Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

b. 1878 — d. 1954 (aged 76) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Actor Director Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Barrymore 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 the villainous Mr. Potter character 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 focussing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.

Known For

Grand Hotel
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★ 7.3
Grand Hotel
1932
You Can't Take It with You
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★ 7.8
You Can't Take It with You
1938
It's a Wonderful Life
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★ 8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Key Largo
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★ 7.7
Key Largo
1948

Filmography

The Great Christmas Movies
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★ 6.2
The Great Christmas Movies
1998 Actor
Brasileiros em Hollywood
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★ 6.8
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 Actor
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
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★ 6.7
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1969 Actor
Actor 'Duel in the Sun'
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★ 7.8
Hollywood: The Golden Years
1961 Self
Our Mr. Sun
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★ 7.3
Our Mr. Sun
1956 Actor
Father Time
Film Fun
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★ 5.2
Film Fun
1955 Actor
Main Street to Broadway
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★ 6.0
Main Street to Broadway
1953 Actor
Lionel Barrymore
Lone Star
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★ 6.2
Lone Star
1952 Actor
Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
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★ 5.7
Bannerline
1951 Actor
Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
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★ 6.1
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951 Self
Right Cross
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★ 6.0
Right Cross
1950 Actor
Sean O'Malley
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🎞️
★ 5.8
Screen Actors
1950 Self
Malaya
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★ 6.5
Malaya
1949 Actor
John Manchester
Down to the Sea in Ships
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★ 7.4
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949 Actor
Capt. Bering Joy
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🎞️
★ 6.9
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949 Self
Breakdowns of 1949
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★ 6.6
Breakdowns of 1949
1949 Actor
Key Largo
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★ 7.7
Key Largo
1948 Actor
James Temple
Dark Delusion
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★ 6.1
Dark Delusion
1947 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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🎞️
Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5
1947 Self
It's a Wonderful Life
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★ 8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 Actor
Mr. Potter
Duel in the Sun
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★ 6.7
Duel in the Sun
1946 Actor
Sen. Jackson McCanles
The Secret Heart
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★ 6.5
The Secret Heart
1946 Actor
Dr. Rossiger
Three Wise Fools
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★ 6.5
Three Wise Fools
1946 Actor
Dr. Richard Gaunght
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🎞️
Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 4
1946 Actor
The Male Lover
The Valley of Decision
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★ 7.3
The Valley of Decision
1945 Actor
Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women
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★ 5.9
Between Two Women
1945 Actor
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
Since You Went Away
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★ 7.5
Since You Went Away
1944 Actor
Clergyman
3 Men in White
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★ 6.1
3 Men in White
1944 Actor
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
A Guy Named Joe
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★ 6.9
A Guy Named Joe
1943 Actor
The General
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
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★ 6.1
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 Actor
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
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★ 7.3
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 Actor
Gramps
Tennessee Johnson
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★ 6.5
Tennessee Johnson
1942 Actor
Thaddeus Stevens
Calling Dr. Gillespie
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★ 6.2
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Victory
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★ 6.2
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
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★ 6.2
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good
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★ 6.4
Lady Be Good
1941 Actor
Judge Murdock
The People vs. Dr. Kildare
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★ 6.3
The People vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
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★ 6.3
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Bad Man
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★ 5.9
The Bad Man
1941 Actor
Uncle Henry Jones
The Penalty
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★ 6.3
The Penalty
1941 Actor
'Grandpop' Logan
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
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★ 6.0
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
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★ 6.5
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
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★ 6.2
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time
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★ 7.7
On Borrowed Time
1939 Actor
Julian Northrup (Gramps)
Calling Dr. Kildare
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★ 6.4
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
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★ 6.4
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 Actor
Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring
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★ 6.3
Let Freedom Ring
1939 Actor
Thomas Logan
You Can't Take It with You
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★ 7.8
You Can't Take It with You
1938 Actor
Martin Vanderhof
Test Pilot
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★ 6.8
Test Pilot
1938 Actor
Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford
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★ 6.5
A Yank at Oxford
1938 Actor
Dan Sheridan
Young Dr. Kildare
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★ 6.8
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 Actor
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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🎞️
★ 7.4
Screen Snapshots, Series 17, No. 12
1938 Actor
Lionel Barrymore
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🎞️
★ 6.2
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
1938 Self
Captains Courageous
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★ 7.9
Captains Courageous
1937 Actor
Disko
Saratoga
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★ 6.5
Saratoga
1937 Actor
Grandpa Clayton
A Family Affair
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★ 6.7
A Family Affair
1937 Actor
Judge James K. Hardy
Navy Blue and Gold
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★ 6.6
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 Actor
Capt. 'Skinny' Dawes
Camille
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★ 7.3
Camille
1936 Actor
Monsieur Duval
The Devil-Doll
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★ 7.0
The Devil-Doll
1936 Actor
Paul Lavond
The Gorgeous Hussy
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★ 5.6
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 Actor
Andrew Jackson
The Road to Glory
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★ 6.9
The Road to Glory
1936 Actor
Pvt. Morain
The Voice of Bugle Ann
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★ 6.7
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936 Actor
Spring Davis
🎬
🎞️
Screen Snapshots, Series 15, No. 12
1936 Self
Mark of the Vampire
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★ 6.3
Mark of the Vampire
1935 Actor
Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel
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★ 7.0
The Little Colonel
1935 Actor
Colonel Lloyd
Ah Wilderness!
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★ 6.8
Ah Wilderness!
1935 Actor
Nat Miller
Public Hero Number 1
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★ 6.7
Public Hero Number 1
1935 Actor
Doctor Josiah Glass
The Return of Peter Grimm
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★ 6.2
The Return of Peter Grimm
1935 Actor
Peter Grimm
Treasure Island
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★ 7.1
Treasure Island
1934 Actor
Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri
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★ 6.6
The Girl from Missouri
1934 Actor
Thomas Randall Paige
This Side of Heaven
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★ 6.7
This Side of Heaven
1934 Actor
Martin Turner
Carolina
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★ 6.0
Carolina
1934 Actor
Bob Connelly
Dinner at Eight
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★ 7.5
Dinner at Eight
1933 Actor
Oliver Jordan
Night Flight
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★ 6.1
Night Flight
1933 Actor
Insp. Robineau
One Man's Journey
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★ 6.7
One Man's Journey
1933 Actor
Eli Watt
Sweepings
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★ 6.5
Sweepings
1933 Actor
Daniel Pardway
The Stranger's Return
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★ 6.9
The Stranger's Return
1933 Actor
Grandpa Storr
Looking Forward
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★ 7.0
Looking Forward
1933 Actor
Tim Benton
Should Ladies Behave
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★ 5.9
Should Ladies Behave
1933 Actor
Augustus Merrick
Christopher Bean
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★ 7.0
Christopher Bean
1933 Actor
Dr. Milton Haggett
Grand Hotel
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★ 7.3
Grand Hotel
1932 Actor
Otto Kringelein
Broken Lullaby
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★ 7.6
Broken Lullaby
1932 Actor
Dr. H. Holderlin
Arsène Lupin
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★ 6.9
Arsène Lupin
1932 Actor
Guerchard
Rasputin and the Empress
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★ 6.5
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 Actor
Rasputin
The Washington Masquerade
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★ 6.0
The Washington Masquerade
1932 Actor
Jeff Keane
The Movie Album
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★ 6.2
The Movie Album
1932 Actor
Mata Hari
🎞️
★ 6.5
Mata Hari
1931 Actor
General Shubin
A Free Soul
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★ 6.6
A Free Soul
1931 Actor
Stephen Ashe
Guilty Hands
🎞️
★ 6.9
Guilty Hands
1931 Actor Director
Richard Grant
Ten Cents a Dance
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★ 6.5
Ten Cents a Dance
1931 Director
The Christmas Party
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★ 6.4
The Christmas Party
1931 Actor
Lionel Barrymore
The Yellow Ticket
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★ 6.3
The Yellow Ticket
1931 Actor
Baron Igor Andreeff
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.1
Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party
1931 Self Actor
Free and Easy
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★ 5.5
Free and Easy
1930 Actor
Lionel Barrymore - Director of Bedroom Scene
Redemption
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★ 5.6
Redemption
1930 Director
The Sea Bat
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★ 5.3
The Sea Bat
1930 Director
The Rogue Song
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★ 5.4
The Rogue Song
1930 Director
Olympia
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★ 7.2
Olympia
1930 Composer
Si l'empereur savait ça
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Si l'empereur savait ça
1930 Composer
The Mysterious Island
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★ 6.2
The Mysterious Island
1929 Actor
Count Andre Dakkar
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