Lionel Barrymore
Known for: Acting
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
Film
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Potter
1946
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
MGM Parade
1955
Series
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Series
MGM Parade
self
1955
Film
Duel in the Sun
Sen. Jackson McCanles
1946
Film
Dinner at Eight
Oliver Jordan
1933
Film
Grand Hotel
Otto Kringelein
1932
Film
You Can't Take It with You
Martin Vanderhof
1938
Film
Key Largo
James Temple
1948
Film
Captains Courageous
Captain Disko Troop
1937
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
Camille
Monsieur Duval
1936
Film
Mata Hari
General Serge Shubin
1931
Film
Treasure Island
Billy Bones
1934
Film
Dragon Seed
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Since You Went Away
Clergyman
1944
Film
Mark of the Vampire
Professor Zelin
1935
Film
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Film
Bannerline
Hugo Trimble
1951
Film
David Copperfield
Dan Peggotty
1935
Film
Lone Star
Andrew Jackson
1952
Film
The Devil-Doll
Paul Lavond
1936
Film
The Valley of Decision
Pat Rafferty
1945
Film
A Guy Named Joe
The General
1944
Film
Decameron Nights
Saladin
1924
Film
Malaya
John Manchester
1949
Film
The Upheaval
Jim Gordon
1916
Film
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Film
Arsène Lupin
Detective Guerchard
1932
Film
Saratoga
Grandpa Clayton
1937
Film
The Little Colonel
Colonel Lloyd
1935
Film
Three Wise Fools
Dr. Richard Gaunght
1946
Film
Down to the Sea in Ships
Bering Joy
1949
Film
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
Film Fun
(archive footage)
1955
Film
Rasputin and the Empress
Grigori Rasputin
1932
Film
A Yank at Oxford
Dan Sheridan
1938
Film
Free and Easy
Bedroom Scene
1930
Film
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1970
Film
Broken Lullaby
Dr. H. Holderlin
1932
Film
The Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger
1946
Film
On Borrowed Time
Julian Northrup aka Gramps
1939
Film
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Night Flight
Robineau
1933
Film
Carolina
Bob Connelly
1934
Film
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Film
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
1929
Film
The Road to Glory
Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
1936
Film
Land of Liberty
(archive footage)
1939
Film
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Sadie Thompson
Alfred Davidson
1928
Film
Ah, Wilderness!
Nat Miller
1935
Film
Test Pilot
Howard B. Drake
1938
Film
The Stranger's Return
Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
1933
Film
The Gorgeous Hussy
Andrew Jackson
1936
Film
Public Hero Number 1
Dr. Josiah Glass
1935
Film
A Free Soul
Stephen Ashe
1931
Film
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musician's Friend
1912
Film
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
Film
Wife Tamers
Mr. Barry
1926
Film
Three Friends
Second Friend
1913
Film
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1939
Just Gold
The Stay-at-Home Brother
1913
Film
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Pa Says
Teddy's Rival
1913
Film
Strongheart
Billy Saunders
1914
Film
Navy Blue and Gold
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
1937
Film
Dora Thorne
Lord Earle
1915
Film
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
Film
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1940
Film
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940
Film
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
1949
Film
Sweepings
Daniel Pardway
1933
Classmates
Bubby Dumble
1914
Film
West of Zanzibar
Crane
1928
Film
Tennessee Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
1942
Film
Right Cross
Sean O'Malley
1950
Film
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Leonard Gillespie
1940
Film
Judith of Bethulia
Extra (uncredited)
1914
Film
The Movie Album
(archive footage)
1932
Film
The Penalty
'Grandpop' Logan
1941
Film
Death's Marathon
The Financial Backer
1913
Film
Guilty Hands
Richard Grant
1931
Film
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Film
The Stars Look Down
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
1940
Film
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1953
Film
The Bad Man
Uncle Henry Jones
1941
Film
Main Street to Broadway
Self
1953
Film
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
Film
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Leonard Gillespie
1939
Film
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
1939
Film
A Family Affair
Judge Hardy
1937
Love in an Apartment Hotel
In Hotel Lobby
1913
Film
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Film
The Washington Masquerade
Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
1932
Film
Let Freedom Ring
Thomas Logan
1939
Film
The Mysterious Island
Andre Dakkar
1929
Film
The Way of the World
Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
1947
Film
The Woman in Black
Robert Crane
1914
Film
Dark Delusion
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1947
Film
Fifty-Fifty
Frederick Harmon
1925
Film
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1938
Film
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1943
Film
Near To Earth
Gato
1913
Film
The Lucky Lady
Count Ferranzo
1926
Film
The Show
The Greek
1927
Film
Road House
Henry Grayson
1928
Film
The Christmas Party
Himself (uncredited)
1931
Film
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1941
Film
My Baby
At table
1912
Film
Between Two Women
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1945
Film
Under the Gaslight
William Byke
1914
Film
Fighting Blood
1911
The Well
The Farmer
1913
The Crook and the Girl
The Nephew
1913
Film
The Little Tease
In Bar
1913
Film
The House of Darkness
The Doctor
1913
Film
3 Men in White
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1944
Film
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1942
Film
The New York Hat
Minister
1912
Film
The Informer
Union Soldier
1912
Film
Gold and Glitter
The Lover
1912
Film
This Side of Heaven
Martin Turner
1934
Film
The Bells
Mathias
1926
Film
His Father's Son
J. Dabney Barro
1917
Film
An Indian's Loyalty
The Cattle Buyer
1913
Film
The Yellow Ticket
Baron Igor Andreeff
1931
Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
1950
Film
Looking Forward
Tim Benton
1933
Film
Our Mr. Sun
Father Time (voice)
1956
Film
The Copperhead
Milt Shanks
1920
The Mirror
Daisy's Father
1913
The One She Loved
The Neighbor
1912
Film
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Desk Sergeant
1913
Film
Jim the Penman
James Ralston
1921
The Wrong Bottle
The Father
1913
Film
So Near, Yet So Far
In Club
1912
Film
A Cry for Help
The Tramp
1912
Film
Men and Women
Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
1914
The Span of Life
Richard Blunt
1914
Film
Lady Be Good
Judge Murdock
1941
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
2004
Film
The Movies March On
Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
1939
Film
Christopher Bean
Dr. Milton Haggett
1933
Film
The Temptress
Canterac
1926
So Runs the Way
1913
My Hero
1912
Film
America
Capt. Walter Butler
1924
The Woman Who Did
Allan Merrick
1925
Film
Estrellados
Self (Guest Appearance)
1930
Film
The Brand of Cowardice
Cyril Hamilton
1916
Film
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Doyle
1928
Film
The Yaqui Cur
The Easterner
1913
The Suffragette Minstrels
(unconfirmed)
1913
Film
The Master Mind
Henry Allen
1920
Film
The Quitter
Happy Jack Lewis
1916
Film
A Timely Interception
Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
1913
A Gamble with Death
Jim Benton, the Bartender
1913
Film
Oil and Water
The Idealist's Friend
1913
Film
The Great Adventure
Priam Farll
1921
Almost a Wild Man
In Audience (uncredited)
1913
Film
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
The Girl from Missouri
T.R. Paige
1934
Film
The White Caps
1905
Film
Women Love Diamonds
Hugo Harlan
1927
A Misunderstood Boy
The Father
1913
Film
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
Gordon Kent
1925
Film
Drums of Love
Duke Cathos de Alvia
1928
Film
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
1941
Film
Friends
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
1912
Film
Brutality
At Wedding
1912
Film
The Seats of the Mighty
Monsieur Doltaire
1914
Film
The Wrongdoers
Daniel Abbott
1925
Film
The Splendid Road
Dan Clehollis
1925
Film
One Man's Journey
Eli Watt
1933
Film
The Romance of Elaine
Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
1915
Film
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Householder
1912
Film
Enemies of Women
Prince Lubimoff
1923
Film
The Wanderer
The Male Lover
1913
Film
The Face in the Fog
Boston Blackie Dawson
1922
Film
The Painted Lady
At Ice Cream Festival
1912
Film
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
1986
The God Within
The Woman of the Camp's Lover
1912
Film
Unseeing Eyes
Conrad Dean
1923
Film
Boomerang Bill
Boomerang Bill
1922
Film
A Modern Magdalen
Lindsay
1915
Film
Body and Soul
Dr. Leyden
1927
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
The Father
1913
Film
The Power of the Press
Steve Carson
1914
The Perfidy of Mary
Mary's Father
1913
Film
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Gramps
1943
Film
A Man of Iron
Philip Durban
1925
Film
The Eternal City
Baron Bonelli
1923
Woman Against Woman
Gilbert Craven
1914
I Was Meant for You
Lavina's Father
1913
Film
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Film
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
Film
The Battle
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1911
Red Hicks Defies the World
The Referee
1913
In Diplomatic Circles
The Japanese Ambassador
1913
Under the Shadow of the Law
Charles Darnton - the Employer
1913
Film
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Springfield Davis
1936
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
Film
Fate
Father, Loving Family
1913
Film
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Peter Grimm
1935
Film
The Miser's Heart
Jules - the Thief
1911
Film
The Barrier
Stark Bennett
1926
Film
The House of Discord
The Husband
1913
Film
The Chief's Blanket
The Young Man
1912
Film
The Switchtower
First Counterfeiter
1913
Brooding Eyes
Slim Jim Carey
1926
Film
Should Ladies Behave
Augustus Merrick
1933
Film
The Millionaire's Double
Bide Bennington
1917
Film
The Devil's Garden
William Dale
1920
Film
The Flaming Sword
Steve
1915
Film
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Self (archive footage)
2008
The Enemy's Baby
Postmaster Ben Brown
1913
Film
The Unwelcome Guest
At Auction (uncredited)
1913
Film
The Thirteenth Hour
Prof. Leroy
1927
Film
The Lady and the Mouse
The Father
1913
Film
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
Himself
1949
I Am the Man
James McQuade
1924
Film
The Strong Man's Burden
John - the Elder Brother
1913
Film
Children of the Whirlwind
Joe Ellison
1925
Film
The Sheriff's Baby
Third Bandit
1913
The Work Habit
The Father
1913
The Ranchero's Revenge
The Ranchero
1913
Film
Paris at Midnight
Vautrin
1926
Film
The End of the Tour
Byron Bennett
1917
Film
The Exploits of Elaine
1914
Film
Heredity
Woodsman
1912
The Stolen Treaty
The Japanese Diplomat
1913
Film
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Lionel Barrymore
1938
Film
The River Woman
Bill Lefty
1928
Film
Wildfire
John Keefe
1915
Film
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
Himself - Giving Introduction
1951
Film
The Mesmerist
The Innkeeper (archive footage)
2003
A Chance Deception
2nd Policeman
1913
Film
Dorian's Divorce
Richard Dorian
1916
Film
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Judge Randolph Legarde
1915
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Film
Meddling Women
Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
1924
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
Self
1938
Film
A Yellow Streak
Barry Dale
1915
All for Science
Detective
1913
The Tender Hearted Boy
(uncredited)
1913
Film
The Lion and the Mouse
John Ryder
1928
The Bartered Crown
The Landlord
1914