Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday28 April 1878
Died15 November 1954 (age 76)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits258

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…

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 · Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
The Mesmerist
2003 · The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers
Super Duper Bloopers
1986 · Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood
1976 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 · Self (archive footage)
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Father Time (voice)
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
1955
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
1955 · Self
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
1955 · self
Film Fun
1955 · (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today
1953 · (archive footage)
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · Self
Lone Star
Lone Star
1952 · Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
Bannerline
1951 · Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951 · Himself - Giving Introduction
Right Cross
Right Cross
1950 · Sean O'Malley
Screen Actors
1950 · Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949
Breakdowns of 1949
1949 · Self
Malaya
Malaya
1949 · John Manchester
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949 · Himself
Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949 · Bering Joy
Key Largo
Key Largo
1948 · James Temple
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Dark Delusion
Dark Delusion
1947 · Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World
The Way of the World
1947 · Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946 · Sen. Jackson McCanles
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 · Dr. Rossiger
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Mr. Potter
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 · Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision
1945 · Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
1945 · Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed
1944 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
1944 · Clergyman
3 Men in White
3 Men in White
1944 · Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
1944 · The General
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 · Gramps
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 · Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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