Lionel Barrymore

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.

Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

It's a Wonderful Life

Grand Hotel

Key Largo

Duel in the Sun

All Movies (246)

• Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004 · as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
• The Mesmerist2003 · as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
• Complicated Women2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-19132002
• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Super Duper Bloopers1986 · as Self
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• Hooray for Hollywood1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brasileiros em Hollywood1970 · as Self (archive footage)
• Our Mr. Sun1956 · as Father Time (voice)
• Film Fun1955 · as (archive footage)
• Yesterday and Today1953 · as (archive footage)
• Main Street to Broadway1953 · as Self
• Lone Star1952 · as Andrew Jackson
• Bannerline1951 · as Hugo Trimble
• The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story1951 · as Himself - Giving Introduction
• Right Cross1950 · as Sean O'Malley
• Screen Actors1950 · as Self (uncredited)
• Breakdowns of 19491949 · as Self
• Malaya1949 · as John Manchester
• Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership1949 · as Himself
• Down to the Sea in Ships1949 · as Bering Joy
• Key Largo1948 · as James Temple
• Dark Delusion1947 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• The Way of the World1947 · as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
• Duel in the Sun1946 · as Sen. Jackson McCanles
• The Secret Heart1946 · as Dr. Rossiger
• It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Mr. Potter
• Three Wise Fools1946 · as Dr. Richard Gaunght
• The Valley of Decision1945 · as Pat Rafferty
• Between Two Women1945 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• Dragon Seed1944 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Since You Went Away1944 · as Clergyman
• 3 Men in White1944 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• A Guy Named Joe1944 · as The General
• Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
• The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith1943 · as Gramps
• Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• Tennessee Johnson1942 · as Thaddeus Stevens
• Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant1942 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• Calling Dr. Gillespie1942 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• Dr. Kildare's Victory1942 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• Lady Be Good1941 · as Judge Murdock
• Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day1941 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• The People Vs. Dr. Kildare1941 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• The Bad Man1941 · as Uncle Henry Jones
• The Penalty1941 · as 'Grandpop' Logan
• Dr. Kildare's Crisis1940 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · as Self
• Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940 · as Self
• Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• The Stars Look Down1940 · as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
• The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• On Borrowed Time1939 · as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
• The Movies March On1939 · as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
• Land of Liberty1939 · as (archive footage)
• From the Ends of the Earth1939 · as Self
• Calling Dr. Kildare1939 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• Let Freedom Ring1939 · as Thomas Logan
• A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore1938 · as Self
• Young Dr. Kildare1938 · as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Martin Vanderhof
• Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 121938 · as Lionel Barrymore
• Test Pilot1938 · as Howard B. Drake
• A Yank at Oxford1938 · as Dan Sheridan
• Navy Blue and Gold1937 · as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
• Saratoga1937 · as Grandpa Clayton
• Captains Courageous1937 · as Captain Disko Troop
• A Family Affair1937 · as Judge Hardy
• Camille1936 · as Monsieur Duval
• The Road to Glory1936 · as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
• The Gorgeous Hussy1936 · as Andrew Jackson
• The Devil-Doll1936 · as Paul Lavond
• The Voice of Bugle Ann1936 · as Springfield Davis
• Ah, Wilderness!1935 · as Nat Miller
• The Return Of Peter Grimm1935 · as Peter Grimm
• Public Hero Number 11935 · as Dr. Josiah Glass
• Mark of the Vampire1935 · as Professor Zelin
• The Little Colonel1935 · as Colonel Lloyd
• David Copperfield1935 · as Dan Peggotty
• Treasure Island1934 · as Billy Bones
• The Girl from Missouri1934 · as T.R. Paige
• This Side of Heaven1934 · as Martin Turner
• Carolina1934 · as Bob Connelly
• Dinner at Eight1933 · as Oliver Jordan
• Should Ladies Behave1933 · as Augustus Merrick
• Christopher Bean1933 · as Dr. Milton Haggett
• Night Flight1933 · as Robineau
• One Man's Journey1933 · as Eli Watt
• The Stranger's Return1933 · as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
• Looking Forward1933 · as Tim Benton
• Sweepings1933 · as Daniel Pardway
• Rasputin and the Empress1932 · as Grigori Rasputin
• Grand Hotel1932 · as Otto Kringelein
• The Washington Masquerade1932 · as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
• The Movie Album1932 · as (archive footage)
• Arsène Lupin1932 · as Detective Guerchard
• Broken Lullaby1932 · as Dr. H. Holderlin
• Mata Hari1931 · as General Serge Shubin
• The Christmas Party1931 · as Himself (uncredited)
• The Yellow Ticket1931 · as Baron Igor Andreeff
• Guilty Hands1931 · as Richard Grant
• A Free Soul1931 · as Stephen Ashe
• Estrellados1930 · as Self (Guest Appearance)
• Free and Easy1930 · as Bedroom Scene
• The Hollywood Revue of 19291929 · as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
• The Mysterious Island1929 · as Andre Dakkar
• The River Woman1928 · as Bill Lefty
• West of Zanzibar1928 · as Crane
• Alias Jimmy Valentine1928 · as Doyle
• Road House1928 · as Henry Grayson
• The Lion and the Mouse1928 · as John Ryder
• Drums of Love1928 · as Duke Cathos de Alvia
• Sadie Thompson1928 · as Alfred Davidson
• The Thirteenth Hour1927 · as Prof. Leroy
• Body and Soul1927 · as Dr. Leyden
• Women Love Diamonds1927 · as Hugo Harlan
• The Show1927 · as The Greek
• The Temptress1926 · as Canterac
• The Bells1926 · as Mathias
• The Lucky Lady1926 · as Count Ferranzo
• Paris at Midnight1926 · as Vautrin
• Wife Tamers1926 · as Mr. Barry
• The Barrier1926 · as Stark Bennett
• Brooding Eyes1926 · as Slim Jim Carey
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• The Splendid Road1925 · as Dan Clehollis
• The Woman Who Did1925 · as Allan Merrick
• Fifty-Fifty1925 · as Frederick Harmon
• The Wrongdoers1925 · as Daniel Abbott
• The Girl Who Wouldn't Work1925 · as Gordon Kent
• Children of the Whirlwind1925 · as Joe Ellison
• A Man of Iron1925 · as Philip Durban
• I Am the Man1924 · as James McQuade
• Meddling Women1924 · as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
• America1924 · as Capt. Walter Butler
• Decameron Nights1924 · as Saladin
• The Eternal City1923 · as Baron Bonelli
• Unseeing Eyes1923 · as Conrad Dean
• Enemies of Women1923 · as Prince Lubimoff
• The Face in the Fog1922 · as Boston Blackie Dawson
• Boomerang Bill1922 · as Boomerang Bill
• Jim the Penman1921 · as James Ralston
• The Great Adventure1921 · as Priam Farll
• The Devil's Garden1920 · as William Dale
• The Master Mind1920 · as Henry Allen
• The Copperhead1920 · as Milt Shanks
• National Red Cross Pageant1917
• The Millionaire's Double1917 · as Bide Bennington
• His Father's Son1917 · as J. Dabney Barro
• The End of the Tour1917 · as Byron Bennett
• The Brand of Cowardice1916 · as Cyril Hamilton
• The Upheaval1916 · as Jim Gordon
• The Quitter1916 · as Happy Jack Lewis
• Dorian's Divorce1916 · as Richard Dorian
• A Yellow Streak1915 · as Barry Dale
• Dora Thorne1915 · as Lord Earle
• The Flaming Sword1915 · as Steve
• The Romance of Elaine1915 · as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
• The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde1915 · as Judge Randolph Legarde
• A Modern Magdalen1915 · as Lindsay
• Wildfire1915 · as John Keefe
• The Exploits of Elaine1914
• The Seats of the Mighty1914 · as Monsieur Doltaire
• The Span of Life1914 · as Richard Blunt
• Under the Gaslight1914 · as William Byke
• The Woman in Black1914 · as Robert Crane
• The Power of the Press1914 · as Steve Carson
• Men and Women1914 · as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
• The Cracksman's Gratitude1914
• Woman Against Woman1914 · as Gilbert Craven
• Judith of Bethulia1914 · as Extra (uncredited)
• Strongheart1914 · as Billy Saunders
• Her Father's Silent Partner1914
• Classmates1914 · as Bubby Dumble
• The Bartered Crown1914 · as The Landlord
• The House of Discord1913 · as The Husband
• All for Science1913 · as Detective
• So Runs the Way1913
• The Stolen Treaty1913 · as The Japanese Diplomat
• The Strong Man's Burden1913 · as John - the Elder Brother
• The Crook and the Girl1913 · as The Nephew
• The Work Habit1913 · as The Father
• The Suffragette Minstrels1913 · as (unconfirmed)
• An Indian's Loyalty1913 · as The Cattle Buyer
• Under the Shadow of the Law1913 · as Charles Darnton - the Employer
• I Was Meant for You1913 · as Lavina's Father
• The Vengeance of Galora1913
• The Mirror1913 · as Daisy's Father
• Pa Says1913 · as Teddy's Rival
• A Gamble with Death1913 · as Jim Benton, the Bartender
• In Diplomatic Circles1913 · as The Japanese Ambassador
• Almost a Wild Man1913 · as In Audience (uncredited)
• The Switchtower1913 · as First Counterfeiter
• Death's Marathon1913 · as The Financial Backer
• The Well1913 · as The Farmer
• The Enemy's Baby1913 · as Postmaster Ben Brown
• Red Hicks Defies the World1913 · as The Referee
• A Timely Interception1913 · as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
• The Ranchero's Revenge1913 · as The Ranchero
• Just Gold1913 · as The Stay-at-Home Brother
• The Yaqui Cur1913 · as The Easterner
• The House of Darkness1913 · as The Doctor
• The Wanderer1913 · as The Male Lover
• The Lady and the Mouse1913 · as The Father
• A Misunderstood Boy1913 · as The Father
• The Little Tease1913 · as In Bar
• The Perfidy of Mary1913 · as Mary's Father
• The Sheriff's Baby1913 · as Third Bandit
• Fate1913 · as Father, Loving Family
• Near To Earth1913 · as Gato
• The Unwelcome Guest1913 · as At Auction (uncredited)
• The Wrong Bottle1913 · as The Father
• Love in an Apartment Hotel1913 · as In Hotel Lobby
• A Chance Deception1913 · as 2nd Policeman
• Oil and Water1913 · as The Idealist's Friend
• The Tender Hearted Boy1913 · as (uncredited)
• An Adventure in the Autumn Woods1913 · as The Father
• The Telephone Girl and the Lady1913 · as The Desk Sergeant
• Three Friends1913 · as Second Friend
• The God Within1912 · as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
• A Cry for Help1912 · as The Tramp
• The Burglar’s Dilemma1912 · as The Householder
• My Hero1912
• The New York Hat1912 · as Minister
• Brutality1912 · as At Wedding
• The Informer1912 · as Union Soldier
• My Baby1912 · as At table
• Gold and Glitter1912 · as The Lover
• Heredity1912 · as Woodsman
• The Musketeers of Pig Alley1912 · as The Musician's Friend
• The Painted Lady1912 · as At Ice Cream Festival
• The One She Loved1912 · as The Neighbor
• The Chief's Blanket1912 · as The Young Man
• So Near, Yet So Far1912 · as In Club
• Friends1912 · as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
• The Miser's Heart1911 · as Jules - the Thief
• The Battle1911 · as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
• Fighting Blood1911
• The White Caps1905

All TV Shows (4)

• MGM Parade1955
• MGM Parade1955 · as Self
• MGM Parade1955 · as self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self