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Lionel Barrymore
Actor, Director, Writer, Composer
Born April 28, 1878Died November 15, 1954 (76 years)
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
Lionel Barrymore Filmography
| 2022 | The True Story of the Barrymores · as Cast |
| 2016 | Before the Flood · as Father Time |
| 2016 | Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn · as Cast |
| 2005 | Garbo · as Cast |
| 2005 | Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood · as Cast |
| 1996 | Escape from It's a Wonderful Life · as Potter |
| 1990 | Home Alone · as Henry F. Potter |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Mr. Potter (clip From It's A Wonderful Life (1946)) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Actor 'duel In The Sun' |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Oliver Jordan In 'dinner At Eight' |
| 1956 | Our Mr. Sun · as Father Time (voice) |
| 1952 | Lone Star · as Andrew Jackson |
| 1951 | Bannerline · as Hugo Trimble |
| 1950 | Right Cross · as Sean O'malley |
| 1949 | Malaya · as John Manchester |
| 1949 | Down to the Sea in Ships · as Bering Joy |
| 1948 | Key Largo · as James Temple |
| 1947 | Dark Delusion · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun · as Sen. Jackson Mccanles |
| 1946 | The Secret Heart · as Dr. Rossiger |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life · as Mr. Potter |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools · as Dr. Richard Gaunght |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Pat Rafferty |
| 1945 | Between Two Women · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away · as Clergyman |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1944 | Some of the Best · as Lionel Barrymore - Stephen Ashe In 'a Free Soul' |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe · as The General |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Thaddeus Stevens |
| 1942 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1941 | Lady Be Good · as Judge Murdock |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1941 | The People vs. Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1941 | The Bad Man · as Uncle Henry Jones |
| 1941 | The Penalty · as 'grandpop' Logan |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1940 | The Stars Look Down · as Narrator (u.s. Release Only) (voice) |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time · as Julian Northrup Aka Gramps |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty · as (archive Footage) |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1939 | Let Freedom Ring · as Thomas Logan |
| 1938 | Young Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Martin Vanderhof |
| 1938 | Test Pilot · as Howard B. Drake |
| 1938 | A Yank at Oxford · as Dan Sheridan |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold · as Captain 'skinny' Dawes |
| 1937 | Saratoga · as Grandpa Clayton |
| 1937 | Captains Courageous · as Captain Disko Troop |
| 1937 | A Family Affair · as Judge Hardy |
| 1936 | Camille · as Monsieur Duval |
| 1936 | The Road to Glory · as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy · as Andrew Jackson |
| 1936 | The Devil-Doll · as Paul Lavond |
| 1936 | The Voice of Bugle Ann · as Springfield Davis |
| 1935 | Ah Wilderness! · as Nat Miller |
| 1935 | The Return of Peter Grimm · as Peter Grimm |
| 1935 | David Copperfield · as Dan Peggotty |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 · as Dr. Josiah Glass |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire · as Professor Zelin |
| 1935 | The Little Colonel · as Colonel Lloyd |
| 1934 | Treasure Island · as Billy Bones |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri · as T.r. Paige |
| 1934 | Carolina · as Bob Connelly |
| 1934 | This Side of Heaven · as Martin Turner |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight · as Oliver Jordan |
| 1933 | Should Ladies Behave · as Augustus Merrick |
| 1933 | Christopher Bean · as Dr. Milton Haggett |
| 1933 | The Stranger's Return · as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr |
| 1933 | Night Flight · as Robineau |
| 1933 | One Man's Journey · as Eli Watt |
| 1933 | Looking Forward · as Tim Benton |
| 1933 | Sweepings · as Daniel Pardway |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress · as Grigori Rasputin |
| 1932 | The Washington Masquerade · as Jefferson "jeff" Keane |
| 1932 | Grand Hotel · as Otto Kringelein |
| 1932 | Arsène Lupin · as Detective Guerchard |
| 1932 | Broken Lullaby · as Dr. H. Holderlin |
| 1931 | Mata Hari · as General Serge Shubin |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket · as Baron Igor Andreeff |
| 1931 | Guilty Hands · as Richard Grant |
| 1931 | A Free Soul · as Stephen Ashe |
| 1930 | Free and Easy · as Bedroom Scene |
| 1929 | The Mysterious Island · as Andre Dakkar |
| 1928 | West of Zanzibar · as Crane |
| 1928 | Drums of Love · as Duke Cathos De Alvia |
| 1928 | Sadie Thompson · as Alfred Davidson |
| 1927 | The Show · as The Greek |
| 1926 | The Temptress · as Canterac |
| 1926 | The Bells · as Mathias |
| 1926 | The Lucky Lady · as Count Ferranzo |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1924 | America · as Capt. Walter Butler |
| 1923 | Enemies of Women · as Prince Lubimoff |
| 1914 | |
| 1914 | The Woman in Black · as Robert Crane |
| 1914 | Men and Women · as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens |
| 1914 | Judith of Bethulia · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1913 | Death's Marathon · as The Financial Backer |
| 1912 | The Burglar's Dilemma · as The Householder |
| 1912 | The New York Hat · as Minister |
| 1912 | The Musketeers of Pig Alley · as The Musician's Friend |
| 1912 | The Painted Lady · as At Ice Cream Festival |