Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Date of Birth:

Apr 28, 1878

Place of Birth:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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 focussing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.

filmography:

The Secret Heart The Secret Heart

1946

Carolina Carolina

1934

Checking Out: Grand Hotel Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

Almost a Wild Man Almost a Wild Man

1913

Super Duper Bloopers Super Duper Bloopers

1986

This Side of Heaven This Side of Heaven

1934

Our Mr. Sun Our Mr. Sun

1956

One Man's Journey One Man's Journey

1933

Right Cross Right Cross

1950

Bannerline Bannerline

1951

Three Wise Fools Three Wise Fools

1946

The Washington Masquerade The Washington Masquerade

1932

Between Two Women Between Two Women

1945

Looking Forward Looking Forward

1933

The Christmas Party The Christmas Party

1931

That's Entertainment! That's Entertainment!

1974

Drums of Love Drums of Love

1928

Alias Jimmy Valentine Alias Jimmy Valentine

1928

The Penalty The Penalty

1941

The Massacre The Massacre

1912

The Devil's Garden The Devil's Garden

1920

Dark Delusion Dark Delusion

1947

Paris at Midnight Paris at Midnight

1926

Unseeing Eyes Unseeing Eyes

1923

Land of Liberty Land of Liberty

1939

The Eternal City The Eternal City

1923

Classmates Classmates

1914

A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore

1938

Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring

1939

Wife Tamers Wife Tamers

1926

The White Caps The White Caps

1905

National Red Cross Pageant National Red Cross Pageant

1917

The Miser's Heart The Miser's Heart

1911

The Chief's Blanket The Chief's Blanket

1912

The Wrongdoers The Wrongdoers

1925

The Battle The Battle

1911

The Millionaire's Double The Millionaire's Double

1917

The Brand of Cowardice The Brand of Cowardice

1916

A Yellow Streak A Yellow Streak

1915

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

1915

Dora Thorne Dora Thorne

1915

A Modern Magdalen A Modern Magdalen

1915

The Painted Lady The Painted Lady

1912

His Father's Son His Father's Son

1917

I Am the Man I Am the Man

1924

Boomerang Bill Boomerang Bill

1922

Sweepings Sweepings

1933

So Near, Yet So Far So Near, Yet So Far

1912

The Bells The Bells

1926

Friends Friends

1912

Strongheart Strongheart

1914

The Burglar’s Dilemma The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912

The Wanderer The Wanderer

1913

The Switchtower The Switchtower

1913

3 Men in White 3 Men in White

1944

A Man of Iron A Man of Iron

1925

The Voice of Bugle Ann The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936

The Yaqui Cur The Yaqui Cur

1913

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

Three Friends Three Friends

1913

Body and Soul Body and Soul

1927

The Great Adventure The Great Adventure

1921

Enemies of Women Enemies of Women

1923

The River Woman The River Woman

1928

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

Jim the Penman Jim the Penman

1921

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

The God Within The God Within

1912

A Timely Interception A Timely Interception

1913

Fifty-Fifty Fifty-Fifty

1925

The Little Tease The Little Tease

1913

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

1951

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

1943

The Quitter The Quitter

1916

Oil and Water Oil and Water

1913

The Copperhead The Copperhead

1920

Children of the Whirlwind Children of the Whirlwind

1925

Screen Actors Screen Actors

1950

Dorian's Divorce Dorian's Divorce

1916

The House of Darkness The House of Darkness

1913

Decameron Nights Decameron Nights

1924

The Master Mind The Master Mind

1920

Meddling Women Meddling Women

1924

The Upheaval The Upheaval

1916

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

The Thirteenth Hour The Thirteenth Hour

1927

The Woman in Black The Woman in Black

1914

The Lady and the Mouse The Lady and the Mouse

1913

Film Fun Film Fun

1955

The Movies March On The Movies March On

1939

Women Love Diamonds Women Love Diamonds

1927

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

1925

The Face in the Fog The Face in the Fog

1922

Christopher Bean Christopher Bean

1933

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership

1949

The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse

1928

Fate Fate

1913

From the Ends of the Earth From the Ends of the Earth

1939

Some of the Best Some of the Best

1949

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

The Stars Look Down The Stars Look Down

1940

The Lucky Lady The Lucky Lady

1926

The Bad Man The Bad Man

1941

An Indian's Loyalty An Indian's Loyalty

1913

The Strong Man's Burden The Strong Man's Burden

1913

Main Street to Broadway Main Street to Broadway

1953

My Baby My Baby

1912

The One She Loved The One She Loved

1912

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

2002

Dragon Seed Dragon Seed

1944

Complicated Women Complicated Women

2003

That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Brooding Eyes Brooding Eyes

1926

Twenty Years After Twenty Years After

1944

America America

1924

Wildfire Wildfire

1915

Breakdowns of 1949 Breakdowns of 1949

1949

The Telephone Girl and the Lady The Telephone Girl and the Lady

1913

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

The Mesmerist The Mesmerist

2003

The Exploits of Elaine The Exploits of Elaine

1914

Under the Gaslight Under the Gaslight

1914

Dr. Kildare Goes Home Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

Vincent Price's Dracula Vincent Price's Dracula

1986

A Cry for Help A Cry for Help

1912

Gold and Glitter Gold and Glitter

1912

Love in an Apartment Hotel Love in an Apartment Hotel

1913

The Informer The Informer

1912

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941

The Sheriff's Baby The Sheriff's Baby

1913

Saratoga Saratoga

1937

Yesterday and Today Yesterday and Today

1953

Captains Courageous Captains Courageous

1937

Dinner at Eight Dinner at Eight

1933

A Free Soul A Free Soul

1931

Tennessee Johnson Tennessee Johnson

1942

A Chance Deception A Chance Deception

1913

So Runs the Way So Runs the Way

1913

Near To Earth Near To Earth

1913

My Hero My Hero

1912

Broken Lullaby Broken Lullaby

1932

The Well The Well

1913

Red Hicks Defies the World Red Hicks Defies the World

1913

The Ranchero's Revenge The Ranchero's Revenge

1913

Heredity Heredity

1912

Brutality Brutality

1912

An Adventure in the Autumn Woods An Adventure in the Autumn Woods

1913

The Wrong Bottle The Wrong Bottle

1913

Just Gold Just Gold

1913

The Unwelcome Guest The Unwelcome Guest

1913

Night Flight Night Flight

1933

Malaya Malaya

1949

David Copperfield David Copperfield

1935

West of Zanzibar West of Zanzibar

1928

Grand Hotel Grand Hotel

1932

You Can't Take It with You You Can't Take It with You

1938

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

2008

On Borrowed Time On Borrowed Time

1939

Mata Hari Mata Hari

1931

Public Hero Number 1 Public Hero Number 1

1935

Duel in the Sun Duel in the Sun

1946

Calling Dr. Gillespie Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942

Estrellados Estrellados

1930

Key Largo Key Largo

1948

The Romance of Elaine The Romance of Elaine

1915

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929

The End of the Tour The End of the Tour

1917

Mark of the Vampire Mark of the Vampire

1935

The Devil-Doll The Devil-Doll

1936

Lady Be Good Lady Be Good

1941

Test Pilot Test Pilot

1938

The Valley of Decision The Valley of Decision

1945

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1934

Lone Star Lone Star

1952

Camille Camille

1936

Rasputin and the Empress Rasputin and the Empress

1932

A Guy Named Joe A Guy Named Joe

1943

The Little Colonel The Little Colonel

1935

Since You Went Away Since You Went Away

1944

Sadie Thompson Sadie Thompson

1928

The Musketeers of Pig Alley The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912

Free and Easy Free and Easy

1930

In Diplomatic Circles In Diplomatic Circles

1913

A Gamble with Death A Gamble with Death

1913

The Suffragette Minstrels The Suffragette Minstrels

1913

The Vengeance of Galora The Vengeance of Galora

1913

Navy Blue and Gold Navy Blue and Gold

1937

Guilty Hands Guilty Hands

1931

The Barrier The Barrier

1926

The Splendid Road The Splendid Road

1925

Pa Says Pa Says

1913

The Tender Hearted Boy The Tender Hearted Boy

1913

Dr. Kildare's Victory Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940

A Family Affair A Family Affair

1937

A Misunderstood Boy A Misunderstood Boy

1913

The Perfidy of Mary The Perfidy of Mary

1913

Death's Marathon Death's Marathon

1913

The Woman Who Did The Woman Who Did

1925

Road House Road House

1928

The Seats of the Mighty The Seats of the Mighty

1914

The Power of the Press The Power of the Press

1914

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin

1932

The Span of Life The Span of Life

1914

The Flaming Sword The Flaming Sword

1915

Down to the Sea in Ships Down to the Sea in Ships

1949

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

1938

Men and Women Men and Women

1914

The Return Of Peter Grimm The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

The House of Discord The House of Discord

1913

Woman Against Woman Woman Against Woman

1914

The Bartered Crown The Bartered Crown

1914

The Cracksman's Gratitude The Cracksman's Gratitude

1914

Young Dr. Kildare Young Dr. Kildare

1938

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

1941

The Temptress The Temptress

1926

The Stolen Treaty The Stolen Treaty

1913

All for Science All for Science

1913

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Kildare's Crisis Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940

The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island

1929

Fighting Blood Fighting Blood

1911

The Work Habit The Work Habit

1913

The Mirror The Mirror

1913

The Enemy's Baby The Enemy's Baby

1913

I Was Meant for You I Was Meant for You

1913

Under the Shadow of the Law Under the Shadow of the Law

1913

The Crook and the Girl The Crook and the Girl

1913

The Yellow Ticket The Yellow Ticket

1931

Ah, Wilderness! Ah, Wilderness!

1935

The Gorgeous Hussy The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

Should Ladies Behave Should Ladies Behave

1933

The New York Hat The New York Hat

1912

A Yank at Oxford A Yank at Oxford

1938

Calling Dr. Kildare Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

The Secret of Dr. Kildare The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

The Show The Show

1927

The Stranger's Return The Stranger's Return

1933

Her Father's Silent Partner Her Father's Silent Partner

1914

The Girl from Missouri The Girl from Missouri

1934

Judith of Bethulia Judith of Bethulia

1914

The Road to Glory The Road to Glory

1936

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life

1946

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