Lionel Barrymore
Born
April 28, 1878 (age 76)
Died
November 15, 1954
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Lionel Barrymore

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.

Movies

The Mesmerist
The Mesmerist
2003 ★ 8.0
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 ★ 6.9
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 ★ 7.4
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 ★ 7.5
Father Time (voice)
Film Fun
Film Fun
1955 ★ 4.0
(archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today
1953
(archive footage)
Lone Star
Lone Star
1952 ★ 5.6
Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
Bannerline
1951 ★ 6.0
Hugo Trimble
Right Cross
Right Cross
1950 ★ 6.6
Sean O'Malley
Malaya
Malaya
1949 ★ 6.5
John Manchester
Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949 ★ 7.0
Bering Joy
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
1949 ★ 6.6
The General
Key Largo
Key Largo
1948 ★ 7.4
James Temple
Dark Delusion
Dark Delusion
1947 ★ 6.0
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World
The Way of the World
1947
Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946 ★ 6.3
Sen. Jackson McCanles
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 ★ 6.3
Dr. Rossiger
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 ★ 8.3
Mr. Potter
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 ★ 5.0
Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision
1945 ★ 7.3
Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
1945 ★ 5.9
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed
1944 ★ 6.5
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
1944 ★ 6.5
Clergyman
3 Men in White
3 Men in White
1944 ★ 6.0
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 ★ 6.0
(archive footage)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 ★ 10.0
Gramps
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 ★ 5.5
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 ★ 6.1
Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 ★ 5.3
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 ★ 6.5
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 ★ 5.8
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good
1941 ★ 5.4
Judge Murdock
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941 ★ 6.6
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 ★ 6.8
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Bad Man
The Bad Man
1941 ★ 5.4
Uncle Henry Jones
The Penalty
The Penalty
1941 ★ 6.0
'Grandpop' Logan
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 ★ 6.0
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 ★ 6.8
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 ★ 4.6
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down
1940 ★ 6.4
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 ★ 5.6
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time
1939 ★ 7.5
Julian Northrup aka Gramps
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
1939
(archive footage)
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 ★ 6.1
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
1939 ★ 6.0
Thomas Logan
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 ★ 6.5
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 ★ 7.5
Martin Vanderhof
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 ★ 6.0
Lionel Barrymore
Test Pilot
Test Pilot
1938 ★ 6.5
Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford
1938 ★ 6.7
Dan Sheridan
Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 ★ 5.3
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Saratoga
Saratoga
1937 ★ 6.2
Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1937 ★ 7.5
Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair
A Family Affair
1937 ★ 5.7
Judge Hardy
Camille
Camille
1936 ★ 6.9
Monsieur Duval
The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory
1936 ★ 6.3
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 ★ 5.3
Andrew Jackson
The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll
1936 ★ 6.8
Paul Lavond
The Voice of Bugle Ann
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936 ★ 5.0
Springfield Davis
Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness!
1935 ★ 6.5
Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935 ★ 5.2
Peter Grimm
Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1
1935 ★ 6.2
Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire
1935 ★ 6.1
Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel
1935 ★ 6.5
Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1935 ★ 6.6
Dan Peggotty
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1934 ★ 6.5
Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri
1934 ★ 6.9
T.R. Paige
This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven
1934 ★ 7.0
Martin Turner
Carolina
Carolina
1934 ★ 6.0
Bob Connelly
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
1933 ★ 6.7
Oliver Jordan
Should Ladies Behave
Should Ladies Behave
1933 ★ 4.1
Augustus Merrick
Christopher Bean
Christopher Bean
1933
Dr. Milton Haggett
Night Flight
Night Flight
1933 ★ 5.6
Robineau
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey
1933 ★ 6.5
Eli Watt
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return
1933 ★ 6.2
Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Looking Forward
Looking Forward
1933 ★ 6.2
Tim Benton
Sweepings
Sweepings
1933 ★ 5.1
Daniel Pardway
Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 ★ 5.1
Grigori Rasputin
The Washington Masquerade
The Washington Masquerade
1932 ★ 6.5
Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel
1932 ★ 7.0
Otto Kringelein
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
1932 ★ 6.9
Detective Guerchard
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby
1932 ★ 7.5
Dr. H. Holderlin
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
1931 ★ 6.2
General Serge Shubin
The Yellow Ticket
The Yellow Ticket
1931 ★ 4.7
Baron Igor Andreeff
Guilty Hands
Guilty Hands
1931 ★ 5.8
Richard Grant
A Free Soul
A Free Soul
1931 ★ 6.0
Stephen Ashe
Free and Easy
Free and Easy
1930 ★ 6.0
Bedroom Scene
The Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island
1929 ★ 5.2
Andre Dakkar
The River Woman
The River Woman
1928
Bill Lefty
West of Zanzibar
West of Zanzibar
1928 ★ 6.8
Crane
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928
Doyle
Road House
Road House
1928
Henry Grayson
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse
1928
John Ryder
Drums of Love
Drums of Love
1928 ★ 5.0
Duke Cathos de Alvia
Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
1928 ★ 6.5
Alfred Davidson
The Thirteenth Hour
The Thirteenth Hour
1927 ★ 7.0
Prof. Leroy
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1927
Dr. Leyden
Women Love Diamonds
Women Love Diamonds
1927
Hugo Harlan
The Show
The Show
1927 ★ 6.0
The Greek
The Temptress
The Temptress
1926 ★ 6.5
Canterac
The Bells
The Bells
1926 ★ 6.2
Mathias
The Lucky Lady
The Lucky Lady
1926 ★ 5.5
Count Ferranzo
Paris at Midnight
Paris at Midnight
1926 ★ 9.0
Vautrin
Wife Tamers
Wife Tamers
1926 ★ 6.0
Mr. Barry
The Barrier
The Barrier
1926 ★ 6.0
Stark Bennett
Brooding Eyes
Brooding Eyes
1926
Slim Jim Carey
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 ★ 7.3
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Splendid Road
The Splendid Road
1925
Dan Clehollis
The Woman Who Did
The Woman Who Did
1925
Allan Merrick
Fifty-Fifty
Fifty-Fifty
1925
Frederick Harmon
The Wrongdoers
The Wrongdoers
1925
Daniel Abbott
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
1925
Gordon Kent
Children of the Whirlwind
Children of the Whirlwind
1925
Joe Ellison
A Man of Iron
A Man of Iron
1925
Philip Durban
I Am the Man
I Am the Man
1924
James McQuade
Meddling Women
Meddling Women
1924
Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
America
America
1924 ★ 5.7
Capt. Walter Butler
Decameron Nights
Decameron Nights
1924
Saladin
The Eternal City
The Eternal City
1923 ★ 6.0
Baron Bonelli
Unseeing Eyes
Unseeing Eyes
1923
Conrad Dean
Enemies of Women
Enemies of Women
1923 ★ 5.2
Prince Lubimoff
The Face in the Fog
The Face in the Fog
1922 ★ 6.0
Boston Blackie Dawson
Boomerang Bill
Boomerang Bill
1922 ★ 2.0
Boomerang Bill
Jim the Penman
Jim the Penman
1921
James Ralston
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
1921
Priam Farll
The Devil's Garden
The Devil's Garden
1920
William Dale
The Master Mind
The Master Mind
1920
Henry Allen
The Copperhead
The Copperhead
1920 ★ 5.5
Milt Shanks
National Red Cross Pageant
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
The Millionaire's Double
The Millionaire's Double
1917
Bide Bennington
His Father's Son
His Father's Son
1917
J. Dabney Barro
The End of the Tour
The End of the Tour
1917
Byron Bennett
The Brand of Cowardice
The Brand of Cowardice
1916
Cyril Hamilton
The Upheaval
The Upheaval
1916
Jim Gordon
The Quitter
The Quitter
1916
Happy Jack Lewis
Dorian's Divorce
Dorian's Divorce
1916
Richard Dorian
A Yellow Streak
A Yellow Streak
1915
Barry Dale
Dora Thorne
Dora Thorne
1915
Lord Earle
The Flaming Sword
The Flaming Sword
1915
Steve
The Romance of Elaine
The Romance of Elaine
1915
Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
1915
Judge Randolph Legarde
A Modern Magdalen
A Modern Magdalen
1915
Lindsay
Wildfire
Wildfire
1915
John Keefe
The Exploits of Elaine
The Exploits of Elaine
1914 ★ 6.0
The Seats of the Mighty
The Seats of the Mighty
1914
Monsieur Doltaire
The Span of Life
The Span of Life
1914
Richard Blunt
Under the Gaslight
Under the Gaslight
1914
William Byke
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
1914 ★ 5.0
Robert Crane
The Power of the Press
The Power of the Press
1914
Steve Carson
Men and Women
Men and Women
1914
Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
The Cracksman's Gratitude
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Woman Against Woman
Woman Against Woman
1914
Gilbert Craven
Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia
1914 ★ 6.2
Extra (uncredited)
Strongheart
Strongheart
1914 ★ 5.0
Billy Saunders
Her Father's Silent Partner
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Classmates
Classmates
1914
Bubby Dumble
The Bartered Crown
The Bartered Crown
1914
The Landlord
The House of Discord
The House of Discord
1913
The Husband
All for Science
All for Science
1913
Detective
So Runs the Way
So Runs the Way
1913
The Stolen Treaty
The Stolen Treaty
1913
The Japanese Diplomat
The Strong Man's Burden
The Strong Man's Burden
1913 ★ 5.0
John - the Elder Brother
The Crook and the Girl
The Crook and the Girl
1913
The Nephew
The Work Habit
The Work Habit
1913
The Father
The Suffragette Minstrels
The Suffragette Minstrels
1913
(unconfirmed)
An Indian's Loyalty
An Indian's Loyalty
1913
The Cattle Buyer
Under the Shadow of the Law
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913 ★ 6.0
Charles Darnton - the Employer
I Was Meant for You
I Was Meant for You
1913
Lavina's Father
The Vengeance of Galora
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
The Mirror
The Mirror
1913
Daisy's Father
Pa Says
Pa Says
1913
Teddy's Rival
A Gamble with Death
A Gamble with Death
1913
Jim Benton, the Bartender
In Diplomatic Circles
In Diplomatic Circles
1913
The Japanese Ambassador
Almost a Wild Man
Almost a Wild Man
1913
In Audience (uncredited)
The Switchtower
The Switchtower
1913 ★ 5.0
First Counterfeiter
Death's Marathon
Death's Marathon
1913 ★ 5.7
The Financial Backer
The Well
The Well
1913
The Farmer
The Enemy's Baby
The Enemy's Baby
1913
Postmaster Ben Brown
Red Hicks Defies the World
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913
The Referee
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 ★ 4.8
Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
The Ranchero's Revenge
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913
The Ranchero
Just Gold
Just Gold
1913
The Stay-at-Home Brother
The Yaqui Cur
The Yaqui Cur
1913
The Easterner
The House of Darkness
The House of Darkness
1913 ★ 5.0
The Doctor
The Wanderer
The Wanderer
1913 ★ 5.5
The Male Lover
The Lady and the Mouse
The Lady and the Mouse
1913
The Father
A Misunderstood Boy
A Misunderstood Boy
1913
The Father
The Little Tease
The Little Tease
1913 ★ 5.0
In Bar
The Perfidy of Mary
The Perfidy of Mary
1913
Mary's Father
The Sheriff's Baby
The Sheriff's Baby
1913 ★ 5.0
Third Bandit
Fate
Fate
1913 ★ 5.7
Father, Loving Family
Near To Earth
Near To Earth
1913
Gato
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest
1913 ★ 5.0
At Auction (uncredited)
The Wrong Bottle
The Wrong Bottle
1913
The Father
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913
In Hotel Lobby
A Chance Deception
A Chance Deception
1913
2nd Policeman
Oil and Water
Oil and Water
1913
The Idealist's Friend
The Tender Hearted Boy
The Tender Hearted Boy
1913
(uncredited)
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
1913
The Father
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913 ★ 5.7
The Desk Sergeant
Three Friends
Three Friends
1913 ★ 5.0
Second Friend
The God Within
The God Within
1912
The Woman of the Camp's Lover
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912
The Tramp
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912 ★ 5.3
The Householder
My Hero
My Hero
1912
The New York Hat
The New York Hat
1912 ★ 5.7
Minister
Brutality
Brutality
1912
At Wedding
The Informer
The Informer
1912
Union Soldier
My Baby
My Baby
1912 ★ 5.5
At table
Gold and Glitter
Gold and Glitter
1912
The Lover
Heredity
Heredity
1912
Woodsman
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912 ★ 6.2
The Musician's Friend
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1912 ★ 5.5
At Ice Cream Festival
The One She Loved
The One She Loved
1912
The Neighbor
The Chief's Blanket
The Chief's Blanket
1912
The Young Man
So Near, Yet So Far
So Near, Yet So Far
1912 ★ 5.9
In Club
Friends
Friends
1912 ★ 5.5
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Miser's Heart
The Miser's Heart
1911 ★ 6.0
Jules - the Thief
The Battle
The Battle
1911 ★ 4.8
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 ★ 6.3
The White Caps
The White Caps
1905 ★ 5.0