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Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Actor · Born 1878-04-28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Mr. Potter
  2. Key Largo (1948) — James Temple
  3. You Can't Take It with You (1938) — Martin Vanderhof
  4. Grand Hotel (1932) — Otto Kringelein
  5. Duel in the Sun (1946) — Sen. Jackson McCanles
  6. Captains Courageous (1937) — Captain Disko Troop
  7. Camille (1936) — Monsieur Duval
  8. Mark of the Vampire (1935) — Professor Zelin
  9. Dinner at Eight (1933) — Oliver Jordan
  10. The Devil-Doll (1936) — Paul Lavond
  11. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
  12. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) — The Musician's Friend
  13. Test Pilot (1938) — Howard B. Drake
  14. Treasure Island (1934) — Billy Bones
  15. David Copperfield (1935) — Dan Peggotty
  16. That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
  17. Mata Hari (1931) — General Serge Shubin
  18. Since You Went Away (1944) — Clergyman
  19. A Guy Named Joe (1944) — The General
  20. A Free Soul (1931) — Stephen Ashe
  21. Broken Lullaby (1932) — Dr. H. Holderlin
  22. West of Zanzibar (1928) — Crane
  23. Sadie Thompson (1928) — Alfred Davidson
  24. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
  25. The Stranger's Return (1933) — Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
  26. The Little Colonel (1935) — Colonel Lloyd
  27. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) — Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
  28. Death's Marathon (1913) — The Financial Backer
  29. Judith of Bethulia (1914) — Extra (uncredited)
  30. The New York Hat (1912) — Minister
  31. On Borrowed Time (1939) — Julian Northrup aka Gramps
  32. The Valley of Decision (1945) — Pat Rafferty
  33. The Stars Look Down (1940) — Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
  34. Lone Star (1952) — Andrew Jackson
  35. The Temptress (1926) — Canterac
  36. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  37. Arsène Lupin (1932) — Detective Guerchard
  38. The Painted Lady (1912) — At Ice Cream Festival
  39. Saratoga (1937) — Grandpa Clayton
  40. Night Flight (1933) — Robineau

Directed

  1. Ten Cents a Dance (1931) — Director
  2. The Sea Bat (1930) — Director
  3. The Unholy Night (1929) — Director
  4. Madame X (1929) — Director
  5. The Rogue Song (1930) — Director
  6. Redemption (1930) — Director
  7. His Glorious Night (1929) — Director
  8. His Secret (1913) — Director
  9. Life's Whirlpool (1917) — Director