Lionel Barrymore
Acting
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.
TV Shows(2)
Movies(245)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Self (archive footage)
2008
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
2004
The Mesmerist
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
1986
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1970
Our Mr. Sun
Father Time (voice)
1956
Film Fun
(archive footage)
1955
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1953
Main Street to Broadway
Self
1953
Lone Star
Andrew Jackson
1952
Bannerline
Hugo Trimble
1951
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
Himself - Giving Introduction
1951
Right Cross
Sean O'Malley
1950
Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
1950
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
1949
Malaya
John Manchester
1949
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
Himself
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
Bering Joy
1949
Key Largo
James Temple
1948
Dark Delusion
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1947
The Way of the World
Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
1947
Duel in the Sun
Sen. Jackson McCanles
1946
The Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Potter
1946
Three Wise Fools
Dr. Richard Gaunght
1946
The Valley of Decision
Pat Rafferty
1945
Between Two Women
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1945
Dragon Seed
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Since You Went Away
Clergyman
1944
3 Men in White
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1944
A Guy Named Joe
The General
1944
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Gramps
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1943
Tennessee Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Lady Be Good
Judge Murdock
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1941
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1941
The Bad Man
Uncle Henry Jones
1941
The Penalty
'Grandpop' Logan
1941
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
The Stars Look Down
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1939
On Borrowed Time
Julian Northrup aka Gramps
1939
The Movies March On
Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
1939
Land of Liberty
(archive footage)
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1939
Let Freedom Ring
Thomas Logan
1939
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
Self
1938
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Martin Vanderhof
1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Lionel Barrymore
1938
Test Pilot
Howard B. Drake
1938
A Yank at Oxford
Dan Sheridan
1938
Navy Blue and Gold
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
1937
Saratoga
Grandpa Clayton
1937
Captains Courageous
Captain Disko Troop
1937
A Family Affair
Judge Hardy
1937
Camille
Monsieur Duval
1936
The Road to Glory
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Andrew Jackson
1936
The Devil-Doll
Paul Lavond
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Springfield Davis
1936
Ah, Wilderness!
Nat Miller
1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Peter Grimm
1935
Public Hero Number 1
Dr. Josiah Glass
1935
Mark of the Vampire
Professor Zelin
1935
The Little Colonel
Colonel Lloyd
1935
David Copperfield
Dan Peggotty
1935
Treasure Island
Billy Bones
1934
The Girl from Missouri
T.R. Paige
1934
This Side of Heaven
Martin Turner
1934
Carolina
Bob Connelly
1934
Dinner at Eight
Oliver Jordan
1933
Should Ladies Behave
Augustus Merrick
1933
Christopher Bean
Dr. Milton Haggett
1933
Night Flight
Robineau
1933
One Man's Journey
Eli Watt
1933
The Stranger's Return
Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
1933
Looking Forward
Tim Benton
1933
Sweepings
Daniel Pardway
1933
Rasputin and the Empress
Grigori Rasputin
1932
Grand Hotel
Otto Kringelein
1932
The Washington Masquerade
Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
1932
Arsène Lupin
Detective Guerchard
1932
Broken Lullaby
Dr. H. Holderlin
1932
Mata Hari
General Serge Shubin
1931
The Christmas Party
Himself (uncredited)
1931
The Yellow Ticket
Baron Igor Andreeff
1931
Guilty Hands
Richard Grant
1931
A Free Soul
Stephen Ashe
1931
Estrellados
Self (Guest Appearance)
1930
Free and Easy
Bedroom Scene
1930
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
1929
The Mysterious Island
Andre Dakkar
1929
The River Woman
Bill Lefty
1928
West of Zanzibar
Crane
1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Doyle
1928
Road House
Henry Grayson
1928
The Lion and the Mouse
John Ryder
1928
Drums of Love
Duke Cathos de Alvia
1928
Sadie Thompson
Alfred Davidson
1928
The Thirteenth Hour
Prof. Leroy
1927
Body and Soul
Dr. Leyden
1927
Women Love Diamonds
Hugo Harlan
1927
The Show
The Greek
1927
The Temptress
Canterac
1926
The Bells
Mathias
1926
The Lucky Lady
Count Ferranzo
1926
Paris at Midnight
Vautrin
1926
Wife Tamers
Mr. Barry
1926
The Barrier
Stark Bennett
1926
Brooding Eyes
Slim Jim Carey
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
The Splendid Road
Dan Clehollis
1925
The Woman Who Did
Allan Merrick
1925
Fifty-Fifty
Frederick Harmon
1925
The Wrongdoers
Daniel Abbott
1925
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
Gordon Kent
1925
Children of the Whirlwind
Joe Ellison
1925
A Man of Iron
Philip Durban
1925
I Am the Man
James McQuade
1924
Meddling Women
Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
1924
America
Capt. Walter Butler
1924
Decameron Nights
Saladin
1924
The Eternal City
Baron Bonelli
1923
Unseeing Eyes
Conrad Dean
1923
Enemies of Women
Prince Lubimoff
1923
The Face in the Fog
Boston Blackie Dawson
1922
Boomerang Bill
Boomerang Bill
1922
Jim the Penman
James Ralston
1921
The Great Adventure
Priam Farll
1921
The Devil's Garden
William Dale
1920
The Master Mind
Henry Allen
1920
The Copperhead
Milt Shanks
1920
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
The Millionaire's Double
Bide Bennington
1917
His Father's Son
J. Dabney Barro
1917
The End of the Tour
Byron Bennett
1917
The Brand of Cowardice
Cyril Hamilton
1916
The Upheaval
Jim Gordon
1916
The Quitter
Happy Jack Lewis
1916
Dorian's Divorce
Richard Dorian
1916
A Yellow Streak
Barry Dale
1915
Dora Thorne
Lord Earle
1915
The Flaming Sword
Steve
1915
The Romance of Elaine
Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
1915
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Judge Randolph Legarde
1915
A Modern Magdalen
Lindsay
1915
Wildfire
John Keefe
1915
The Exploits of Elaine
1914
The Span of Life
Richard Blunt
1914
The Seats of the Mighty
Monsieur Doltaire
1914
Under the Gaslight
William Byke
1914
The Woman in Black
Robert Crane
1914
The Power of the Press
Steve Carson
1914
Men and Women
Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
1914
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Woman Against Woman
Gilbert Craven
1914
Judith of Bethulia
Extra (uncredited)
1914
Strongheart
Billy Saunders
1914
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Classmates
Bubby Dumble
1914
The Bartered Crown
The Landlord
1914
The House of Discord
The Husband
1913
All for Science
Detective
1913
So Runs the Way
1913
The Stolen Treaty
The Japanese Diplomat
1913
The Strong Man's Burden
John - the Elder Brother
1913
The Crook and the Girl
The Nephew
1913
The Work Habit
The Father
1913
The Suffragette Minstrels
(unconfirmed)
1913
An Indian's Loyalty
The Cattle Buyer
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law
Charles Darnton - the Employer
1913
I Was Meant for You
Lavina's Father
1913
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
The Mirror
Daisy's Father
1913
Pa Says
Teddy's Rival
1913
A Gamble with Death
Jim Benton, the Bartender
1913
In Diplomatic Circles
The Japanese Ambassador
1913
Almost a Wild Man
In Audience (uncredited)
1913
The Switchtower
First Counterfeiter
1913
Death's Marathon
The Financial Backer
1913
The Well
The Farmer
1913
The Enemy's Baby
Postmaster Ben Brown
1913
Red Hicks Defies the World
The Referee
1913
A Timely Interception
Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
1913
The Ranchero's Revenge
The Ranchero
1913
Just Gold
The Stay-at-Home Brother
1913
The Yaqui Cur
The Easterner
1913
The House of Darkness
The Doctor
1913
The Wanderer
The Male Lover
1913
The Lady and the Mouse
The Father
1913
A Misunderstood Boy
The Father
1913
The Little Tease
In Bar
1913
The Perfidy of Mary
Mary's Father
1913
The Sheriff's Baby
Third Bandit
1913
Fate
Father, Loving Family
1913
Near To Earth
Gato
1913
The Unwelcome Guest
At Auction (uncredited)
1913
The Wrong Bottle
The Father
1913
Love in an Apartment Hotel
In Hotel Lobby
1913
A Chance Deception
2nd Policeman
1913
Oil and Water
The Idealist's Friend
1913
The Tender Hearted Boy
(uncredited)
1913
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
The Father
1913
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Desk Sergeant
1913
Three Friends
Second Friend
1913
The God Within
The Woman of the Camp's Lover
1912
A Cry for Help
The Tramp
1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Householder
1912
My Hero
1912
The New York Hat
Minister
1912
Brutality
At Wedding
1912
The Informer
Union Soldier
1912
My Baby
At table
1912
Gold and Glitter
The Lover
1912
Heredity
Woodsman
1912
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musician's Friend
1912
The Painted Lady
At Ice Cream Festival
1912
The One She Loved
The Neighbor
1912
The Chief's Blanket
The Young Man
1912
So Near, Yet So Far
In Club
1912
Friends
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
1912
The Miser's Heart
Jules - the Thief
1911
The Battle
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1911
Fighting Blood
1911
The White Caps
1905