Lionel Barrymore

ActorDirectorSoundWriter Apr 28 (died age 76) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1905–2008 (103 year career)

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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

Film

It's a Wonderful Life

Mr. Potter

Film

Key Largo

James Temple

Film

You Can't Take It with You

Martin Vanderhof

Film

Grand Hotel

Otto Kringelein

Film

Captains Courageous

Captain Disko Troop

Film

Camille

Monsieur Duval

Film

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Film

Duel in the Sun

Sen. Jackson McCanles

Filmography

Acting (246)

Movies (244)

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)

7.0

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

The Mesmerist

2003

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)

8.0

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

2002

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Super Duper Bloopers

1986

as Self

6.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970

as Self (archive footage)

Our Mr. Sun

1956

as Father Time (voice)

7.5

Film Fun

1955

as (archive footage)

4.0

Main Street to Broadway

1953

as Self

6.5

Yesterday and Today

1953

as (archive footage)

Lone Star

as Andrew Jackson

Bannerline

as Hugo Trimble

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

1951

as Himself - Giving Introduction

Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

Right Cross

as Sean O'Malley

Malaya

as John Manchester

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership

1949

as Himself

Down to the Sea in Ships

as Bering Joy

Breakdowns of 1949

as Self

Key Largo

as James Temple

Dark Delusion

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.0

The Way of the World

1947

as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Mr. Potter

8.3

Duel in the Sun

1946

as Sen. Jackson McCanles

The Secret Heart

as Dr. Rossiger

Three Wise Fools

as Dr. Richard Gaunght

5.0

The Valley of Decision

1945

as Pat Rafferty

7.3

Between Two Women

1945

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

Since You Went Away

as Clergyman

A Guy Named Joe

as The General

3 Men in White

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.0

Dragon Seed

1944

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

5.5

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943

as Gramps

10.0

Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

5.8

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.5

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Thaddeus Stevens

6.1

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

5.3

The Bad Man

1941

as Uncle Henry Jones

5.4

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Lady Be Good

as Judge Murdock

The Penalty

as 'Grandpop' Logan

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

1941

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.8

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.8

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

as Self

5.5

The Stars Look Down

1940

as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)

6.4

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.0

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

4.6

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

6.7

The Movies March On

1939

as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)

3.5

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.1

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

as Self

On Borrowed Time

1939

as Julian Northrup aka Gramps

7.5

Land of Liberty

1939

as (archive footage)

Let Freedom Ring

1939

as Thomas Logan

6.0

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

5.6

You Can't Take It with You

as Martin Vanderhof

A Yank at Oxford

as Dan Sheridan

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

as Lionel Barrymore

Test Pilot

as Howard B. Drake

Young Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

6.5

A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore

1938

as Self

A Family Affair

1937

as Judge Hardy

5.7

Captains Courageous

1937

as Captain Disko Troop

Saratoga

as Grandpa Clayton

Navy Blue and Gold

as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes

The Devil-Doll

as Paul Lavond

Camille

as Monsieur Duval

The Road to Glory

as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin

6.3

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Andrew Jackson

5.3

The Voice of Bugle Ann

as Springfield Davis

David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty

The Little Colonel

as Colonel Lloyd

Mark of the Vampire

as Professor Zelin

Ah, Wilderness!

as Nat Miller

Public Hero Number 1

as Dr. Josiah Glass

The Return Of Peter Grimm

as Peter Grimm

Treasure Island

as Billy Bones

Carolina

as Bob Connelly

This Side of Heaven

as Martin Turner

The Girl from Missouri

as T.R. Paige

Sweepings

as Daniel Pardway

Looking Forward

as Tim Benton

Dinner at Eight

as Oliver Jordan

Christopher Bean

as Dr. Milton Haggett

Night Flight

as Robineau

One Man's Journey

as Eli Watt

The Stranger's Return

1933

as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr

Should Ladies Behave

as Augustus Merrick

Grand Hotel

as Otto Kringelein

Arsène Lupin

as Detective Guerchard

6.9

The Washington Masquerade

1932

as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane

6.5

Rasputin and the Empress

as Grigori Rasputin

Broken Lullaby

as Dr. H. Holderlin

The Yellow Ticket

as Baron Igor Andreeff

4.7

Mata Hari

1931

as General Serge Shubin

A Free Soul

as Stephen Ashe

Guilty Hands

as Richard Grant

The Christmas Party

as Himself (uncredited)

Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene

Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)

The Mysterious Island

1929

as Andre Dakkar

5.2

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)

5.6

The Lion and the Mouse

1928

as John Ryder

West of Zanzibar

1928

as Crane

6.8

Road House

1928

as Henry Grayson

Sadie Thompson

1928

as Alfred Davidson

6.5

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1928

as Doyle

Drums of Love

1928

as Duke Cathos de Alvia

5.0

The River Woman

1928

as Bill Lefty

The Thirteenth Hour

1927

as Prof. Leroy

7.0

Body and Soul

1927

as Dr. Leyden

Women Love Diamonds

1927

as Hugo Harlan

The Show

as The Greek

The Bells

as Mathias

Paris at Midnight

as Vautrin

Wife Tamers

as Mr. Barry

The Lucky Lady

as Count Ferranzo

The Temptress

as Canterac

The Barrier

as Stark Bennett

Brooding Eyes

as Slim Jim Carey

Children of the Whirlwind

1925

as Joe Ellison

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

1925

as Gordon Kent

A Man of Iron

1925

as Philip Durban

Fifty-Fifty

1925

as Frederick Harmon

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

7.3

The Woman Who Did

1925

as Allan Merrick

The Splendid Road

1925

as Dan Clehollis

The Wrongdoers

1925

as Daniel Abbott

Decameron Nights

1924

as Saladin

America

1924

as Capt. Walter Butler

5.7

I Am the Man

1924

as James McQuade

Meddling Women

1924

as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)

The Eternal City

1923

as Baron Bonelli

6.0

Unseeing Eyes

1923

as Conrad Dean

Enemies of Women

1923

as Prince Lubimoff

5.2

The Face in the Fog

1922

as Boston Blackie Dawson

Boomerang Bill

as Boomerang Bill

The Great Adventure

as Priam Farll

Jim the Penman

1921

as James Ralston

The Devil's Garden

1920

as William Dale

The Master Mind

1920

as Henry Allen

The Copperhead

1920

as Milt Shanks

5.5

The Millionaire's Double

1917

as Bide Bennington

National Red Cross Pageant

1917

His Father's Son

1917

as J. Dabney Barro

The End of the Tour

1917

as Byron Bennett

The Quitter

1916

as Happy Jack Lewis

The Brand of Cowardice

1916

as Cyril Hamilton

The Upheaval

1916

as Jim Gordon

Dorian's Divorce

1916

as Richard Dorian

Wildfire

1915

as John Keefe

Dora Thorne

1915

as Lord Earle

The Flaming Sword

1915

as Steve

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

1915

as Judge Randolph Legarde

A Modern Magdalen

1915

as Lindsay

A Yellow Streak

1915

as Barry Dale

The Romance of Elaine

1915

as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X

The Exploits of Elaine

1914

6.0

Under the Gaslight

1914

as William Byke

Strongheart

1914

as Billy Saunders

5.0

The Span of Life

1914

as Richard Blunt

The Seats of the Mighty

1914

as Monsieur Doltaire

Classmates

1914

as Bubby Dumble

Her Father's Silent Partner

1914

Judith of Bethulia

1914

as Extra (uncredited)

6.1

The Woman in Black

1914

as Robert Crane

5.0

The Power of the Press

1914

as Steve Carson

The Cracksman's Gratitude

1914

Men and Women

1914

as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens

The Bartered Crown

1914

as The Landlord

Woman Against Woman

1914

as Gilbert Craven

An Adventure in the Autumn Woods

1913

as The Father

A Chance Deception

1913

as 2nd Policeman

Almost a Wild Man

1913

as In Audience (uncredited)

Pa Says

1913

as Teddy's Rival

The Switchtower

1913

as First Counterfeiter

5.0

Oil and Water

1913

as The Idealist's Friend

All for Science

1913

as Detective

The House of Darkness

1913

as The Doctor

5.0

Near To Earth

1913

as Gato

Fate

1913

as Father, Loving Family

The Little Tease

as In Bar

A Gamble with Death

as Jim Benton, the Bartender

The Tender Hearted Boy

1913

as (uncredited)

The Perfidy of Mary

1913

as Mary's Father

The Wrong Bottle

1913

as The Father

Red Hicks Defies the World

1913

as The Referee

Just Gold

1913

as The Stay-at-Home Brother

The Stolen Treaty

1913

as The Japanese Diplomat

The Crook and the Girl

1913

as The Nephew

The Suffragette Minstrels

1913

as (unconfirmed)

A Timely Interception

1913

as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother

Three Friends

as Second Friend

The Work Habit

as The Father

The Mirror

1913

as Daisy's Father

Death's Marathon

1913

as The Financial Backer

5.7

The Well

1913

as The Farmer

A Misunderstood Boy

1913

as The Father

The Strong Man's Burden

1913

as John - the Elder Brother

The Sheriff's Baby

as Third Bandit

I Was Meant for You

as Lavina's Father

The Wanderer

1913

as The Male Lover

5.4

The House of Discord

1913

as The Husband

In Diplomatic Circles

1913

as The Japanese Ambassador

Under the Shadow of the Law

1913

as Charles Darnton - the Employer

6.0

An Indian's Loyalty

1913

as The Cattle Buyer

The Telephone Girl and the Lady

1913

as The Desk Sergeant

5.7

The Vengeance of Galora

1913

The Yaqui Cur

1913

as The Easterner

So Runs the Way

1913

Love in an Apartment Hotel

1913

as In Hotel Lobby

The Lady and the Mouse

1913

as The Father

The Unwelcome Guest

1913

as At Auction (uncredited)

5.0

The Ranchero's Revenge

1913

as The Ranchero

The Enemy's Baby

1913

as Postmaster Ben Brown

The New York Hat

1912

as Minister

5.6

My Hero

1912

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912

as The Musician's Friend

6.2

Friends

1912

as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend

5.5

Brutality

1912

as At Wedding

So Near, Yet So Far

1912

as In Club

5.9

The Informer

1912

as Union Soldier

The Painted Lady

1912

as At Ice Cream Festival

5.5

A Cry for Help

1912

as The Tramp

Gold and Glitter

1912

as The Lover

My Baby

1912

as At table

5.5

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912

as The Householder

5.3

Heredity

1912

as Woodsman

The One She Loved

1912

as The Neighbor

The Chief's Blanket

1912

as The Young Man

The God Within

1912

as The Woman of the Camp's Lover

The Miser's Heart

as Jules - the Thief

Fighting Blood

The Battle

as Wagon Driver (uncredited)

4.8

The White Caps

1905

5.0

Television (2)

MGM Parade

1955

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8

Crew (13)

Movies (13)

Ten Cents a Dance

Director

The Rogue Song

Director

Redemption

Director

Si l'empereur savait ça

1930

Music

The Sea Bat

1930

Director

4.3

His Glorious Night

1929

Director

The Unholy Night

Director

Madame X

Director

Life's Whirlpool

Director

The Tender Hearted Boy

1913

Writer

The Vengeance of Galora

1913

Writer

His Secret

1913

Director

5.0

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912

Writer

5.3