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.
Filmography
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Lone Star
as Andrew Jackson
Lone Star
as Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
as Hugo Trimble
Bannerline
as Hugo Trimble
Key Largo
as James Temple
Key Largo
as James Temple
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
Three Wise Fools
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
Three Wise Fools
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
Between Two Women
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Between Two Women
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dragon Seed
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
as Clergyman
Since You Went Away
as Clergyman
3 Men in White
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
3 Men in White
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Leonard Gillespie
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring
as Thomas Logan
Let Freedom Ring
as Thomas Logan
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
as Self
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
as Self
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
Navy Blue and Gold
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Navy Blue and Gold
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Saratoga
as Grandpa Clayton
Saratoga
as Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair
as Judge Hardy
A Family Affair
as Judge Hardy
Camille
as Monsieur Duval
Camille
as Monsieur Duval
The Road to Glory
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Road to Glory
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Andrew Jackson
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Andrew Jackson
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Springfield Davis
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Springfield Davis
Ah, Wilderness!
as Nat Miller
Ah, Wilderness!
as Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel
as Colonel Lloyd
The Little Colonel
as Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige
This Side of Heaven
as Martin Turner
This Side of Heaven
as Martin Turner
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
Should Ladies Behave
as Augustus Merrick
Should Ladies Behave
as Augustus Merrick
Christopher Bean
as Dr. Milton Haggett
Christopher Bean
as Dr. Milton Haggett
Night Flight
as Robineau
Night Flight
as Robineau
One Man's Journey
as Eli Watt
One Man's Journey
as Eli Watt
The Stranger's Return
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
The Stranger's Return
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Looking Forward
as Tim Benton
Looking Forward
as Tim Benton
Sweepings
as Daniel Pardway
Sweepings
as Daniel Pardway
Rasputin and the Empress
as Grigori Rasputin
Rasputin and the Empress
as Grigori Rasputin
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket
as Baron Igor Andreeff
The Yellow Ticket
as Baron Igor Andreeff
A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
West of Zanzibar
as Crane
West of Zanzibar
as Crane
Drums of Love
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
Drums of Love
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
The Temptress
as Canterac
The Temptress
as Canterac
The Bells
as Mathias
The Bells
as Mathias
The Lucky Lady
as Count Ferranzo
The Lucky Lady
as Count Ferranzo
Paris at Midnight
as Vautrin
Paris at Midnight
as Vautrin
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
Brooding Eyes
as Slim Jim Carey
Brooding Eyes
as Slim Jim Carey
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Woman Who Did
as Allan Merrick
The Woman Who Did
as Allan Merrick
The Wrongdoers
as Daniel Abbott
The Wrongdoers
as Daniel Abbott
A Gamble with Death
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
A Gamble with Death
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Japanese Ambassador
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Japanese Ambassador
Almost a Wild Man
as In Audience (uncredited)
Almost a Wild Man
as In Audience (uncredited)
Death's Marathon
as The Financial Backer
Death's Marathon
as The Financial Backer
Red Hicks Defies the World
as The Referee
Red Hicks Defies the World
as The Referee
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor
The Tender Hearted Boy
as (uncredited)
The Tender Hearted Boy
as (uncredited)
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood