Lionel Barrymore
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 28, 1878
- Died
- November 15, 1954
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood 2005
as Self (archive footage)
- Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Mesmerist 2003
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 2002
Actor
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers 1986
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood 1970
as Self (archive footage)
Our Mr. Sun 1956
as Father Time (voice)
- Film Fun
Film Fun 1955
as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today 1953
as (archive footage)
Main Street to Broadway 1953
as Self
Lone Star 1952
as Andrew Jackson
Bannerline 1951
as Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story 1951
as Himself - Giving Introduction
Right Cross 1950
as Sean O'Malley
- Screen Actors
Screen Actors 1950
as Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949 1949
as Self
Malaya 1949
as John Manchester
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership 1949
as Himself
Down to the Sea in Ships 1949
as Bering Joy
Key Largo 1948
as James Temple
Dark Delusion 1947
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World 1947
as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Duel in the Sun 1946
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
The Secret Heart 1946
as Dr. Rossiger
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
as Mr. Potter
Three Wise Fools 1946
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Valley of Decision 1945
as Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women 1945
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed 1944
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away 1944
as Clergyman
3 Men in White 1944
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A Guy Named Joe 1944
as The General
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith 1943
as Gramps
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case 1943
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson 1942
as Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant 1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Victory 1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good 1941
as Judge Murdock
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day 1941
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare 1941
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Bad Man 1941
as Uncle Henry Jones
The Penalty 1941
as 'Grandpop' Logan
Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
Dr. Kildare Goes Home 1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
as Self
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case 1940
as Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down 1940
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare 1939
as Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time 1939
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Movies March On 1939
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Land of Liberty 1939
as (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth 1939
as Self
Calling Dr. Kildare 1939
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring 1939
as Thomas Logan
- A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore 1938
as Self
Young Dr. Kildare 1938
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
You Can't Take It with You 1938
as Martin Vanderhof
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 1938
as Lionel Barrymore
Test Pilot 1938
as Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford 1938
as Dan Sheridan
Navy Blue and Gold 1937
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Saratoga 1937
as Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous 1937
as Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair 1937
as Judge Hardy
Camille 1936
as Monsieur Duval
The Road to Glory 1936
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Gorgeous Hussy 1936
as Andrew Jackson
The Devil-Doll 1936
as Paul Lavond
The Voice of Bugle Ann 1936
as Springfield Davis
Ah, Wilderness! 1935
as Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm 1935
as Peter Grimm
Public Hero Number 1 1935
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire 1935
as Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel 1935
as Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield 1935
as Dan Peggotty
Treasure Island 1934
as Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri 1934
as T.R. Paige
Carolina 1934
as Bob Connelly
This Side of Heaven 1934
as Martin Turner
Dinner at Eight 1933
as Oliver Jordan
Should Ladies Behave 1933
as Augustus Merrick
Christopher Bean 1933
as Dr. Milton Haggett
Night Flight 1933
as Robineau
One Man's Journey 1933
as Eli Watt
The Stranger's Return 1933
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Looking Forward 1933
as Tim Benton
Sweepings 1933
as Daniel Pardway
Rasputin and the Empress 1932
as Grigori Rasputin
Grand Hotel 1932
as Otto Kringelein
The Washington Masquerade 1932
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Movie Album 1932
as (archive footage)
Arsène Lupin 1932
as Detective Guerchard
Broken Lullaby 1932
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Mata Hari 1931
as General Serge Shubin
The Christmas Party 1931
as Himself (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket 1931
as Baron Igor Andreeff
Guilty Hands 1931
as Richard Grant
A Free Soul 1931
as Stephen Ashe
Ten Cents a Dance 1931
Director
Si l'empereur savait ça 1930
Music
Estrellados 1930
as Self (Guest Appearance)
The Sea Bat 1930
Director
Redemption 1930
Director
Free and Easy 1930
as Bedroom Scene
The Rogue Song 1930
Director
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island 1929
as Andre Dakkar
His Glorious Night 1929
Music, Director
The Unholy Night 1929
Director
Madame X 1929
Director
The River Woman 1928
as Bill Lefty
West of Zanzibar 1928
as Crane
Alias Jimmy Valentine 1928
as Doyle
Road House 1928
as Henry Grayson
The Lion and the Mouse 1928
as John Ryder
Drums of Love 1928
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
Sadie Thompson 1928
as Alfred Davidson
The Thirteenth Hour 1927
as Prof. Leroy
Body and Soul 1927
as Dr. Leyden
Women Love Diamonds 1927
as Hugo Harlan
The Show 1927
as The Greek
The Temptress 1926
as Canterac
The Bells 1926
as Mathias
The Lucky Lady 1926
as Count Ferranzo
Paris at Midnight 1926
as Vautrin
Wife Tamers 1926
as Mr. Barry
The Barrier 1926
as Stark Bennett
- Brooding Eyes
Brooding Eyes 1926
as Slim Jim Carey
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Splendid Road 1925
as Dan Clehollis
- The Woman Who Did
The Woman Who Did 1925
as Allan Merrick
Fifty-Fifty 1925
as Frederick Harmon
The Wrongdoers 1925
as Daniel Abbott
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work 1925
as Gordon Kent
Children of the Whirlwind 1925
as Joe Ellison
A Man of Iron 1925
as Philip Durban
- I Am the Man
I Am the Man 1924
as James McQuade
Meddling Women 1924
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Decameron Nights 1924
as Saladin
America 1924
as Capt. Walter Butler
The Eternal City 1923
as Baron Bonelli
Unseeing Eyes 1923
as Conrad Dean
Enemies of Women 1923
as Prince Lubimoff
The Face in the Fog 1922
as Boston Blackie Dawson
Boomerang Bill 1922
as Boomerang Bill
Jim the Penman 1921
as James Ralston
The Great Adventure 1921
as Priam Farll
The Devil's Garden 1920
as William Dale
The Master Mind 1920
as Henry Allen
The Copperhead 1920
as Milt Shanks
National Red Cross Pageant 1917
Actor
Life's Whirlpool 1917
Director, Writer
The Millionaire's Double 1917
as Bide Bennington
His Father's Son 1917
as J. Dabney Barro
The End of the Tour 1917
as Byron Bennett
The Brand of Cowardice 1916
as Cyril Hamilton
The Upheaval 1916
as Jim Gordon
The Quitter 1916
as Happy Jack Lewis
Dorian's Divorce 1916
as Richard Dorian
A Yellow Streak 1915
as Barry Dale
Dora Thorne 1915
as Lord Earle
The Flaming Sword 1915
as Steve
The Romance of Elaine 1915
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde 1915
as Judge Randolph Legarde
A Modern Magdalen 1915
as Lindsay
Wildfire 1915
as John Keefe
The Exploits of Elaine 1914
Actor
- The Span of Life
The Span of Life 1914
as Richard Blunt
The Seats of the Mighty 1914
as Monsieur Doltaire
Under the Gaslight 1914
as William Byke
The Woman in Black 1914
as Robert Crane
The Power of the Press 1914
as Steve Carson
Men and Women 1914
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
- The Cracksman's Gratitude
The Cracksman's Gratitude 1914
Actor
- Woman Against Woman
Woman Against Woman 1914
as Gilbert Craven
Strongheart 1914
as Billy Saunders
Judith of Bethulia 1914
as Extra (uncredited)
Her Father's Silent Partner 1914
Actor
- Classmates
Classmates 1914
as Bubby Dumble
- The Bartered Crown
The Bartered Crown 1914
as The Landlord
The House of Discord 1913
as The Husband
- All for Science
All for Science 1913
as Detective
- So Runs the Way
So Runs the Way 1913
Actor
His Secret 1913
Director
- The Stolen Treaty
The Stolen Treaty 1913
as The Japanese Diplomat
The Strong Man's Burden 1913
as John - the Elder Brother
- The Crook and the Girl
The Crook and the Girl 1913
as The Nephew
- The Work Habit
The Work Habit 1913
as The Father
- The Suffragette Minstrels
The Suffragette Minstrels 1913
as (unconfirmed)
An Indian's Loyalty 1913
as The Cattle Buyer
- I Was Meant for You
I Was Meant for You 1913
as Lavina's Father
- Under the Shadow of the Law
Under the Shadow of the Law 1913
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
- The Vengeance of Galora
The Vengeance of Galora 1913
Actor, Writer
- The Mirror
The Mirror 1913
as Daisy's Father
- Pa Says
Pa Says 1913
as Teddy's Rival
- The Enemy's Baby
The Enemy's Baby 1913
as Postmaster Ben Brown
- A Gamble with Death
A Gamble with Death 1913
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
- In Diplomatic Circles
In Diplomatic Circles 1913
as The Japanese Ambassador
- Almost a Wild Man
Almost a Wild Man 1913
as In Audience (uncredited)
The Switchtower 1913
as First Counterfeiter
Death's Marathon 1913
as The Financial Backer
- The Well
The Well 1913
as The Farmer
- Red Hicks Defies the World
Red Hicks Defies the World 1913
as The Referee
A Timely Interception 1913
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
- The Ranchero's Revenge
The Ranchero's Revenge 1913
as The Ranchero
- Just Gold
Just Gold 1913
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
The Yaqui Cur 1913
as The Easterner
The House of Darkness 1913
as The Doctor
The Wanderer 1913
as The Male Lover
The Lady and the Mouse 1913
as The Father
- A Misunderstood Boy
A Misunderstood Boy 1913
as The Father
The Little Tease 1913
as In Bar
- The Perfidy of Mary
The Perfidy of Mary 1913
as Mary's Father
The Sheriff's Baby 1913
as Third Bandit
Fate 1913
as Father, Loving Family
Near To Earth 1913
as Gato
The Unwelcome Guest 1913
as At Auction (uncredited)
- The Wrong Bottle
The Wrong Bottle 1913
as The Father
- Love in an Apartment Hotel
Love in an Apartment Hotel 1913
as In Hotel Lobby
- A Chance Deception
A Chance Deception 1913
as 2nd Policeman
Oil and Water 1913
as The Idealist's Friend
- The Tender Hearted Boy
The Tender Hearted Boy 1913
as (uncredited), Writer
- An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods 1913
as The Father
The Telephone Girl and the Lady 1913
as The Desk Sergeant
Three Friends 1913
as Second Friend
- The God Within
The God Within 1912
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
A Cry for Help 1912
as The Tramp
The Burglar’s Dilemma 1912
as The Householder, Writer
- My Hero
My Hero 1912
Actor
The New York Hat 1912
as Minister
Brutality 1912
as At Wedding
The Informer 1912
as Union Soldier
My Baby 1912
as At table
Gold and Glitter 1912
as The Lover
Heredity 1912
as Woodsman
The Musketeers of Pig Alley 1912
as The Musician's Friend
The Painted Lady 1912
as At Ice Cream Festival
- The One She Loved
The One She Loved 1912
as The Neighbor
The Chief's Blanket 1912
as The Young Man
So Near, Yet So Far 1912
as In Club
Friends 1912
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Miser's Heart 1911
as Jules - the Thief
The Battle 1911
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Fighting Blood 1911
Actor
The White Caps 1905
Actor
Credits from TMDB.