Lionel Barrymore
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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
Credits
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Mr. Potter
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film Fun (1955)
as (archive footage)
Mata Hari (1931)
as General Serge Shubin
Duel in the Sun (1946)
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
Grand Hotel (1932)
as Otto Kringelein
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Martin Vanderhof
Treasure Island (1934)
as Billy Bones
Carolina (1934)
as Bob Connelly
The Valley of Decision (1945)
as Pat Rafferty
Classmates (1914)
as Bubby Dumble
Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Key Largo (1948)
as James Temple
Road House (1928)
as Henry Grayson
Pa Says (1913)
as Teddy's Rival
Her Father's Silent Partner (1914)
Actor
Arsène Lupin (1932)
as Detective Guerchard
Camille (1936)
as Monsieur Duval
Malaya (1949)
as John Manchester
The Little Colonel (1935)
as Colonel Lloyd
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
as Andrew Jackson
The Well (1913)
as The Farmer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
The Mirror (1913)
as Daisy's Father
Women Love Diamonds (1927)
as Hugo Harlan
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Decameron Nights (1924)
as Saladin
Dinner at Eight (1933)
as Oliver Jordan
Dragon Seed (1944)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
as Professor Zelin
David Copperfield (1935)
as Dan Peggotty
Lone Star (1952)
as Andrew Jackson
Red Hicks Defies the World (1913)
as The Referee
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Captain Disko Troop
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
The Copperhead (1920)
as Milt Shanks
The Suffragette Minstrels (1913)
as (unconfirmed)
Three Friends (1913)
as Second Friend
Dora Thorne (1915)
as Lord Earle
Broken Lullaby (1932)
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Wife Tamers (1926)
as Mr. Barry
On Borrowed Time (1939)
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Upheaval (1916)
as Jim Gordon
The Devil-Doll (1936)
as Paul Lavond
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
as Extra (uncredited)
Saratoga (1937)
as Grandpa Clayton
Night Flight (1933)
as Robineau
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
as Dan Sheridan
Land of Liberty (1939)
as (archive footage)
Almost a Wild Man (1913)
as In Audience (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
as The General
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
as Grigori Rasputin
Three Wise Fools (1946)
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
as Leonard Gillespie
The Vengeance of Galora (1913)
Actor
The Movie Album (1932)
as (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
Just Gold (1913)
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
So Runs the Way (1913)
Actor
National Red Cross Pageant (1917)
Actor
Free and Easy (1930)
as Bedroom Scene
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
as Thaddeus Stevens
Under the Gaslight (1914)
as William Byke
Brutality (1912)
as At Wedding
The Stranger's Return (1933)
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
as Nat Miller
Oil and Water (1913)
as The Idealist's Friend
The Girl from Missouri (1934)
as T.R. Paige
Our Mr. Sun (1956)
as Father Time (voice)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
as Bering Joy
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Men and Women (1914)
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Wrong Bottle (1913)
as The Father
Strongheart (1914)
as Billy Saunders
I Was Meant for You (1913)
as Lavina's Father
Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)
as Self
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers (1986)
as Self
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Test Pilot (1938)
as Howard B. Drake
The Stars Look Down (1940)
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Way of the World (1947)
as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
A Man of Iron (1925)
as Philip Durban
The Yellow Ticket (1931)
as Baron Igor Andreeff
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
as Leonard Gillespie
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
as Doyle
Fifty-Fifty (1925)
as Frederick Harmon
The Road to Glory (1936)
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Stolen Treaty (1913)
as The Japanese Diplomat
Death's Marathon (1913)
as The Financial Backer
The Woman in Black (1914)
as Robert Crane
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
as Self
The Secret Heart (1946)
as Dr. Rossiger
The Mysterious Island (1929)
as Andre Dakkar
The Washington Masquerade (1932)
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Return Of Peter Grimm (1935)
as Peter Grimm
The Temptress (1926)
as Canterac
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Cracksman's Gratitude (1914)
Actor
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
as Self (archive footage)
The Show (1927)
as The Greek
Since You Went Away (1944)
as Clergyman
Gold and Glitter (1912)
as The Lover
Should Ladies Behave (1933)
as Augustus Merrick
Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913)
as In Hotel Lobby
Sadie Thompson (1928)
as Alfred Davidson
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
as Springfield Davis
The One She Loved (1912)
as The Neighbor
The White Caps (1905)
Actor
In Diplomatic Circles (1913)
as The Japanese Ambassador
Bannerline (1951)
as Hugo Trimble
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
as Self
A Free Soul (1931)
as Stephen Ashe
The Devil's Garden (1920)
as William Dale
Guilty Hands (1931)
as Richard Grant
Lady Be Good (1941)
as Judge Murdock
The Christmas Party (1931)
as Himself (uncredited)
Christopher Bean (1933)
as Dr. Milton Haggett
Between Two Women (1945)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The House of Discord (1913)
as The Husband
A Misunderstood Boy (1913)
as The Father
The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912)
as The Householder
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
West of Zanzibar (1928)
as Crane
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
This Side of Heaven (1934)
as Martin Turner
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Master Mind (1920)
as Henry Allen
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Eternal City (1923)
as Baron Bonelli
The New York Hat (1912)
as Minister
The Unwelcome Guest (1913)
as At Auction (uncredited)
From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
as Self
The Crook and the Girl (1913)
as The Nephew
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
I Am the Man (1924)
as James McQuade
The Bells (1926)
as Mathias
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
as The Musician's Friend
The Bad Man (1941)
as Uncle Henry Jones
America (1924)
as Capt. Walter Butler
Drums of Love (1928)
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
A Modern Magdalen (1915)
as Lindsay
3 Men in White (1944)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Right Cross (1950)
as Sean O'Malley
An Indian's Loyalty (1913)
as The Cattle Buyer
Looking Forward (1933)
as Tim Benton
Sweepings (1933)
as Daniel Pardway
So Near, Yet So Far (1912)
as In Club
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
as Thomas Logan
Unseeing Eyes (1923)
as Conrad Dean
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
as Self
Jim the Penman (1921)
as James Ralston
The Lucky Lady (1926)
as Count Ferranzo
The House of Darkness (1913)
as The Doctor
Dark Delusion (1947)
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Span of Life (1914)
as Richard Blunt
The Thirteenth Hour (1927)
as Prof. Leroy
Screen Actors (1950)
as Self (uncredited)
His Father's Son (1917)
as J. Dabney Barro
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (1913)
as The Father
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (1943)
as Gramps
The Seats of the Mighty (1914)
as Monsieur Doltaire
The Exploits of Elaine (1914)
Actor
A Cry for Help (1912)
as The Tramp
Fighting Blood (1911)
Actor
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
The Ranchero's Revenge (1913)
as The Ranchero
My Baby (1912)
as At table
All for Science (1913)
as Detective
The Flaming Sword (1915)
as Steve
The Switchtower (1913)
as First Counterfeiter
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
The Painted Lady (1912)
as At Ice Cream Festival
A Family Affair (1937)
as Judge Hardy
Wildfire (1915)
as John Keefe
A Timely Interception (1913)
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
The Informer (1912)
as Union Soldier
One Man's Journey (1933)
as Eli Watt
The Strong Man's Burden (1913)
as John - the Elder Brother
The Enemy's Baby (1913)
as Postmaster Ben Brown
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)
as Himself
The Wanderer (1913)
as The Male Lover
The Lady and the Mouse (1913)
as The Father
The Miser's Heart (1911)
as Jules - the Thief
A Gamble with Death (1913)
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
The Penalty (1941)
as 'Grandpop' Logan
The Face in the Fog (1922)
as Boston Blackie Dawson
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)
as Lionel Barrymore
The Battle (1911)
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
The Splendid Road (1925)
as Dan Clehollis
The Little Tease (1913)
as In Bar
Paris at Midnight (1926)
as Vautrin
The Movies March On (1939)
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Enemies of Women (1923)
as Prince Lubimoff
Friends (1912)
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
Yesterday and Today (1953)
as (archive footage)
The God Within (1912)
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
My Hero (1912)
Actor
Boomerang Bill (1922)
as Boomerang Bill
Heredity (1912)
as Woodsman
Woman Against Woman (1914)
as Gilbert Craven
A Chance Deception (1913)
as 2nd Policeman
Body and Soul (1927)
as Dr. Leyden
The Lion and the Mouse (1928)
as John Ryder
The Tender Hearted Boy (1913)
as (uncredited)
The Brand of Cowardice (1916)
as Cyril Hamilton
The Yaqui Cur (1913)
as The Easterner
The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)
as The Desk Sergeant
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 (2002)
Actor
The Mesmerist (2003)
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
The Quitter (1916)
as Happy Jack Lewis
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Brooding Eyes (1926)
as Slim Jim Carey
Estrellados (1930)
as Self (Guest Appearance)
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore (1938)
as Self
Near To Earth (1913)
as Gato
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde (1915)
as Judge Randolph Legarde
The Great Adventure (1921)
as Priam Farll
The End of the Tour (1917)
as Byron Bennett
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)
as Himself - Giving Introduction
The Barrier (1926)
as Stark Bennett
Under the Shadow of the Law (1913)
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
The Millionaire's Double (1917)
as Bide Bennington
The Wrongdoers (1925)
as Daniel Abbott
The Romance of Elaine (1915)
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Chief's Blanket (1912)
as The Young Man
Dorian's Divorce (1916)
as Richard Dorian
Meddling Women (1924)
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
The River Woman (1928)
as Bill Lefty
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work (1925)
as Gordon Kent
The Power of the Press (1914)
as Steve Carson
The Woman Who Did (1925)
as Allan Merrick
Fate (1913)
as Father, Loving Family
A Yellow Streak (1915)
as Barry Dale
Children of the Whirlwind (1925)
as Joe Ellison
The Sheriff's Baby (1913)
as Third Bandit
The Perfidy of Mary (1913)
as Mary's Father
The Work Habit (1913)
as The Father
The Bartered Crown (1914)
as The Landlord