
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.
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.
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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/12/2008

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Character:Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Release Date:03/02/2004

The Mesmerist
Character:The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Release Date:07/11/2003

Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
Character:
Release Date:10/09/2002

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/1987

Super Duper Bloopers
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1986

That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976

Hooray for Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976

That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:21/06/1974

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972

Brasileiros em Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1970

Our Mr. Sun
Character:Father Time (voice)
Release Date:19/11/1956

Film Fun
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:19/08/1955

Yesterday and Today
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:02/12/1953

Main Street to Broadway
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/1953

Lone Star
Character:Andrew Jackson
Release Date:24/10/1952

Bannerline
Character:Hugo Trimble
Release Date:12/10/1951

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
Character:Himself - Giving Introduction
Release Date:12/03/1951

Right Cross
Character:Sean O'Malley
Release Date:06/10/1950

Screen Actors
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1950

Breakdowns of 1949
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1949

Malaya
Character:John Manchester
Release Date:27/12/1949

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/06/1949

Down to the Sea in Ships
Character:Bering Joy
Release Date:15/02/1949

A Guy Named Joe
Character:The General
Release Date:08/01/1949

Key Largo
Character:James Temple
Release Date:16/07/1948

Dark Delusion
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:24/06/1947

The Way of the World
Character:Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Release Date:01/01/1947

Duel in the Sun
Character:Sen. Jackson McCanles
Release Date:31/12/1946

The Secret Heart
Character:Dr. Rossiger
Release Date:25/12/1946

It's a Wonderful Life
Character:Mr. Potter
Release Date:20/12/1946

Three Wise Fools
Character:Dr. Richard Gaunght
Release Date:26/09/1946

The Valley of Decision
Character:Pat Rafferty
Release Date:03/05/1945

Between Two Women
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:28/03/1945

Dragon Seed
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/07/1944

Since You Went Away
Character:Clergyman
Release Date:30/06/1944

3 Men in White
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:25/05/1944

Twenty Years After
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1944

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Character:Gramps
Release Date:09/09/1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:08/05/1943

Tennessee Johnson
Character:Thaddeus Stevens
Release Date:01/12/1942

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:01/11/1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:01/08/1942

Dr. Kildare's Victory
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:04/02/1942

Lady Be Good
Character:Judge Murdock
Release Date:18/09/1941

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:22/08/1941

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:02/05/1941

The Bad Man
Character:Uncle Henry Jones
Release Date:28/03/1941

The Penalty
Character:'Grandpop' Logan
Release Date:13/03/1941

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:29/11/1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:06/09/1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/07/1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character:Self
Release Date:29/05/1940

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:12/04/1940

The Stars Look Down
Character:Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
Release Date:22/01/1940

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:24/11/1939

On Borrowed Time
Character:Julian Northrup aka Gramps
Release Date:07/07/1939

The Movies March On
Character:Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Release Date:03/07/1939

Land of Liberty
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:15/06/1939

From the Ends of the Earth
Character:Self
Release Date:28/05/1939

Calling Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:28/04/1939

Let Freedom Ring
Character:Thomas Logan
Release Date:24/02/1939

A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1938

Young Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Release Date:14/10/1938

You Can't Take It with You
Character:Martin Vanderhof
Release Date:01/09/1938

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Character:Lionel Barrymore
Release Date:29/07/1938

Test Pilot
Character:Howard B. Drake
Release Date:16/04/1938

A Yank at Oxford
Character:Dan Sheridan
Release Date:18/02/1938

Navy Blue and Gold
Character:Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Release Date:19/11/1937

Saratoga
Character:Grandpa Clayton
Release Date:23/07/1937

Captains Courageous
Character:Captain Disko Troop
Release Date:25/06/1937

A Family Affair
Character:Judge Hardy
Release Date:12/03/1937

Camille
Character:Monsieur Duval
Release Date:26/12/1936

The Road to Glory
Character:Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
Release Date:04/09/1936

The Gorgeous Hussy
Character:Andrew Jackson
Release Date:28/08/1936

The Devil-Doll
Character:Paul Lavond
Release Date:10/07/1936

The Voice of Bugle Ann
Character:Springfield Davis
Release Date:15/02/1936

Ah, Wilderness!
Character:Nat Miller
Release Date:25/12/1935

The Return Of Peter Grimm
Character:Peter Grimm
Release Date:13/09/1935

Public Hero Number 1
Character:Dr. Josiah Glass
Release Date:31/05/1935

Mark of the Vampire
Character:Professor Zelin
Release Date:26/04/1935

The Little Colonel
Character:Colonel Lloyd
Release Date:22/02/1935

David Copperfield
Character:Dan Peggotty
Release Date:18/01/1935

Treasure Island
Character:Billy Bones
Release Date:17/08/1934

The Girl from Missouri
Character:T.R. Paige
Release Date:03/08/1934

This Side of Heaven
Character:Martin Turner
Release Date:02/02/1934

Carolina
Character:Bob Connelly
Release Date:02/02/1934

Dinner at Eight
Character:Oliver Jordan
Release Date:22/12/1933

Should Ladies Behave
Character:Augustus Merrick
Release Date:01/12/1933

Christopher Bean
Character:Dr. Milton Haggett
Release Date:17/11/1933

Night Flight
Character:Robineau
Release Date:06/10/1933

One Man's Journey
Character:Eli Watt
Release Date:31/08/1933

The Stranger's Return
Character:Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Release Date:28/07/1933

Looking Forward
Character:Tim Benton
Release Date:28/04/1933

Sweepings
Character:Daniel Pardway
Release Date:14/04/1933

Rasputin and the Empress
Character:Grigori Rasputin
Release Date:23/12/1932

The Washington Masquerade
Character:Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
Release Date:09/07/1932

Grand Hotel
Character:Otto Kringelein
Release Date:25/05/1932

Arsène Lupin
Character:Detective Guerchard
Release Date:26/02/1932

Broken Lullaby
Character:Dr. H. Holderlin
Release Date:24/01/1932

Mata Hari
Character:General Serge Shubin
Release Date:26/12/1931

The Christmas Party
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/1931

The Yellow Ticket
Character:Baron Igor Andreeff
Release Date:30/10/1931

Guilty Hands
Character:Richard Grant
Release Date:22/08/1931

A Free Soul
Character:Stephen Ashe
Release Date:02/06/1931

Estrellados
Character:Self (Guest Appearance)
Release Date:07/07/1930

Free and Easy
Character:Bedroom Scene
Release Date:22/03/1930

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Character:Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1929

The Mysterious Island
Character:Andre Dakkar
Release Date:05/10/1929

The River Woman
Character:Bill Lefty
Release Date:01/12/1928

West of Zanzibar
Character:Crane
Release Date:24/11/1928

Alias Jimmy Valentine
Character:Doyle
Release Date:15/11/1928

Road House
Character:Henry Grayson
Release Date:25/07/1928

The Lion and the Mouse
Character:John Ryder
Release Date:21/05/1928

Drums of Love
Character:Duke Cathos de Alvia
Release Date:24/01/1928

Sadie Thompson
Character:Alfred Davidson
Release Date:07/01/1928

The Thirteenth Hour
Character:Prof. Leroy
Release Date:17/10/1927

Body and Soul
Character:Dr. Leyden
Release Date:01/10/1927

Women Love Diamonds
Character:Hugo Harlan
Release Date:12/02/1927

The Show
Character:The Greek
Release Date:22/01/1927

The Temptress
Character:Canterac
Release Date:03/10/1926

The Bells
Character:Mathias
Release Date:29/07/1926

The Lucky Lady
Character:Count Ferranzo
Release Date:25/04/1926

Paris at Midnight
Character:Vautrin
Release Date:17/04/1926

Wife Tamers
Character:Mr. Barry
Release Date:25/03/1926

The Barrier
Character:Stark Bennett
Release Date:21/03/1926

Brooding Eyes
Character:Slim Jim Carey
Release Date:15/03/1926

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Character:Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1925

The Splendid Road
Character:Dan Clehollis
Release Date:06/12/1925

The Woman Who Did
Character:Allan Merrick
Release Date:18/11/1925

Fifty-Fifty
Character:Frederick Harmon
Release Date:15/11/1925

The Wrongdoers
Character:Daniel Abbott
Release Date:03/09/1925

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
Character:Gordon Kent
Release Date:18/08/1925

Children of the Whirlwind
Character:Joe Ellison
Release Date:15/08/1925

A Man of Iron
Character:Philip Durban
Release Date:28/06/1925

I Am the Man
Character:James McQuade
Release Date:15/12/1924

Meddling Women
Character:Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Release Date:15/11/1924

America
Character:Capt. Walter Butler
Release Date:21/02/1924

Decameron Nights
Character:Saladin
Release Date:02/01/1924

The Eternal City
Character:Baron Bonelli
Release Date:17/12/1923

Unseeing Eyes
Character:Conrad Dean
Release Date:18/11/1923

Enemies of Women
Character:Prince Lubimoff
Release Date:15/04/1923

The Face in the Fog
Character:Boston Blackie Dawson
Release Date:07/10/1922

Boomerang Bill
Character:Boomerang Bill
Release Date:15/01/1922

Jim the Penman
Character:James Ralston
Release Date:04/04/1921

The Great Adventure
Character:Priam Farll
Release Date:06/01/1921

The Devil's Garden
Character:William Dale
Release Date:22/11/1920

The Master Mind
Character:Henry Allen
Release Date:12/09/1920

The Copperhead
Character:Milt Shanks
Release Date:25/01/1920

National Red Cross Pageant
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1917

The Millionaire's Double
Character:Bide Bennington
Release Date:30/04/1917

His Father's Son
Character:J. Dabney Barro
Release Date:19/03/1917

The End of the Tour
Character:Byron Bennett
Release Date:29/01/1917

The Brand of Cowardice
Character:Cyril Hamilton
Release Date:23/10/1916

The Upheaval
Character:Jim Gordon
Release Date:28/08/1916

The Quitter
Character:Happy Jack Lewis
Release Date:10/07/1916

Dorian's Divorce
Character:Richard Dorian
Release Date:05/06/1916

A Yellow Streak
Character:Barry Dale
Release Date:06/12/1915

Dora Thorne
Character:Lord Earle
Release Date:03/11/1915

The Flaming Sword
Character:Steve
Release Date:28/06/1915

The Romance of Elaine
Character:Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
Release Date:14/06/1915

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Character:Judge Randolph Legarde
Release Date:01/04/1915

A Modern Magdalen
Character:Lindsay
Release Date:17/02/1915

Wildfire
Character:John Keefe
Release Date:25/01/1915

The Exploits of Elaine
Character:
Release Date:29/12/1914

The Span of Life
Character:Richard Blunt
Release Date:07/12/1914

The Seats of the Mighty
Character:Monsieur Doltaire
Release Date:07/12/1914

Under the Gaslight
Character:William Byke
Release Date:01/12/1914

The Woman in Black
Character:Robert Crane
Release Date:30/11/1914

The Power of the Press
Character:Steve Carson
Release Date:01/10/1914

Men and Women
Character:Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
Release Date:01/08/1914

The Cracksman's Gratitude
Character:
Release Date:04/07/1914

Woman Against Woman
Character:Gilbert Craven
Release Date:27/06/1914

Judith of Bethulia
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:08/03/1914

Strongheart
Character:Billy Saunders
Release Date:08/03/1914

Her Father's Silent Partner
Character:
Release Date:23/02/1914

Classmates
Character:Bubby Dumble
Release Date:14/02/1914

The Bartered Crown
Character:The Landlord
Release Date:10/01/1914

The House of Discord
Character:The Husband
Release Date:13/12/1913

All for Science
Character:Detective
Release Date:24/11/1913

So Runs the Way
Character:
Release Date:11/10/1913

The Stolen Treaty
Character:The Japanese Diplomat
Release Date:13/09/1913

The Strong Man's Burden
Character:John - the Elder Brother
Release Date:05/09/1913

The Crook and the Girl
Character:The Nephew
Release Date:25/08/1913

The Work Habit
Character:The Father
Release Date:21/08/1913

The Suffragette Minstrels
Character:(unconfirmed)
Release Date:18/08/1913

An Indian's Loyalty
Character:The Cattle Buyer
Release Date:15/08/1913

Under the Shadow of the Law
Character:Charles Darnton - the Employer
Release Date:07/08/1913

I Was Meant for You
Character:Lavina's Father
Release Date:01/08/1913

The Vengeance of Galora
Character:
Release Date:28/07/1913

The Mirror
Character:Daisy's Father
Release Date:24/07/1913

Pa Says
Character:Teddy's Rival
Release Date:21/07/1913

A Gamble with Death
Character:Jim Benton, the Bartender
Release Date:30/06/1913

In Diplomatic Circles
Character:The Japanese Ambassador
Release Date:26/06/1913

Almost a Wild Man
Character:In Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1913

The Switchtower
Character:First Counterfeiter
Release Date:15/06/1913

Death's Marathon
Character:The Financial Backer
Release Date:14/06/1913

The Well
Character:The Farmer
Release Date:12/06/1913

The Enemy's Baby
Character:Postmaster Ben Brown
Release Date:10/06/1913

Red Hicks Defies the World
Character:The Referee
Release Date:09/06/1913

A Timely Interception
Character:Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
Release Date:07/06/1913

The Ranchero's Revenge
Character:The Ranchero
Release Date:02/06/1913

Just Gold
Character:The Stay-at-Home Brother
Release Date:24/05/1913

The Yaqui Cur
Character:The Easterner
Release Date:16/05/1913

The House of Darkness
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:10/05/1913

The Wanderer
Character:The Male Lover
Release Date:02/05/1913

The Lady and the Mouse
Character:The Father
Release Date:26/04/1913

A Misunderstood Boy
Character:The Father
Release Date:19/04/1913

The Little Tease
Character:In Bar
Release Date:12/04/1913

The Perfidy of Mary
Character:Mary's Father
Release Date:05/04/1913

The Sheriff's Baby
Character:Third Bandit
Release Date:29/03/1913

Fate
Character:Father, Loving Family
Release Date:22/03/1913

Near To Earth
Character:Gato
Release Date:20/03/1913

The Unwelcome Guest
Character:At Auction (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1913

The Wrong Bottle
Character:The Father
Release Date:06/03/1913

Love in an Apartment Hotel
Character:In Hotel Lobby
Release Date:27/02/1913

A Chance Deception
Character:2nd Policeman
Release Date:24/02/1913

Oil and Water
Character:The Idealist's Friend
Release Date:10/02/1913

The Tender Hearted Boy
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1913

An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
Character:The Father
Release Date:16/01/1913

The Telephone Girl and the Lady
Character:The Desk Sergeant
Release Date:06/01/1913

Three Friends
Character:Second Friend
Release Date:02/01/1913

The God Within
Character:The Woman of the Camp's Lover
Release Date:26/12/1912

A Cry for Help
Character:The Tramp
Release Date:23/12/1912

The Burglar’s Dilemma
Character:The Householder
Release Date:16/12/1912

My Hero
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1912

The New York Hat
Character:Minister
Release Date:05/12/1912

Brutality
Character:At Wedding
Release Date:02/12/1912

The Informer
Character:Union Soldier
Release Date:21/11/1912

My Baby
Character:At table
Release Date:14/11/1912

Gold and Glitter
Character:The Lover
Release Date:11/11/1912

Heredity
Character:Woodsman
Release Date:04/11/1912

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Character:The Musician's Friend
Release Date:31/10/1912

The Painted Lady
Character:At Ice Cream Festival
Release Date:24/10/1912

The One She Loved
Character:The Neighbor
Release Date:21/10/1912

The Chief's Blanket
Character:The Young Man
Release Date:10/10/1912

So Near, Yet So Far
Character:In Club
Release Date:29/09/1912

Friends
Character:Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
Release Date:22/09/1912

The Miser's Heart
Character:Jules - the Thief
Release Date:20/11/1911

The Battle
Character:Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1911

Fighting Blood
Character:
Release Date:28/06/1911

The White Caps
Character:
Release Date:14/09/1905