Lionel Barrymore

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It's a Wonderful Life1946
Key Largo1948
You Can't Take It with You1938
Grand Hotel1932

About Lionel Barrymore

Known for: Acting
Born: April 28, 1878
Died: November 15, 1954 (age 76)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

Also credited as

Lionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe, لیونل بریمور

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Filmography

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You2008as Self (archive footage)

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood2005as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Mesmerist2003as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Complicated Women2003as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987as Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers1986as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II1976as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood1976as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood1970as Self (archive footage)
Our Mr. Sun1956as Father Time (voice)
Film Fun1955as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today1953as (archive footage)
Main Street to Broadway1953as Self
Lone Star1952as Andrew Jackson
Bannerline1951as Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story1951as Himself - Giving Introduction
Right Cross1950as Sean O'Malley
Screen Actors1950as Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 19491949as Self
Malaya1949as John Manchester
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership1949as Himself
Down to the Sea in Ships1949as Bering Joy
Key Largo1948as James Temple
Dark Delusion1947as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World1947as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Duel in the Sun1946as Sen. Jackson McCanles
The Secret Heart1946as Dr. Rossiger
It's a Wonderful Life1946as Mr. Potter
Three Wise Fools1946as Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Valley of Decision1945as Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women1945as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed1944as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away1944as Clergyman
3 Men in White1944as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A Guy Named Joe1944as The General
Twenty Years After1944as (archive footage)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith1943as Gramps
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson1942as Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant1942as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie1942as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Victory1942as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good1941as Judge Murdock
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day1941as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare1941as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Bad Man1941as Uncle Henry Jones
The Penalty1941as 'Grandpop' Logan
Dr. Kildare's Crisis1940as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940as Self
Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940as Self
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940as Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down1940as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939as Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time1939as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Movies March On1939as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Land of Liberty1939as (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth1939as Self
Calling Dr. Kildare1939as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring1939as Thomas Logan
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore1938as Self
Young Dr. Kildare1938as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
You Can't Take It with You1938as Martin Vanderhof
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 121938as Lionel Barrymore
Test Pilot1938as Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford1938as Dan Sheridan
Navy Blue and Gold1937as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Saratoga1937as Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous1937as Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair1937as Judge Hardy
Camille1936as Monsieur Duval
The Road to Glory1936as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Gorgeous Hussy1936as Andrew Jackson
The Devil-Doll1936as Paul Lavond
The Voice of Bugle Ann1936as Springfield Davis
Ah, Wilderness!1935as Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm1935as Peter Grimm
Public Hero Number 11935as Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire1935as Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel1935as Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield1935as Dan Peggotty
Treasure Island1934as Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri1934as T.R. Paige
Carolina1934as Bob Connelly
This Side of Heaven1934as Martin Turner
Dinner at Eight1933as Oliver Jordan
Should Ladies Behave1933as Augustus Merrick
Christopher Bean1933as Dr. Milton Haggett
Night Flight1933as Robineau
One Man's Journey1933as Eli Watt
The Stranger's Return1933as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Looking Forward1933as Tim Benton
Sweepings1933as Daniel Pardway
Rasputin and the Empress1932as Grigori Rasputin
Grand Hotel1932as Otto Kringelein
The Washington Masquerade1932as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Movie Album1932as (archive footage)
Arsène Lupin1932as Detective Guerchard
Broken Lullaby1932as Dr. H. Holderlin
Mata Hari1931as General Serge Shubin
The Christmas Party1931as Himself (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket1931as Baron Igor Andreeff
Guilty Hands1931as Richard Grant
A Free Soul1931as Stephen Ashe
Estrellados1930as Self (Guest Appearance)
Free and Easy1930as Bedroom Scene
The Hollywood Revue of 19291929as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island1929as Andre Dakkar
The River Woman1928as Bill Lefty
West of Zanzibar1928as Crane
Alias Jimmy Valentine1928as Doyle
Road House1928as Henry Grayson
The Lion and the Mouse1928as John Ryder
Drums of Love1928as Duke Cathos de Alvia
Sadie Thompson1928as Alfred Davidson
The Thirteenth Hour1927as Prof. Leroy
Body and Soul1927as Dr. Leyden
Women Love Diamonds1927as Hugo Harlan
The Show1927as The Greek
The Temptress1926as Canterac
The Bells1926as Mathias
The Lucky Lady1926as Count Ferranzo
Paris at Midnight1926as Vautrin
Wife Tamers1926as Mr. Barry
The Barrier1926as Stark Bennett
Brooding Eyes1926as Slim Jim Carey
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Splendid Road1925as Dan Clehollis
The Woman Who Did1925as Allan Merrick
Fifty-Fifty1925as Frederick Harmon
The Wrongdoers1925as Daniel Abbott
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work1925as Gordon Kent
Children of the Whirlwind1925as Joe Ellison
A Man of Iron1925as Philip Durban
I Am the Man1924as James McQuade
Meddling Women1924as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Decameron Nights1924as Saladin
America1924as Capt. Walter Butler
The Eternal City1923as Baron Bonelli
Unseeing Eyes1923as Conrad Dean
Enemies of Women1923as Prince Lubimoff
The Face in the Fog1922as Boston Blackie Dawson
Boomerang Bill1922as Boomerang Bill
Jim the Penman1921as James Ralston
The Great Adventure1921as Priam Farll
The Devil's Garden1920as William Dale
The Master Mind1920as Henry Allen
The Copperhead1920as Milt Shanks
National Red Cross Pageant1917
The Millionaire's Double1917as Bide Bennington
His Father's Son1917as J. Dabney Barro
The End of the Tour1917as Byron Bennett
The Brand of Cowardice1916as Cyril Hamilton
The Upheaval1916as Jim Gordon
The Quitter1916as Happy Jack Lewis
Dorian's Divorce1916as Richard Dorian
A Yellow Streak1915as Barry Dale
Dora Thorne1915as Lord Earle
The Flaming Sword1915as Steve
The Romance of Elaine1915as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde1915as Judge Randolph Legarde
A Modern Magdalen1915as Lindsay
Wildfire1915as John Keefe
The Exploits of Elaine1914
The Seats of the Mighty1914as Monsieur Doltaire
The Span of Life1914as Richard Blunt
Under the Gaslight1914as William Byke
The Woman in Black1914as Robert Crane
The Power of the Press1914as Steve Carson
Men and Women1914as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
The Cracksman's Gratitude1914
Woman Against Woman1914as Gilbert Craven
Judith of Bethulia1914as Extra (uncredited)
Strongheart1914as Billy Saunders
Her Father's Silent Partner1914
Classmates1914as Bubby Dumble
The Bartered Crown1914as The Landlord
The House of Discord1913as The Husband
All for Science1913as Detective
So Runs the Way1913
The Stolen Treaty1913as The Japanese Diplomat
The Strong Man's Burden1913as John - the Elder Brother
The Crook and the Girl1913as The Nephew
The Work Habit1913as The Father
The Suffragette Minstrels1913as (unconfirmed)
An Indian's Loyalty1913as The Cattle Buyer
I Was Meant for You1913as Lavina's Father
Under the Shadow of the Law1913as Charles Darnton - the Employer
The Vengeance of Galora1913
The Mirror1913as Daisy's Father
Pa Says1913as Teddy's Rival
The Enemy's Baby1913as Postmaster Ben Brown
A Gamble with Death1913as Jim Benton, the Bartender
In Diplomatic Circles1913as The Japanese Ambassador
Almost a Wild Man1913as In Audience (uncredited)
The Switchtower1913as First Counterfeiter
Death's Marathon1913as The Financial Backer
The Well1913as The Farmer
Red Hicks Defies the World1913as The Referee
A Timely Interception1913as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
The Ranchero's Revenge1913as The Ranchero
Just Gold1913as The Stay-at-Home Brother
The Yaqui Cur1913as The Easterner
The House of Darkness1913as The Doctor
The Wanderer1913as The Male Lover
The Lady and the Mouse1913as The Father
A Misunderstood Boy1913as The Father
The Little Tease1913as In Bar
The Perfidy of Mary1913as Mary's Father
The Sheriff's Baby1913as Third Bandit
Fate1913as Father, Loving Family
Near To Earth1913as Gato
The Unwelcome Guest1913as At Auction (uncredited)
The Wrong Bottle1913as The Father
Love in an Apartment Hotel1913as In Hotel Lobby
A Chance Deception1913as 2nd Policeman
Oil and Water1913as The Idealist's Friend
The Tender Hearted Boy1913as (uncredited)
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods1913as The Father
The Telephone Girl and the Lady1913as The Desk Sergeant
Three Friends1913as Second Friend
The God Within1912as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
A Cry for Help1912as The Tramp
The Burglar’s Dilemma1912as The Householder
My Hero1912
The New York Hat1912as Minister
Brutality1912as At Wedding
The Informer1912as Union Soldier
My Baby1912as At table
Gold and Glitter1912as The Lover
Heredity1912as Woodsman
The Musketeers of Pig Alley1912as The Musician's Friend
The Painted Lady1912as At Ice Cream Festival
The One She Loved1912as The Neighbor
The Chief's Blanket1912as The Young Man
So Near, Yet So Far1912as In Club
Friends1912as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Miser's Heart1911as Jules - the Thief
The Battle1911as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Fighting Blood1911
The White Caps1905