Lionel Barrymore
Acting
1878-04-28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008 · Movie
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005 · Movie
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 · Movie
The Mesmerist
2003 · Movie
Complicated Women
2003 · Movie
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002 · Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Movie
Super Duper Bloopers
1986 · Movie
Hollywood
1980 · Series
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
Hooray for Hollywood
1976 · Movie
That's Entertainment!
1974 · Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Movie
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 · Movie
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Movie
MGM Parade
1955 · Series
Film Fun
1955 · Movie
Yesterday and Today
1953 · Movie
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · Movie
Lone Star
1952 · Movie
Bannerline
1951 · Movie
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951 · Movie
Right Cross
1950 · Movie
Screen Actors
1950 · Movie
Breakdowns of 1949
1949 · Movie
Malaya
1949 · Movie
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949 · Movie
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949 · Movie
Key Largo
1948 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Dark Delusion
1947 · Movie
The Way of the World
1947 · Movie
Duel in the Sun
1946 · Movie
The Secret Heart
1946 · Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Movie
Three Wise Fools
1946 · Movie
The Valley of Decision
1945 · Movie
Between Two Women
1945 · Movie
Dragon Seed
1944 · Movie
Since You Went Away
1944 · Movie
3 Men in White
1944 · Movie
A Guy Named Joe
1944 · Movie
Twenty Years After
1944 · Movie
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 · Movie
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Movie
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Movie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 · Movie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 · Movie
Lady Be Good
1941 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941 · Movie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 · Movie
The Bad Man
1941 · Movie
The Penalty
1941 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 · Movie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Movie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Movie
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Movie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 · Movie
The Stars Look Down
1940 · Movie
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 · Movie
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Movie
The Movies March On
1939 · Movie
Land of Liberty
1939 · Movie
From the Ends of the Earth
1939 · Movie
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 · Movie
Let Freedom Ring
1939 · Movie
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
1938 · Movie
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 · Movie
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 · Movie
Test Pilot
1938 · Movie
A Yank at Oxford
1938 · Movie
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 · Movie
Saratoga
1937 · Movie
Captains Courageous
1937 · Movie
A Family Affair
1937 · Movie
Camille
1936 · Movie
The Road to Glory
1936 · Movie
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · Movie
The Devil-Doll
1936 · Movie
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936 · Movie
Ah, Wilderness!
1935 · Movie
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935 · Movie
Public Hero Number 1
1935 · Movie
Mark of the Vampire
1935 · Movie
The Little Colonel
1935 · Movie
David Copperfield
1935 · Movie
Treasure Island
1934 · Movie
The Girl from Missouri
1934 · Movie
This Side of Heaven
1934 · Movie
Carolina
1934 · Movie
Dinner at Eight
1933 · Movie
Should Ladies Behave
1933 · Movie
Christopher Bean
1933 · Movie
Night Flight
1933 · Movie
One Man's Journey
1933 · Movie
The Stranger's Return
1933 · Movie
Looking Forward
1933 · Movie
Sweepings
1933 · Movie
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 · Movie
Grand Hotel
1932 · Movie
The Washington Masquerade
1932 · Movie
The Movie Album
1932 · Movie
Arsène Lupin
1932 · Movie
Broken Lullaby
1932 · Movie
Mata Hari
1931 · Movie
The Christmas Party
1931 · Movie
The Yellow Ticket
1931 · Movie
Guilty Hands
1931 · Movie
A Free Soul
1931 · Movie
Ten Cents a Dance
1931 · Movie
Si l'empereur savait ça
1930 · Movie
Estrellados
1930 · Movie
The Sea Bat
1930 · Movie
Redemption
1930 · Movie
Free and Easy
1930 · Movie
The Rogue Song
1930 · Movie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929 · Movie
The Mysterious Island
1929 · Movie
His Glorious Night
1929 · Movie
The Unholy Night
1929 · Movie
Madame X
1929 · Movie
The River Woman
1928 · Movie
West of Zanzibar
1928 · Movie
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928 · Movie
Road House
1928 · Movie
The Lion and the Mouse
1928 · Movie
Drums of Love
1928 · Movie
Sadie Thompson
1928 · Movie
The Thirteenth Hour
1927 · Movie
Body and Soul
1927 · Movie
Women Love Diamonds
1927 · Movie
The Show
1927 · Movie
The Temptress
1926 · Movie
The Bells
1926 · Movie
The Lucky Lady
1926 · Movie
Paris at Midnight
1926 · Movie
Wife Tamers
1926 · Movie
The Barrier
1926 · Movie
Brooding Eyes
1926 · Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Movie
The Splendid Road
1925 · Movie
The Woman Who Did
1925 · Movie
Fifty-Fifty
1925 · Movie
The Wrongdoers
1925 · Movie
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
1925 · Movie
Children of the Whirlwind
1925 · Movie
A Man of Iron
1925 · Movie
I Am the Man
1924 · Movie
Meddling Women
1924 · Movie
Decameron Nights
1924 · Movie
America
1924 · Movie
The Eternal City
1923 · Movie
Unseeing Eyes
1923 · Movie
Enemies of Women
1923 · Movie
The Face in the Fog
1922 · Movie
Boomerang Bill
1922 · Movie
Jim the Penman
1921 · Movie
The Great Adventure
1921 · Movie
The Devil's Garden
1920 · Movie
The Master Mind
1920 · Movie
The Copperhead
1920 · Movie
National Red Cross Pageant
1917 · Movie
Life's Whirlpool
1917 · Movie
The Millionaire's Double
1917 · Movie
His Father's Son
1917 · Movie
The End of the Tour
1917 · Movie
The Brand of Cowardice
1916 · Movie
The Upheaval
1916 · Movie
The Quitter
1916 · Movie
Dorian's Divorce
1916 · Movie
A Yellow Streak
1915 · Movie
Dora Thorne
1915 · Movie
The Flaming Sword
1915 · Movie
The Romance of Elaine
1915 · Movie
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
1915 · Movie
A Modern Magdalen
1915 · Movie
Wildfire
1915 · Movie
The Exploits of Elaine
1914 · Movie
The Seats of the Mighty
1914 · Movie
The Span of Life
1914 · Movie
Under the Gaslight
1914 · Movie
The Woman in Black
1914 · Movie
The Power of the Press
1914 · Movie
Men and Women
1914 · Movie
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914 · Movie
Woman Against Woman
1914 · Movie
Judith of Bethulia
1914 · Movie
Strongheart
1914 · Movie
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914 · Movie
Classmates
1914 · Movie
The Bartered Crown
1914 · Movie
The House of Discord
1913 · Movie
All for Science
1913 · Movie
So Runs the Way
1913 · Movie
His Secret
1913 · Movie
The Stolen Treaty
1913 · Movie
The Strong Man's Burden
1913 · Movie
The Crook and the Girl
1913 · Movie
The Work Habit
1913 · Movie
The Suffragette Minstrels
1913 · Movie
An Indian's Loyalty
1913 · Movie
I Was Meant for You
1913 · Movie
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913 · Movie
The Vengeance of Galora
1913 · Movie
The Mirror
1913 · Movie
Pa Says
1913 · Movie
The Enemy's Baby
1913 · Movie
A Gamble with Death
1913 · Movie
In Diplomatic Circles
1913 · Movie
Almost a Wild Man
1913 · Movie
The Switchtower
1913 · Movie
Death's Marathon
1913 · Movie
The Well
1913 · Movie
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913 · Movie
A Timely Interception
1913 · Movie
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913 · Movie
Just Gold
1913 · Movie
The Yaqui Cur
1913 · Movie
The House of Darkness
1913 · Movie
The Wanderer
1913 · Movie
The Lady and the Mouse
1913 · Movie
A Misunderstood Boy
1913 · Movie
The Little Tease
1913 · Movie
The Perfidy of Mary
1913 · Movie
The Sheriff's Baby
1913 · Movie
Fate
1913 · Movie
Near To Earth
1913 · Movie
The Unwelcome Guest
1913 · Movie
The Wrong Bottle
1913 · Movie
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913 · Movie
A Chance Deception
1913 · Movie
Oil and Water
1913 · Movie
The Tender Hearted Boy
1913 · Movie
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
1913 · Movie
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913 · Movie
Three Friends
1913 · Movie
The God Within
1912 · Movie
A Cry for Help
1912 · Movie
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912 · Movie
My Hero
1912 · Movie
The New York Hat
1912 · Movie
Brutality
1912 · Movie
The Informer
1912 · Movie
My Baby
1912 · Movie
Gold and Glitter
1912 · Movie
Heredity
1912 · Movie
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912 · Movie
The Painted Lady
1912 · Movie
The One She Loved
1912 · Movie
The Chief's Blanket
1912 · Movie
So Near, Yet So Far
1912 · Movie
Friends
1912 · Movie
The Miser's Heart
1911 · Movie
The Battle
1911 · Movie
Fighting Blood
1911 · Movie
The White Caps
1905 · Movie