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