Acting
Lionel Barrymore
EN, PT, FR, DE cinema · 256 credits
Born
28 April 1878
Died
15 November 1954 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Lionel Herbert Blythe · Lionel Blythe · لیونل بریمور
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
Filmography
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Our Mr. Sun
as Father Time (voice)
Film Fun
1955
Film Fun
as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Lone Star
as Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
as Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
as Himself - Giving Introduction
Right Cross
as Sean O'Malley
Screen Actors
1950
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
Malaya
as John Manchester
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Bering Joy
Key Largo
as James Temple
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World
as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
Duel in the Sun
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
Three Wise Fools
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger
The Valley of Decision
as Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Since You Went Away
as Clergyman
A Guy Named Joe
as The General
3 Men in White
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson
as Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good
as Judge Murdock
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Penalty
as 'Grandpop' Logan
The Bad Man
as Uncle Henry Jones
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring
as Thomas Logan
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford
as Dan Sheridan
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
Saratoga
as Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair
as Judge Hardy
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
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Andrew Jackson
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Springfield Davis
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel
as Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
Ah, Wilderness!
as Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige
This Side of Heaven
as Martin Turner
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
Night Flight
as Robineau
The Stranger's Return
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Should Ladies Behave
as Augustus Merrick
Sweepings
as Daniel Pardway
One Man's Journey
as Eli Watt
Looking Forward
as Tim Benton
Christopher Bean
as Dr. Milton Haggett
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
Rasputin and the Empress
as Grigori Rasputin
Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
The Yellow Ticket
as Baron Igor Andreeff
Guilty Hands
as Richard Grant
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
Ten Cents a Dance
Director
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
Redemption
Director
The Rogue Song
Director
The Sea Bat
Director
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
as Andre Dakkar
Madame X
Director
The Unholy Night
Director
His Glorious Night
Music, Director
West of Zanzibar
as Crane
Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
Road House
as Henry Grayson
Drums of Love
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
The Lion and the Mouse
as John Ryder
The River Woman
as Bill Lefty
The Show
as The Greek
Body and Soul
as Dr. Leyden
Women Love Diamonds
as Hugo Harlan
The Thirteenth Hour
as Prof. Leroy
The Temptress
as Canterac
The Barrier
as Stark Bennett
The Bells
as Mathias
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
Paris at Midnight
as Vautrin
The Lucky Lady
as Count Ferranzo
Brooding Eyes
1926
Brooding Eyes
as Slim Jim Carey
The Splendid Road
as Dan Clehollis
Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf
1925
The Woman Who Did
as Allan Merrick
The Wrongdoers
as Daniel Abbott
A Man of Iron
as Philip Durban
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as Gordon Kent
Fifty-Fifty
as Frederick Harmon
Children of the Whirlwind
as Joe Ellison
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
I Am the Man
1924
I Am the Man
as James McQuade
America
as Capt. Walter Butler
Decameron Nights
as Saladin
Meddling Women
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Unseeing Eyes
as Conrad Dean
The Eternal City
as Baron Bonelli
Enemies of Women
as Prince Lubimoff
Boomerang Bill
as Boomerang Bill
The Face in the Fog
as Boston Blackie Dawson
The Great Adventure
as Priam Farll
Jim the Penman
as James Ralston
The Devil's Garden
as William Dale
The Copperhead
as Milt Shanks
The Master Mind
as Henry Allen
The End of the Tour
as Byron Bennett
His Father's Son
as J. Dabney Barro
The Millionaire's Double
as Bide Bennington
Life's Whirlpool
Director, Writer
The Brand of Cowardice
as Cyril Hamilton
The Quitter
as Happy Jack Lewis
The Upheaval
as Jim Gordon
Dorian's Divorce
as Richard Dorian
The Romance of Elaine
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
as Judge Randolph Legarde
A Yellow Streak
as Barry Dale
Dora Thorne
as Lord Earle
A Modern Magdalen
as Lindsay
Wildfire
as John Keefe
Judith of Bethulia
as Extra (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
1914
Woman Against Woman
as Gilbert Craven
The Bartered Crown
1914
The Bartered Crown
as The Landlord
Men and Women
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
The Power of the Press
as Steve Carson
The Seats of the Mighty
as Monsieur Doltaire
The Span of Life
1914
The Span of Life
as Richard Blunt
Under the Gaslight
as William Byke
Strongheart
as Billy Saunders
Classmates
1914
Classmates
as Bubby Dumble
The Woman in Black
as Robert Crane
The Sheriff's Baby
as Third Bandit
A Chance Deception
1913
A Chance Deception
as 2nd Policeman
Just Gold
1913
Just Gold
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
The Unwelcome Guest
as At Auction (uncredited)
The Well
1913
The Well
as The Farmer
In Diplomatic Circles
1913
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Japanese Ambassador
A Gamble with Death
1913
A Gamble with Death
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
The Enemy's Baby
1913
The Enemy's Baby
as Postmaster Ben Brown
The Mirror
1913
The Mirror
as Daisy's Father
I Was Meant for You
1913
I Was Meant for You
as Lavina's Father
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
The Work Habit
1913
The Work Habit
as The Father
The Stolen Treaty
1913
The Stolen Treaty
as The Japanese Diplomat
All for Science
1913
All for Science
as Detective
Death's Marathon
as The Financial Backer
The Perfidy of Mary
1913
The Perfidy of Mary
as Mary's Father
The Tender Hearted Boy
1913
The Tender Hearted Boy
as (uncredited), Writer
Pa Says
1913
Pa Says
as Teddy's Rival
The House of Discord
as The Husband
The Yaqui Cur
as The Easterner
The Switchtower
as First Counterfeiter
The Wanderer
as The Male Lover
Almost a Wild Man
1913
Almost a Wild Man
as In Audience (uncredited)
Three Friends
as Second Friend
An Indian's Loyalty
as The Cattle Buyer
The Strong Man's Burden
as John - the Elder Brother
Fate
as Father, Loving Family
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Desk Sergeant
The Little Tease
as In Bar
Oil and Water
as The Idealist's Friend
A Timely Interception
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
The Lady and the Mouse
as The Father
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor
His Secret
Director
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
A Cry for Help
as The Tramp
Gold and Glitter
as The Lover
The Informer
as Union Soldier
Brutality
as At Wedding
Heredity
as Woodsman
The New York Hat
as Minister
The Painted Lady
as At Ice Cream Festival
The Chief's Blanket
as The Young Man
So Near, Yet So Far
as In Club
Friends
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as The Householder, Writer
My Baby
as At table
The One She Loved
1912
The One She Loved
as The Neighbor
The God Within
1912
The God Within
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
The Miser's Heart
as Jules - the Thief
The Battle
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
