Lionel Barrymore
Biography
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.
Acting (200 movies)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Estrellados
1930
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
Key Largo
1948
The Romance of Elaine
1915
The End of the Tour
1917
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
Duel in the Sun
1946
Public Hero Number 1
1935
Grand Hotel
1932
West of Zanzibar
1928
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
2008
Mata Hari
1931
On Borrowed Time
1939
Mark of the Vampire
1935
The Devil-Doll
1936
Since You Went Away
1944
The Little Colonel
1935
Sadie Thompson
1928
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
Free and Easy
1930
A Guy Named Joe
1943
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
Test Pilot
1938
Lady Be Good
1941
The Valley of Decision
1945
Treasure Island
1934
Camille
1936
Lone Star
1952
David Copperfield
1935
Malaya
1949
Yesterday and Today
1953
Saratoga
1937
Captains Courageous
1937
Dinner at Eight
1933
Tennessee Johnson
1942
A Free Soul
1931
The Sheriff's Baby
1913
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
A Cry for Help
1912
Gold and Glitter
1912
The Informer
1912
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
Night Flight
1933
Brutality
1912
Heredity
1912
Near To Earth
1913
Broken Lullaby
1932
Fighting Blood
1911
The Temptress
1926
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
The Mysterious Island
1929
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
The Yellow Ticket
1931
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
The Girl from Missouri
1934
Judith of Bethulia
1914
The Road to Glory
1936
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
The Stranger's Return
1933
The Show
1927
Should Ladies Behave
1933
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
The New York Hat
1912
A Yank at Oxford
1938
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
A Family Affair
1937
Death's Marathon
1913
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
Guilty Hands
1931
The Splendid Road
1925
The Barrier
1926
Road House
1928
The House of Discord
1913
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935
Men and Women
1914
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
The Power of the Press
1914
The Seats of the Mighty
1914
Arsène Lupin
1932
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
The Flaming Sword
1915
Under the Gaslight
1914
The Exploits of Elaine
1914
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
1915
A Yellow Streak
1915
Dora Thorne
1915
A Modern Magdalen
1915
His Father's Son
1917
The Painted Lady
1912
The Brand of Cowardice
1916
The Millionaire's Double
1917
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
Directing (9 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Burglar’s Dilemma | 1912 | Writer |
| The Tender Hearted Boy | 1913 | Writer |
| The Vengeance of Galora | 1913 | Writer |
| Life's Whirlpool | 1917 | Writer |