Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Acting
Cast
Lionel Barrymore
Known for
Acting
Born
1878-04-28
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1954-11-15
Also known as Lionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe, ΩΫΩΩΩ Ψ¨Ψ±ΫΩ ΩΨ±
Biography
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 β 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.
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
Camille
as Monsieur Duval
Lone Star
as Andrew Jackson
Duel in the Sun
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
Right Cross
as Sean O'Malley
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
My Baby
as At table
Key Largo
as James Temple
My Hero
Classmates
as Bubby Dumble
Sweepings
as Daniel Pardway
The Temptress
as Canterac
Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
Since You Went Away
as Clergyman
A Guy Named Joe
as The General
Brooding Eyes
as Slim Jim Carey
Just Gold
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Heredity
as Woodsman
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
The Valley of Decision
as Pat Rafferty
Fate
as Father, Loving Family
Judith of Bethulia
as Extra (uncredited)
Film Fun
as (archive footage)
Malaya
as John Manchester
A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
Dragon Seed
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger
One Man's Journey
as Eli Watt
The Yellow Ticket
as Baron Igor Andreeff
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
Saratoga
as Grandpa Clayton
Ah, Wilderness!
as Nat Miller
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
Christopher Bean
as Dr. Milton Haggett
Dora Thorne
as Lord Earle
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
Let Freedom Ring
as Thomas Logan
Night Flight
as Robineau
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Looking Forward
as Tim Benton
The Little Colonel
as Colonel Lloyd
Strongheart
as Billy Saunders
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
Rasputin and the Empress
as Grigori Rasputin
The Road to Glory
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
Tennessee Johnson
as Thaddeus Stevens
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Bering Joy
America
as Capt. Walter Butler
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
Near To Earth
as Gato
West of Zanzibar
as Crane
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
3 Men in White
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Andrew Jackson
Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
Navy Blue and Gold
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Gramps
The Stranger's Return
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Guilty Hands
as Richard Grant
A Yank at Oxford
as Dan Sheridan
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
The Devil-Doll
as Paul Lavond
The Penalty
as 'Grandpop' Logan
The Show
as The Greek
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
Our Mr. Sun
as Father Time (voice)
This Side of Heaven
as Martin Turner
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Unseeing Eyes
as Conrad Dean
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Bells
as Mathias
The Well
as The Farmer
On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Pa Says
as Teddy's Rival
Lady Be Good
as Judge Murdock
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
The One She Loved
as The Neighbor
The Barrier
as Stark Bennett
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Crook and the Girl
as The Nephew
A Family Affair
as Judge Hardy
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Informer
as Union Soldier
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
The Burglarβs Dilemma
as The Householder
Death's Marathon
as The Financial Backer
Three Friends
as Second Friend
Fighting Blood
The Lady and the Mouse
as The Father
Men and Women
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
So Near, Yet So Far
as In Club
Super Duper Bloopers
as Self
The Wanderer
as The Male Lover
The House of Discord
as The Husband
Women Love Diamonds
as Hugo Harlan
The Mysterious Island
as Andre Dakkar
Between Two Women
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Meddling Women
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Bannerline
as Hugo Trimble
The Wrong Bottle
as The Father
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
The New York Hat
as Minister
The Mirror
as Daisy's Father
The Lion and the Mouse
as John Ryder
The Perfidy of Mary
as Mary's Father
The Copperhead
as Milt Shanks
Almost a Wild Man
as In Audience (uncredited)
Brutality
as At Wedding
Three Wise Fools
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
as Self (archive footage)
I Was Meant for You
as Lavina's Father
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige
The Painted Lady
as At Ice Cream Festival
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
The Master Mind
as Henry Allen
The Suffragette Minstrels
as (unconfirmed)
Love in an Apartment Hotel
as In Hotel Lobby
The Little Tease
as In Bar
Enemies of Women
as Prince Lubimoff
The Woman in Black
as Robert Crane
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Springfield Davis
The God Within
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
Friends
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The White Caps
The Switchtower
as First Counterfeiter
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
All for Science
as Detective
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Lucky Lady
as Count Ferranzo
The Eternal City
as Baron Bonelli
The Upheaval
as Jim Gordon
The Bad Man
as Uncle Henry Jones
The Miser's Heart
as Jules - the Thief
The Wrongdoers
as Daniel Abbott
A Yellow Streak
as Barry Dale
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
as The Father
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
as Himself - Giving Introduction
The Vengeance of Galora
Body and Soul
as Dr. Leyden
Jim the Penman
as James Ralston
The Mesmerist
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Oil and Water
as The Idealist's Friend
The Seats of the Mighty
as Monsieur Doltaire
Decameron Nights
as Saladin
A Man of Iron
as Philip Durban
The Chief's Blanket
as The Young Man
The Brand of Cowardice
as Cyril Hamilton
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as Gordon Kent
Fifty-Fifty
as Frederick Harmon
Road House
as Henry Grayson
A Cry for Help
as The Tramp
The Splendid Road
as Dan Clehollis
The Power of the Press
as Steve Carson
The Stolen Treaty
as The Japanese Diplomat
The Exploits of Elaine
Paris at Midnight
as Vautrin
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor
An Indian's Loyalty
as The Cattle Buyer
National Red Cross Pageant
The Battle
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Japanese Ambassador
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
Under the Gaslight
as William Byke
The Millionaire's Double
as Bide Bennington
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Wildfire
as John Keefe
The Great Adventure
as Priam Farll
The Way of the World
as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Children of the Whirlwind
as Joe Ellison
The Sheriff's Baby
as Third Bandit
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Desk Sergeant
The Unwelcome Guest
as At Auction (uncredited)
The Face in the Fog
as Boston Blackie Dawson
A Timely Interception
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
The Quitter
as Happy Jack Lewis
Drums of Love
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
Dorian's Divorce
as Richard Dorian
Under the Shadow of the Law
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
The Romance of Elaine
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
Her Father's Silent Partner
Boomerang Bill
as Boomerang Bill
I Am the Man
as James McQuade
Should Ladies Behave
as Augustus Merrick
A Misunderstood Boy
as The Father
The River Woman
as Bill Lefty
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
as Self
A Chance Deception
as 2nd Policeman
Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Doyle
The Strong Man's Burden
as John - the Elder Brother
A Gamble with Death
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
The Enemy's Baby
as Postmaster Ben Brown
The Span of Life
as Richard Blunt
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
as Judge Randolph Legarde
Red Hicks Defies the World
as The Referee
The Woman Who Did
as Allan Merrick
The Work Habit
as The Father
Gold and Glitter
as The Lover
The Yaqui Cur
as The Easterner
The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Ranchero
His Father's Son
as J. Dabney Barro
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
as Himself
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
The Cracksman's Gratitude
So Runs the Way
The Thirteenth Hour
as Prof. Leroy
The Flaming Sword
as Steve
The Devil's Garden
as William Dale
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
The Bartered Crown
as The Landlord
The Tender Hearted Boy
as (uncredited)
The End of the Tour
as Byron Bennett
Woman Against Woman
as Gilbert Craven
A Modern Magdalen
as Lindsay