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