Lionel Barrymore
Age: N/A | From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Lionel Herbert Blythe , Lionel Blythe
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 213
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) Mr. Potter
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014) Self (archive footage)
Grand Hotel
(1932) Otto Kringelein
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(1925) Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
(1946) Sen. Jackson McCanles
Captains Courageous
(1937) Captain Disko Troop
David Copperfield
(1935) Dan Peggotty
Mark of the Vampire
(1935) Professor ZelinActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Self / Various roles (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | The Innkeeper (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2002 | N/A | |
| 1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Himself | |
| Professor Zelin - (archive footage) | ||
| 1976 | (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | 'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Father Time (voice) | |
| 1955 | (archive footage) | |
| 1953 | (archive footage) | |
| Self | ||
| 1952 | Andrew Jackson | |
| 1951 | Hugo Trimble | |
| Himself - Giving Introduction | ||
| 1950 | Sean O'Malley | |
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Self | |
| John Manchester | ||
| Himself | ||
| Bering Joy | ||
| 1948 | James Temple | |
| Self | ||
| 1947 | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | |
| 1946 | Sen. Jackson McCanles | |
| Dr. Rossiger | ||
| Mr. Potter | ||
| Dr. Richard Gaunght | ||
| 1945 | Pat Rafferty | |
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| 1944 | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Clergyman | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1943 | The General | |
| Gramps | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| 1942 | Thaddeus Stevens | |
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| 1941 | Judge Murdock | |
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Uncle Henry Jones | ||
| 'Grandpop' Logan | ||
| 1940 | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | |
| Self | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice) | ||
| 1939 | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | |
| Julian Northrup aka Gramps | ||
| Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage) | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Thomas Logan | ||
| 1938 | Self | |
| Dr. Leonard Gillespie | ||
| Grandpa Martin Vanderhof | ||
| Lionel Barrymore | ||
| Howard B. Drake | ||
| Dan Sheridan | ||
| 1937 | Captain 'Skinny' Dawes | |
| Grandpa Clayton | ||
| Captain Disko Troop | ||
| Judge Hardy | ||
| 1936 | Monsieur Duval | |
| Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin | ||
| Andrew Jackson | ||
| Paul Lavond | ||
| Springfield Davis | ||
| 1935 | Nat Miller | |
| Peter Grimm | ||
| Dr. Josiah Glass | ||
| Professor Zelin | ||
| Colonel Lloyd | ||
| Dan Peggotty | ||
| 1934 | Billy Bones | |
| T.R. Paige | ||
| Martin Turner | ||
| Bob Connelly | ||
| 1933 | Oliver Jordan | |
| Augustus Merrick | ||
| Dr. Milton Haggett | ||
| Robineau | ||
| Eli Watt | ||
| Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr | ||
| Tim Benton | ||
| Daniel Pardway | ||
| 1932 | Grigori Rasputin | |
| Jefferson "Jeff" Keane | ||
| Otto Kringelein | ||
| Detective Guerchard | ||
| Dr. H. Holderlin | ||
| 1931 | General Serge Shubin | |
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| Baron Igor Andreeff | ||
| Richard Grant | ||
| Stephen Ashe | ||
| 1930 | Self (Guest Appearance) | |
| Bedroom Scene | ||
| 1929 | Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited) | |
| Andre Dakkar | ||
| 1928 | Bill Lefty | |
| Crane | ||
| Doyle | ||
| Henry Grayson | ||
| John Ryder | ||
| Duke Cathos de Alvia | ||
| Alfred Davidson | ||
| 1927 | Prof. Leroy | |
| Dr. Leyden | ||
| Hugo Harlan | ||
| The Greek | ||
| 1926 | Canterac | |
| Mathias | ||
| Count Ferranzo | ||
| Vautrin | ||
| Mr. Barry | ||
| Stark Bennett | ||
| Slim Jim Carey | ||
| 1925 | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Dan Clehollis | ||
| Allan Merrick | ||
| Frederick Harmon | ||
| Daniel Abbott | ||
| Gordon Kent | ||
| Joe Ellison | ||
| Philip Durban | ||
| 1924 | James McQuade | |
| Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role) | ||
| Capt. Walter Butler | ||
| Saladin | ||
| 1923 | Baron Bonelli | |
| Conrad Dean | ||
| Prince Lubimoff | ||
| 1922 | Boston Blackie Dawson | |
| Boomerang Bill | ||
| 1921 | James Ralston | |
| Priam Farll | ||
| 1920 | William Dale | |
| Henry Allen | ||
| Milt Shanks | ||
| 1917 | N/A | |
| Bide Bennington | ||
| J. Dabney Barro | ||
| Byron Bennett | ||
| 1916 | Cyril Hamilton | |
| Jim Gordon | ||
| Happy Jack Lewis | ||
| Richard Dorian | ||
| 1915 | Barry Dale | |
| Lord Earle | ||
| Steve | ||
| Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X | ||
| Judge Randolph Legarde | ||
| Lindsay | ||
| John Keefe | ||
| 1914 | N/A | |
| Richard Blunt | ||
| Monsieur Doltaire | ||
| William Byke | ||
| Robert Crane | ||
| Steve Carson | ||
| Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens | ||
| N/A | ||
| Gilbert Craven | ||
| Billy Saunders | ||
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bubby Dumble | ||
| The Landlord | ||
| 1913 | The Husband | |
| Detective | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Japanese Diplomat | ||
| John - the Elder Brother | ||
| The Nephew | ||
| The Father | ||
| (unconfirmed) | ||
| The Cattle Buyer | ||
| Charles Darnton - the Employer | ||
| Lavina's Father | ||
| N/A | ||
| Daisy's Father | ||
| Teddy's Rival | ||
| Jim Benton, the Bartender | ||
| The Japanese Ambassador | ||
| In Audience (uncredited) | ||
| First Counterfeiter | ||
| The Financial Backer | ||
| The Farmer | ||
| Postmaster Ben Brown | ||
| The Referee | ||
| Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother | ||
| The Ranchero | ||
| The Stay-at-Home Brother | ||
| The Easterner | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| The Male Lover | ||
| The Father | ||
| The Father | ||
| In Bar | ||
| Mary's Father | ||
| Third Bandit | ||
| Father, Loving Family | ||
| Gato | ||
| At Auction (uncredited) | ||
| The Father | ||
| In Hotel Lobby | ||
| 2nd Policeman | ||
| The Idealist's Friend | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| The Father | ||
| The Desk Sergeant | ||
| Second Friend | ||
| 1912 | The Woman of the Camp's Lover | |
| The Tramp | ||
| The Householder | ||
| N/A | ||
| Minister | ||
| At Wedding | ||
| Union Soldier | ||
| At table | ||
| The Lover | ||
| Woodsman | ||
| The Musician's Friend | ||
| At Ice Cream Festival | ||
| The Neighbor | ||
| The Young Man | ||
| In Club | ||
| Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend | ||
| 1911 | Jules - the Thief | |
| Wagon Driver (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1905 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Director | |
| 1930 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1929 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1917 | Director | |
| 1913 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Writer | |
| 1913 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1912 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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