Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Acting

Birthday

1878/04/28

Day of death

1954/11/15 (76 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Lionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe, لیونل بریمور

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Christma...Read more

Acting
It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

(1946) It's a Wonderful Life

as Mr. Potter

Estrellados
0.0

(1930) Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)

Calling Dr. Gillespie
6.4

(1942) Calling Dr. Gillespie

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Key Largo
7.5

(1948) Key Largo

as James Temple

The Romance of Elaine
0.0

(1915) The Romance of Elaine

as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X

The End of the Tour
0.0

(1917) The End of the Tour

as Byron Bennett

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
5.7

(1929) The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)

Duel in the Sun
6.3

(1946) Duel in the Sun

as Sen. Jackson McCanles

Public Hero Number 1
6.2

(1935) Public Hero Number 1

as Dr. Josiah Glass

Grand Hotel
6.9

(1932) Grand Hotel

as Otto Kringelein

West of Zanzibar
7.0

(1928) West of Zanzibar

as Crane

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Martin Vanderhof

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
0.0

(2008) Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

as Self (archive footage)

Mata Hari
6.2

(1931) Mata Hari

as General Serge Shubin

On Borrowed Time
7.5

(1939) On Borrowed Time

as Julian Northrup aka Gramps

Mark of the Vampire
6.1

(1935) Mark of the Vampire

as Professor Zelin

The Devil-Doll
6.8

(1936) The Devil-Doll

as Paul Lavond

Since You Went Away
6.5

(1944) Since You Went Away

as Clergyman

The Little Colonel
6.3

(1935) The Little Colonel

as Colonel Lloyd

Sadie Thompson
6.8

(1928) Sadie Thompson

as Alfred Davidson

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
6.2

(1912) The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as The Musician's Friend

Free and Easy
6.1

(1930) Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene

A Guy Named Joe
6.5

(1943) A Guy Named Joe

as The General

Rasputin and the Empress
5.3

(1932) Rasputin and the Empress

as Grigori Rasputin

Test Pilot
6.5

(1938) Test Pilot

as Howard B. Drake

Lady Be Good
5.4

(1941) Lady Be Good

as Judge Murdock

The Valley of Decision
7.3

(1945) The Valley of Decision

as Pat Rafferty

Treasure Island
6.5

(1934) Treasure Island

as Billy Bones

Camille
7.0

(1936) Camille

as Monsieur Duval

Lone Star
5.6

(1952) Lone Star

as Andrew Jackson

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
6.6

(1935) David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty

Malaya
6.5

(1949) Malaya

as John Manchester

Yesterday and Today
0.0

(1953) Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

Saratoga
6.3

(1937) Saratoga

as Grandpa Clayton

Captains Courageous
7.4

(1937) Captains Courageous

as Captain Disko Troop

Dinner at Eight
6.7

(1933) Dinner at Eight

as Oliver Jordan

Tennessee Johnson
6.1

(1942) Tennessee Johnson

as Thaddeus Stevens

A Free Soul
6.1

(1931) A Free Soul

as Stephen Ashe

The Sheriff's Baby
5.0

(1913) The Sheriff's Baby

as Third Bandit

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
6.5

(1941) Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8

(1940) Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

A Cry for Help
0.0

(1912) A Cry for Help

as The Tramp

Gold and Glitter
0.0

(1912) Gold and Glitter

as The Lover

The Informer
0.0

(1912) The Informer

as Union Soldier

0.0

(1913) Love in an Apartment Hotel

as In Hotel Lobby

0.0

(1913) A Chance Deception

as 2nd Policeman

0.0

(1913) So Runs the Way

as ---

0.0

(1913) The Wrong Bottle

as The Father

0.0

(1913) An Adventure in the Autumn Woods

as The Father

0.0

(1913) Just Gold

as The Stay-at-Home Brother

The Unwelcome Guest
5.0

(1913) The Unwelcome Guest

as At Auction (uncredited)

Night Flight
5.8

(1933) Night Flight

as Robineau

Brutality
0.0

(1912) Brutality

as At Wedding

Heredity
0.0

(1912) Heredity

as Woodsman

0.0

(1912) My Hero

as ---

Near To Earth
0.0

(1913) Near To Earth

as Gato

Broken Lullaby
7.5

(1932) Broken Lullaby

as Dr. H. Holderlin

0.0

(1913) The Well

as The Farmer

0.0

(1913) The Ranchero's Revenge

as The Ranchero

0.0

(1913) Red Hicks Defies the World

as The Referee

0.0

(1913) In Diplomatic Circles

as The Japanese Ambassador

0.0

(1913) A Gamble with Death

as Jim Benton, the Bartender

0.0

(1913) The Enemy's Baby

as Postmaster Ben Brown

0.0

(1913) The Mirror

as Daisy's Father

0.0

(1913) I Was Meant for You

as Lavina's Father

0.0

(1913) Under the Shadow of the Law

as Charles Darnton - the Employer

0.0

(1913) The Crook and the Girl

as The Nephew

0.0

(1913) The Work Habit

as The Father

Fighting Blood
6.3

(1911) Fighting Blood

as ---

0.0

(1913) The Stolen Treaty

as The Japanese Diplomat

The Temptress
6.5

(1926) The Temptress

as Canterac

0.0

(1913) All for Science

as Detective

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
5.5

(1943) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The Mysterious Island
5.4

(1929) The Mysterious Island

as Andre Dakkar

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
6.0

(1940) Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The Yellow Ticket
5.0

(1931) The Yellow Ticket

as Baron Igor Andreeff

Ah, Wilderness!
6.3

(1935) Ah, Wilderness!

as Nat Miller

The Girl from Missouri
6.9

(1934) The Girl from Missouri

as T.R. Paige

0.0

(1914) Her Father's Silent Partner

as ---

Judith of Bethulia
6.3

(1914) Judith of Bethulia

as Extra (uncredited)

The Road to Glory
6.3

(1936) The Road to Glory

as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

The Stranger's Return
6.2

(1933) The Stranger's Return

as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr

The Show
6.0

(1927) The Show

as The Greek

Should Ladies Behave
4.3

(1933) Should Ladies Behave

as Augustus Merrick

The Gorgeous Hussy
5.2

(1936) The Gorgeous Hussy

as Andrew Jackson

The New York Hat
5.7

(1912) The New York Hat

as Minister

A Yank at Oxford
6.7

(1938) A Yank at Oxford

as Dan Sheridan

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
5.6

(1939) The Secret of Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Calling Dr. Kildare
6.1

(1939) Calling Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
7.0

(1941) The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Young Dr. Kildare
6.5

(1938) Young Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
4.8

(1940) Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Kildare's Victory
5.8

(1942) Dr. Kildare's Victory

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

A Family Affair
5.9

(1937) A Family Affair

as Judge Hardy

0.0

(1913) A Misunderstood Boy

as The Father

Death's Marathon
5.7

(1913) Death's Marathon

as The Financial Backer

0.0

(1913) The Perfidy of Mary

as Mary's Father

0.0

(1913) The Tender Hearted Boy

as (uncredited)

0.0

(1913) Pa Says

as Teddy's Rival

0.0

(1913) The Vengeance of Galora

as ---

0.0

(1913) The Suffragette Minstrels

as (unconfirmed)

Navy Blue and Gold
5.9

(1937) Navy Blue and Gold

as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes

Guilty Hands
6.0

(1931) Guilty Hands

as Richard Grant

The Splendid Road
0.0

(1925) The Splendid Road

as Dan Clehollis

The Barrier
6.0

(1926) The Barrier

as Stark Bennett

0.0

(1925) The Woman Who Did

as Allan Merrick

Road House
0.0

(1928) Road House

as Henry Grayson

The House of Discord
0.0

(1913) The House of Discord

as The Husband

The Return Of Peter Grimm
5.2

(1935) The Return Of Peter Grimm

as Peter Grimm

0.0

(1914) Woman Against Woman

as Gilbert Craven

0.0

(1914) The Bartered Crown

as The Landlord

0.0

(1914) The Cracksman's Gratitude

as ---

0.0

(1914) Men and Women

as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens

6.0

(1938) Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

as Lionel Barrymore

0.0

(1914) The Power of the Press

as Steve Carson

The Seats of the Mighty
0.0

(1914) The Seats of the Mighty

as Monsieur Doltaire

Arsène Lupin
6.9

(1932) Arsène Lupin

as Detective Guerchard

0.0

(1914) The Span of Life

as Richard Blunt

Down to the Sea in Ships
6.9

(1949) Down to the Sea in Ships

as Bering Joy

The Flaming Sword
0.0

(1915) The Flaming Sword

as Steve

0.0

(1914) Under the Gaslight

as William Byke

The Exploits of Elaine
6.0

(1914) The Exploits of Elaine

as ---

0.0

(1915) The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

as Judge Randolph Legarde

A Yellow Streak
0.0

(1915) A Yellow Streak

as Barry Dale

0.0

(1915) Dora Thorne

as Lord Earle

0.0

(1915) A Modern Magdalen

as Lindsay

His Father's Son
0.0

(1917) His Father's Son

as J. Dabney Barro

The Painted Lady
5.5

(1912) The Painted Lady

as At Ice Cream Festival

The Brand of Cowardice
0.0

(1916) The Brand of Cowardice

as Cyril Hamilton

The Millionaire's Double
0.0

(1917) The Millionaire's Double

as Bide Bennington

National Red Cross Pageant
0.0

(1917) National Red Cross Pageant

as ---

The White Caps
5.0

(1905) The White Caps

as ---

The Miser's Heart
6.0

(1911) The Miser's Heart

as Jules - the Thief

The Chief's Blanket
0.0

(1912) The Chief's Blanket

as The Young Man

The Battle
4.8

(1911) The Battle

as Wagon Driver (uncredited)

The Wrongdoers
0.0

(1925) The Wrongdoers

as Daniel Abbott

0.0

(1924) I Am the Man

as James McQuade

Boomerang Bill
2.0

(1922) Boomerang Bill

as Boomerang Bill

A Man of Iron
0.0

(1925) A Man of Iron

as Philip Durban

3 Men in White
6.0

(1944) 3 Men in White

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The Voice of Bugle Ann
5.8

(1936) The Voice of Bugle Ann

as Springfield Davis

The Yaqui Cur
0.0

(1913) The Yaqui Cur

as The Easterner

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
5.3

(1942) Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The Switchtower
5.0

(1913) The Switchtower

as First Counterfeiter

The Wanderer
5.5

(1913) The Wanderer

as The Male Lover

So Near, Yet So Far
5.9

(1912) So Near, Yet So Far

as In Club

Sweepings
5.8

(1933) Sweepings

as Daniel Pardway

The Bells
6.2

(1926) The Bells

as Mathias

Friends
5.5

(1912) Friends

as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend

The Burglar’s Dilemma
5.3

(1912) The Burglar’s Dilemma

as The Householder

Strongheart
5.0

(1914) Strongheart

as Billy Saunders

Wife Tamers
6.0

(1926) Wife Tamers

as Mr. Barry

Let Freedom Ring
6.0

(1939) Let Freedom Ring

as Thomas Logan

Right Cross
6.6

(1950) Right Cross

as Sean O'Malley

One Man's Journey
7.1

(1933) One Man's Journey

as Eli Watt

Bannerline
6.0

(1951) Bannerline

as Hugo Trimble

Three Wise Fools
5.0

(1946) Three Wise Fools

as Dr. Richard Gaunght

Between Two Women
5.9

(1945) Between Two Women

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The Washington Masquerade
6.5

(1932) The Washington Masquerade

as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane

Our Mr. Sun
7.3

(1956) Our Mr. Sun

as Father Time (voice)

This Side of Heaven
7.0

(1934) This Side of Heaven

as Martin Turner

Carolina
6.0

(1934) Carolina

as Bob Connelly

The Secret Heart
6.3

(1946) The Secret Heart

as Dr. Rossiger

7.0

(2004) Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Super Duper Bloopers
6.0

(1986) Super Duper Bloopers

as Self

0.0

(1913) Almost a Wild Man

as In Audience (uncredited)

Looking Forward
6.2

(1933) Looking Forward

as Tim Benton

The Christmas Party
4.9

(1931) The Christmas Party

as Himself (uncredited)

Land of Liberty
0.0

(1939) Land of Liberty

as (archive footage)

Unseeing Eyes
0.0

(1923) Unseeing Eyes

as Conrad Dean

The Eternal City
6.0

(1923) The Eternal City

as Baron Bonelli

0.0

(1914) Classmates

as Bubby Dumble

0.0

(1938) A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore

as Self

Paris at Midnight
9.0

(1926) Paris at Midnight

as Vautrin

Dark Delusion
6.0

(1947) Dark Delusion

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Drums of Love
5.0

(1928) Drums of Love

as Duke Cathos de Alvia

That's Entertainment!
7.3

(1974) That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alias Jimmy Valentine
0.0

(1928) Alias Jimmy Valentine

as Doyle

The Penalty
6.0

(1941) The Penalty

as 'Grandpop' Logan

The Devil's Garden
0.0

(1920) The Devil's Garden

as William Dale

Three Friends
5.0

(1913) Three Friends

as Second Friend

Body and Soul
0.0

(1927) Body and Soul

as Dr. Leyden

The Lucky Lady
5.5

(1926) The Lucky Lady

as Count Ferranzo

The Stars Look Down
6.5

(1940) The Stars Look Down

as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)

The Bad Man
5.4

(1941) The Bad Man

as Uncle Henry Jones

An Indian's Loyalty
0.0

(1913) An Indian's Loyalty

as The Cattle Buyer

Main Street to Broadway
6.5

(1953) Main Street to Broadway

as Self

The Strong Man's Burden
5.0

(1913) The Strong Man's Burden

as John - the Elder Brother

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.7

(1940) A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

Christopher Bean
0.0

(1933) Christopher Bean

as Dr. Milton Haggett

The Face in the Fog
6.0

(1922) The Face in the Fog

as Boston Blackie Dawson

0.0

(1949) Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership

as Himself

The Lion and the Mouse
0.0

(1928) The Lion and the Mouse

as John Ryder

0.0

(1939) From the Ends of the Earth

as Self

Fate
6.0

(1913) Fate

as Father, Loving Family

My Baby
4.8

(1912) My Baby

as At table

The One She Loved
0.0

(1912) The One She Loved

as The Neighbor

The Telephone Girl and the Lady
5.0

(1913) The Telephone Girl and the Lady

as The Desk Sergeant

Breakdowns of 1949
6.0

(1949) Breakdowns of 1949

as Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.5

(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

The Mesmerist
8.0

(2003) The Mesmerist

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)

Wildfire
0.0

(1915) Wildfire

as John Keefe

America
5.7

(1924) America

as Capt. Walter Butler

Dragon Seed
6.4

(1944) Dragon Seed

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
0.0

(2002) D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

as ---

Complicated Women
6.7

(2003) Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Twenty Years After
6.0

(1944) Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

0.0

(1926) Brooding Eyes

as Slim Jim Carey

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
0.0

(1925) The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

as Gordon Kent

Women Love Diamonds
0.0

(1927) Women Love Diamonds

as Hugo Harlan

The Little Tease
5.0

(1913) The Little Tease

as In Bar

Fifty-Fifty
0.0

(1925) Fifty-Fifty

as Frederick Harmon

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
2.0

(1951) The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

as Himself - Giving Introduction

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
10.0

(1943) The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

as Gramps

Oil and Water
0.0

(1913) Oil and Water

as The Idealist's Friend

The Quitter
0.0

(1916) The Quitter

as Happy Jack Lewis

A Timely Interception
4.8

(1913) A Timely Interception

as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother

0.0

(1912) The God Within

as The Woman of the Camp's Lover

Enemies of Women
5.2

(1923) Enemies of Women

as Prince Lubimoff

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1921) The Great Adventure

as Priam Farll

The River Woman
0.0

(1928) The River Woman

as Bill Lefty

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...
7.0

(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

Jim the Penman
0.0

(1921) Jim the Penman

as James Ralston

The Copperhead
5.5

(1920) The Copperhead

as Milt Shanks

Children of the Whirlwind
0.0

(1925) Children of the Whirlwind

as Joe Ellison

The Woman in Black
5.0

(1914) The Woman in Black

as Robert Crane

The Thirteenth Hour
7.0

(1927) The Thirteenth Hour

as Prof. Leroy

The Lady and the Mouse
0.0

(1913) The Lady and the Mouse

as The Father

4.0

(1955) Film Fun

as (archive footage)

The Movies March On
3.5

(1939) The Movies March On

as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

(1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Upheaval
0.0

(1916) The Upheaval

as Jim Gordon

Dorian's Divorce
0.0

(1916) Dorian's Divorce

as Richard Dorian

6.0

(1950) Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

The House of Darkness
5.0

(1913) The House of Darkness

as The Doctor

Decameron Nights
0.0

(1924) Decameron Nights

as Saladin

Meddling Women
0.0

(1924) Meddling Women

as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)

The Master Mind
0.0

(1920) The Master Mind

as Henry Allen

Hooray for Hollywood
0.0

(1976) Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self