Lionel Barrymore
Acting
🎂 1878-04-28
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Cast credits(245)
Self
1948
Mr. Potter
1946
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Julian Northrup aka Gramps
1939
James Temple
1948
Otto Kringelein
1932
Monsieur Duval
1936
Robineau
1933
Martin Vanderhof
1938
Sen. Jackson McCanles
1946
Captain Disko Troop
1937
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
Dan Peggotty
1935
Self (archive footage)
2014
Billy Bones
1934
(archive footage)
1976
Oliver Jordan
1933
Self (archive footage)
1988
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Professor Zelin
1935
Pat Rafferty
1945
Paul Lavond
1936
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1939
Alfred Davidson
1928
Grandpa Clayton
1937
Dr. H. Holderlin
1932
General Serge Shubin
1931
T.R. Paige
1934
Dan Sheridan
1938
Thaddeus Stevens
1942
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1943
The Greek
1927
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1944
The Father
1913
Stephen Ashe
1931
Colonel Lloyd
1935
2002
Andrew Jackson
1952
Self (archive footage)
2003
Self
1953
Andrew Jackson
1936
Self (archive footage)
1976
The General
1943
Grigori Rasputin
1932
Detective Guerchard
1932
The Neighbor
1912
Andre Dakkar
1929
Clergyman
1944
Nat Miller
1935
John Manchester
1949
Dr. Rossiger
1946
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
Howard B. Drake
1938
Bob Connelly
1934
At Auction (uncredited)
1913
Sean O'Malley
1950
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1939
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
Mary's Father
1913
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
1936
Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
1914
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1944
Self (archive footage)
1972
Judge Hardy
1937
1912
Extra (uncredited)
1914
Self
1986
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
2004
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1947
At table
1912
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
1937
(archive footage)
1944
The Stay-at-Home Brother
1913
Hugo Trimble
1951
Gato
1913
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1938
Thomas Logan
1939
Judge Murdock
1941
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Dr. Milton Haggett
1933
In Hotel Lobby
1913
The Tramp
1912
Saladin
1924
Dr. Josiah Glass
1935
Bedroom Scene
1930
Tim Benton
1933
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
1940
Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
1929
In Club
1912
Daniel Pardway
1933
Dr. Richard Gaunght
1946
Hugo Harlan
1927
Boomerang Bill
1922
Self (archive footage)
1940
Prof. Leroy
1927
Self
1940
Minister
1912
Mr. Barry
1926
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1941
Martin Turner
1934
The Woman of the Camp's Lover
1912
Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
1933
1911
At Wedding
1912
Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
1924
1917
Bubby Dumble
1914
Richard Grant
1931
Self
1949
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Mathias
1926
Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
1932
Crane
1928
Springfield Davis
1936
Bering Joy
1949
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1945
Gilbert Craven
1914
Slim Jim Carey
1926
Third Bandit
1913
Bill Lefty
1928
Lindsay
1915
John Ryder
1928
'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
Teddy's Rival
1913
Richard Blunt
1914
Peter Grimm
1935
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1941
The Lover
1912
The Financial Backer
1913
The Father
1913
The Idealist's Friend
1913
Duke Cathos de Alvia
1928
J. Dabney Barro
1917
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Capt. Walter Butler
1924
Dr. Leyden
1927
At Ice Cream Festival
1912
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1911
Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
1913
(uncredited)
1913
Self (uncredited)
1950
Uncle Henry Jones
1941
Self
1939
Union Soldier
1912
Daniel Abbott
1925
In Audience (uncredited)
1913
Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
1915
Himself (uncredited)
1931
The Musician's Friend
1912
1913
Self
1940
Himself - Giving Introduction
1951
Vautrin
1926
Lionel Barrymore
1938
Dan Clehollis
1925
The Desk Sergeant
1913
The Male Lover
1913
Byron Bennett
1917
Canterac
1926
Daisy's Father
1913
The Husband
1913
Baron Igor Andreeff
1931
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
1912
Frederick Harmon
1925
Robert Crane
1914
Lavina's Father
1913
Eli Watt
1933
The Father
1913
James Ralston
1921
The Doctor
1913
(archive footage)
1939
Count Ferranzo
1926
First Counterfeiter
1913
Conrad Dean
1923
In Bar
1913
Doyle
1928
The Young Man
1912
Woodsman
1912
Henry Grayson
1928
Monsieur Doltaire
1914
Richard Dorian
1916
Baron Bonelli
1923
Self (Guest Appearance)
1930
Allan Merrick
1925
'Grandpop' Logan
1941
The Nephew
1913
The Cattle Buyer
1913
1914
The Father
1913
Judge Randolph Legarde
1915
(archive footage)
1953
John Keefe
1915
The Householder
1912
Jules - the Thief
1911
Prince Lubimoff
1923
Boston Blackie Dawson
1922
The Farmer
1913
The Easterner
1913
Stark Bennett
1926
Self (archive footage)
2008
John - the Elder Brother
1913
Cyril Hamilton
1916
Priam Farll
1921
Charles Darnton - the Employer
1913
Father Time (voice)
1956
(unconfirmed)
1913
Billy Saunders
1914
Happy Jack Lewis
1916
Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
1939
William Byke
1914
(archive footage)
1955
Steve Carson
1914
Henry Allen
1920
Milt Shanks
1920
The Referee
1913
Jim Gordon
1916
1913
Gramps
1943
Gordon Kent
1925
Second Friend
1913
Joe Ellison
1925
Philip Durban
1925
The Japanese Ambassador
1913
Father, Loving Family
1913
The Landlord
1914
William Dale
1920
2nd Policeman
1913
The Father
1913
The Ranchero
1913
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
2003
Lord Earle
1915
Augustus Merrick
1933
1914
Bide Bennington
1917
Himself
1949
Steve
1915
Detective
1913
Postmaster Ben Brown
1913
The Japanese Diplomat
1913
1905
Barry Dale
1915
Jim Benton, the Bartender
1913
James McQuade
1924
1914
Self
1938
