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