman Of The Camp's Lover

The Informer (1912)

Union Soldier

The Painted Lady (1912)

At Ice Cream Festival

Friends (1912)

Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend

The Miser's Heart (1911)

Jules - The Thief

The Battle (1911)

Wagon Driver (Uncredited)

Movies Made by Lionel Barrymore (13)

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