Lionel Barrymore
Actor
Born April 28, 1878 in 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
Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Our Mr. Sun
Father Time (voice)
MGM Parade
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
Main Street to Broadway
Self
Lone Star
Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
Himself - Giving Introduction
Right Cross
Sean O'Malley
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
Malaya
John Manchester
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
Himself
Down to the Sea in Ships
Bering Joy
Key Largo
James Temple
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Dark Delusion
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World
Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Duel in the Sun
Sen. Jackson McCanles
The Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Potter
Three Wise Fools
Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Valley of Decision
Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
Clergyman
3 Men in White
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A Guy Named Joe
The General
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Gramps
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good
Judge Murdock
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Bad Man
Uncle Henry Jones
The Penalty
'Grandpop' Logan
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time
Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Movies March On
Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Land of Liberty
(archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring
Thomas Logan
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
You Can't Take It with You
Martin Vanderhof
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Lionel Barrymore
Test Pilot
Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford
Dan Sheridan
Navy Blue and Gold
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Saratoga
Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous
Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair
Judge Hardy
Camille
Monsieur Duval
The Road to Glory
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Gorgeous Hussy
Andrew Jackson
The Devil-Doll
Paul Lavond
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Springfield Davis
Ah, Wilderness!
Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Peter Grimm
Public Hero Number 1
Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire
Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel
Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield
Dan Peggotty
Treasure Island
Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri
T.R. Paige
This Side of Heaven
Martin Turner
Carolina
Bob Connelly
Dinner at Eight
Oliver Jordan
Should Ladies Behave
Augustus Merrick
Christopher Bean
Dr. Milton Haggett
Night Flight
Robineau
One Man's Journey
Eli Watt
The Stranger's Return
Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Looking Forward
Tim Benton
Sweepings
Daniel Pardway
Rasputin and the Empress
Grigori Rasputin
Grand Hotel
Otto Kringelein
The Washington Masquerade
Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Movie Album
(archive footage)
Arsène Lupin
Detective Guerchard
Broken Lullaby
Dr. H. Holderlin
Mata Hari
General Serge Shubin
The Christmas Party
Himself (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket
Baron Igor Andreeff
Guilty Hands
Richard Grant
A Free Soul
Stephen Ashe
Ten Cents a Dance
Si l'empereur savait ça
Estrellados
Self (Guest Appearance)
The Sea Bat
Redemption
Free and Easy
Bedroom Scene
The Rogue Song
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
Andre Dakkar
His Glorious Night
The Unholy Night
Madame X
The River Woman
Bill Lefty
West of Zanzibar
Crane
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Doyle
Road House
Henry Grayson
The Lion and the Mouse
John Ryder
Drums of Love
Duke Cathos de Alvia
Sadie Thompson
Alfred Davidson
The Thirteenth Hour
Prof. Leroy
Body and Soul
Dr. Leyden
Women Love Diamonds
Hugo Harlan
The Show
The Greek
The Temptress
Canterac
The Bells
Mathias
The Lucky Lady
Count Ferranzo
Paris at Midnight
Vautrin
Wife Tamers
Mr. Barry
The Barrier
Stark Bennett
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Splendid Road
Dan Clehollis
Fifty-Fifty
Frederick Harmon
The Wrongdoers
Daniel Abbott
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
Gordon Kent
Children of the Whirlwind
Joe Ellison
A Man of Iron
Philip Durban
Meddling Women
Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
America
Capt. Walter Butler
Decameron Nights
Saladin
The Eternal City
Baron Bonelli
Unseeing Eyes
Conrad Dean
Enemies of Women
Prince Lubimoff
The Face in the Fog
Boston Blackie Dawson
Boomerang Bill
Boomerang Bill
Jim the Penman
James Ralston
The Great Adventure
Priam Farll
The Devil's Garden
William Dale
The Master Mind
Henry Allen
The Copperhead
Milt Shanks
National Red Cross Pageant
Life's Whirlpool
The Millionaire's Double
Bide Bennington
His Father's Son
J. Dabney Barro
The End of the Tour
Byron Bennett
The Brand of Cowardice
Cyril Hamilton
The Upheaval
Jim Gordon
The Quitter
Happy Jack Lewis
Dorian's Divorce
Richard Dorian
A Yellow Streak
Barry Dale
Dora Thorne
Lord Earle
The Flaming Sword
Steve
The Romance of Elaine
Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Judge Randolph Legarde
A Modern Magdalen
Lindsay
Wildfire
John Keefe
The Exploits of Elaine
The Seats of the Mighty
Monsieur Doltaire
Under the Gaslight
William Byke
The Woman in Black
Robert Crane
The Power of the Press
Steve Carson
Men and Women
Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
Judith of Bethulia
Extra (uncredited)
Strongheart
Billy Saunders
Her Father's Silent Partner
The House of Discord
The Husband
His Secret
The Strong Man's Burden
John - the Elder Brother
An Indian's Loyalty
The Cattle Buyer
The Switchtower
First Counterfeiter
Death's Marathon
The Financial Backer
A Timely Interception
Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
The Yaqui Cur
The Easterner
The House of Darkness
The Doctor
The Wanderer
The Male Lover
The Lady and the Mouse
The Father
The Little Tease
In Bar
The Sheriff's Baby
Third Bandit
Fate
Father, Loving Family
Near To Earth
Gato
The Unwelcome Guest
At Auction (uncredited)
Oil and Water
The Idealist's Friend
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Desk Sergeant
Three Friends
Second Friend
A Cry for Help
The Tramp
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Householder
The New York Hat
Minister
Brutality
At Wedding
The Informer
Union Soldier
My Baby
At table
Gold and Glitter
The Lover
Heredity
Woodsman
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musician's Friend
The Painted Lady
At Ice Cream Festival
The Chief's Blanket
The Young Man
So Near, Yet So Far
In Club
Friends
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Miser's Heart
Jules - the Thief
The Battle
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Fighting Blood
The White Caps