Lionel Barrymore

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 28, 1878

died

November 15, 1954

place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

also known as

Lionel Herbert Blythe · Lionel Blythe · لیونل بریمور

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

← Back to Home

Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946as Mr. Potter
Grand Hotel
7.0

Grand Hotel

1932as Otto Kringelein
Key Largo
7.5

Key Largo

1948as James Temple
Test Pilot
6.1

Test Pilot

1938as Howard B. Drake
Duel in the Sun
6.4

Duel in the Sun

1946as Sen. Jackson McCanles
A Guy Named Joe
6.7

A Guy Named Joe

1944as The General
Camille
7.0

Camille

1936as Monsieur Duval
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Lone Star
5.7

Lone Star

1952as Andrew Jackson
Treasure Island
6.5

Treasure Island

1934as Billy Bones
Captains Courageous
7.4

Captains Courageous

1937as Captain Disko Troop
You Can't Take It with You
7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Martin Vanderhof
Ah, Wilderness!
6.6

Ah, Wilderness!

1935as Nat Miller
That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
5.5

The Mysterious Island

1929as Andre Dakkar
Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

1931as General Serge Shubin
Dinner at Eight
6.8

Dinner at Eight

1933as Oliver Jordan
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)
Mark of the Vampire
6.2

Mark of the Vampire

1935as Professor Zelin
Since You Went Away
6.6

Since You Went Away

1944as Clergyman
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
David Copperfield
6.7

David Copperfield

1935as Dan Peggotty
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.9

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
The Valley of Decision
7.4

The Valley of Decision

1945as Pat Rafferty
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
6.0

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Arsène Lupin
7.0

Arsène Lupin

1932as Detective Guerchard
Rasputin and the Empress
5.5

Rasputin and the Empress

1932as Grigori Rasputin
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
6.9

Complicated Women

2003as Self (archive footage)
Dragon Seed
6.7

Dragon Seed

1944as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
West of Zanzibar
6.9

West of Zanzibar

1928as Crane
Judith of Bethulia
6.1

Judith of Bethulia

1914as Extra (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
7.3

Main Street to Broadway

1953as Self
The Gorgeous Hussy
5.5

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936as Andrew Jackson
Saratoga
6.5

Saratoga

1937as Grandpa Clayton
Broken Lullaby
7.5

Broken Lullaby

1932as Dr. H. Holderlin
Looking Forward
6.6

Looking Forward

1933as Tim Benton
Tennessee Johnson
6.4

Tennessee Johnson

1942as Thaddeus Stevens
The Secret Heart
6.5

The Secret Heart

1946as Dr. Rossiger
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
6.0

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940as Self
The Stranger's Return
6.2

The Stranger's Return

1933as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
The Little Colonel
6.6

The Little Colonel

1935as Colonel Lloyd
Calling Dr. Gillespie
7.0

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time
7.6

On Borrowed Time

1939as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Devil-Doll
6.8

The Devil-Doll

1936as Paul Lavond
The Show
6.1

The Show

1927as The Greek
Down to the Sea in Ships
7.2

Down to the Sea in Ships

1949as Bering Joy
Brutality

Brutality

1912as At Wedding
The Washington Masquerade
6.8

The Washington Masquerade

1932as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane