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Lionel Barrymore

Film Director / Composer / Musician / Screenwriter / Actor / Television Presenter | * 04/28/1878 († 76, 11/15/1954) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; 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 is 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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series titled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the K ...

You Can't Take It with You

Certification unknown

1938 | 3.8/5 | 2h 6min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. ...

A Free Soul

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1931 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his wi ...

Key Largo

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1948 | 3.8/5 | 1h 40min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is Ge ...

It's a Wonderful Life

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1946 | 4.1/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Lionel Barrymore

Academy Award for Best Actor Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director
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Movies with Lionel Barrymore as Actor(238)

as Self (archive footage)2015 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)2003 The Mesmerist
as Self (archive footage)2003 Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as himself1986 Super Duper Bloopers
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) (uncredited)1974 That's Entertainment!
as 'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited)1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Father Time (voice)1956 Our Mr. Sun
as (archive footage)1955 Film Fun
as (archive footage)1953 Yesterday and Today
as himself1953 Main Street to Broadway
as Andrew Jackson1952 Lone Star
as Himself - Giving Introduction1951 The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
as Hugo Trimble1951 Bannerline
as Sean O'Malley1950 Right Cross
as Self (uncredited)1950 Screen Actors
as Bering Joy1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
as himself1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
as John Manchester1949 Malaya
as James Temple1948 Key Largo
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1947 Dark Delusion
as Mr. Potter1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as Dr. Richard Gaunght1946 Three Wise Fools
as Dr. Rossiger1946 The Secret Heart
as Sen. Jackson McCanles1946 Duel in the Sun
as Pat Rafferty1945 The Valley of Decision
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1945 Between Two Women
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1944 3 Men in White
1944 Twenty Years After
as Clergyman1944 Since You Went Away
as Narrator (voice)1944 Dragon Seed
as The General1943 A Guy Named Joe
as Gramps1943 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1942 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1942 Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Thaddeus Stevens1942 Tennessee Johnson
as 'Grandpop' Logan1941 The Penalty
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1941 The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Judge Murdock1941 Lady Be Good
as Uncle Henry Jones1941 The Bad Man
as himself1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as himself1940 A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)1940 The Stars Look Down
as Self (archive footage)1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Thomas Logan1939 Let Freedom Ring
as himself1939 From the Ends of the Earth
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps1939 On Borrowed Time
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)1939 The Movies March On
as (archive footage)1939 Land of Liberty
as Dan Sheridan1938 A Yank at Oxford
as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof1938 You Can't Take It with You
as himself1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie1938 Young Dr. Kildare
as Howard B. Drake1938 Test Pilot
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes1937 Navy Blue and Gold
as Judge Hardy1937 A Family Affair
as Grandpa Clayton1937 Saratoga
as Captain Disko Troop1937 Captains Courageous
as Springfield Davis1936 The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Andrew Jackson1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
as Paul Lavond1936 The Devil-Doll
as Monsieur Duval1936 Camille
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin1936 The Road to Glory
as Professor Zelin1935 Mark of the Vampire
as Dr. Josiah Glass1935 Public Hero Number 1
as Colonel Lloyd1935 The Little Colonel
as Nat Miller1935 Ah, Wilderness!
as Dan Peggotty1935 David Copperfield
as Peter Grimm1935 The Return Of Peter Grimm
as T.R. Paige1934 The Girl from Missouri
as Billy Bones1934 Treasure Island
as Bob Connelly1934 Carolina
as Martin Turner1934 This Side of Heaven
as Tim Benton1933 Looking Forward
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr1933 The Stranger's Return
as Augustus Merrick1933 Should Ladies Behave
as Robineau1933 Night Flight
as Oliver Jordan1933 Dinner at Eight
as Daniel Pardway1933 Sweepings
as Eli Watt1933 One Man's Journey
as Dr. Milton Haggett1933 Christopher Bean
as Detective Guerchard1932 Arsène Lupin
as Grigori Rasputin1932 Rasputin and the Empress
as Dr. H. Holderlin1932 Broken Lullaby
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane1932 The Washington Masquerade
as Otto Kringelein1932 Grand Hotel
as Richard Grant1931 Guilty Hands
as Himself (uncredited)1931 The Christmas Party
as General Serge Shubin1931 Mata Hari
as Baron Igor Andreeff1931 The Yellow Ticket
as Stephen Ashe1931 A Free Soul
as Self (Guest Appearance)1930 Estrellados
as Bedroom Scene1930 Free and Easy
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Andre Dakkar1929 The Mysterious Island
as Alfred Davidson1928 Sadie Thompson
as John Ryder1928 The Lion and the Mouse
as Henry Grayson1928 Road House
as Crane1928 West of Zanzibar
as Doyle1928 Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Duke Cathos de Alvia1928 Drums of Love
as Bill Lefty1928 The River Woman
as Prof. Leroy1927 The Thirteenth Hour
as Dr. Leyden1927 Body and Soul
as The Greek1927 The Show
as Hugo Harlan1927 Women Love Diamonds
as Vautrin1926 Paris at Midnight
as Mathias1926 The Bells
as Slim Jim Carey1926 Brooding Eyes
as Count Ferranzo1926 The Lucky Lady
as Canterac1926 The Temptress
as Stark Bennett1926 The Barrier
as Mr. Barry1926 Wife Tamers
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Gordon Kent1925 The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as Frederick Harmon1925 Fifty-Fifty
as Allan Merrick1925 The Woman Who Did
as Daniel Abbott1925 The Wrongdoers
as Philip Durban1925 A Man of Iron
as Dan Clehollis1925 The Splendid Road
as Joe Ellison1925 Children of the Whirlwind
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)1924 Meddling Women
as Saladin1924 Decameron Nights
as James McQuade1924 I Am the Man
as Capt. Walter Butler1924 America
as Prince Lubimoff1923 Enemies of Women
as Baron Bonelli1923 The Eternal City
as Conrad Dean1923 Unseeing Eyes
as Boston Blackie Dawson1922 The Face in the Fog
as Boomerang Bill1922 Boomerang Bill
as James Ralston1921 Jim the Penman
as Priam Farll1921 The Great Adventure
as Henry Allen1920 The Master Mind
as William Dale1920 The Devil's Garden
as Milt Shanks1920 The Copperhead
as Bide Bennington1917 The Millionaire's Double
1917 National Red Cross Pageant
as J. Dabney Barro1917 His Father's Son
as Byron Bennett1917 The End of the Tour
as Cyril Hamilton1916 The Brand of Cowardice
as Jim Gordon1916 The Upheaval
as Happy Jack Lewis1916 The Quitter
as Richard Dorian1916 Dorian's Divorce
as Barry Dale1915 A Yellow Streak
as John Keefe1915 Wildfire
as Steve1915 The Flaming Sword
as Judge Randolph Legarde1915 The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X1915 The Romance of Elaine
as Lord Earle1915 Dora Thorne
as Lindsay1915 A Modern Magdalen
as Bubby Dumble1914 Classmates
as Extra (uncredited)1914 Judith of Bethulia
as Billy Saunders1914 Strongheart
1914 Her Father's Silent Partner
as Richard Blunt1914 The Span of Life
1914 The Cracksman's Gratitude
as Robert Crane1914 The Woman in Black
as Gilbert Craven1914 Woman Against Woman
as William Byke1914 Under the Gaslight
as Steve Carson1914 The Power of the Press
as The Landlord1914 The Bartered Crown
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens1914 Men and Women
1914 The Exploits of Elaine
as Monsieur Doltaire1914 The Seats of the Mighty
as John - the Elder Brother1913 The Strong Man's Burden
as (uncredited)1913 The Tender Hearted Boy
as Postmaster Ben Brown1913 The Enemy's Baby
as Charles Darnton - the Employer1913 Under the Shadow of the Law
as The Father1913 The Wrong Bottle
as The Father1913 A Misunderstood Boy
as 2nd Policeman1913 A Chance Deception
as At Auction (uncredited)1913 The Unwelcome Guest
as The Farmer1913 The Well
as Jim Benton, the Bartender1913 A Gamble with Death
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother1913 A Timely Interception
as The Referee1913 Red Hicks Defies the World
as The Father1913 The Work Habit
as The Cattle Buyer1913 An Indian's Loyalty
as Gato1913 Near To Earth
as Daisy's Father1913 The Mirror
as The Japanese Diplomat1913 The Stolen Treaty
as Second Friend1913 Three Friends
as Third Bandit1913 The Sheriff's Baby
as The Nephew1913 The Crook and the Girl
as The Easterner1913 The Yaqui Cur
as The Ranchero1913 The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Male Lover1913 The Wanderer
as Father, Loving Family1913 Fate
as First Counterfeiter1913 The Switch Tower
as The Desk Sergeant1913 The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as Mary's Father1913 The Perfidy of Mary
as (unconfirmed)1913 The Suffragette Minstrels
as The Doctor1913 The House of Darkness
as The Father1913 An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
as The Stay-at-Home Brother1913 Just Gold
as Detective1913 All for Science
as The Financial Backer1913 Death's Marathon
as In Bar1913 The Little Tease
1913 So Runs the Way
as Teddy's Rival1913 Pa Says
1913 The Vengeance of Galora
as In Audience (uncredited)1913 Almost a Wild Man
as In Hotel Lobby1913 Love in an Apartment Hotel
as The Japanese Ambassador1913 In Diplomatic Circles
as The Father1913 The Lady and the Mouse
as Lavina's Father1913 I Was Meant for You
as The Husband1913 The House of Discord
as At Wedding1912 Brutality
as The Young Man1912 The Chief's Blanket
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend1912 Friends
as Minister1912 The New York Hat
as Woodsman1912 Heredity
as The Neighbor1912 The One She Loved
as At Ice Cream Festival1912 The Painted Lady
1912 My Hero
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover1912 The God Within
as The Householder1912 The Burglar’s Dilemma
as In Club1912 So Near, Yet So Far
as The Lover1912 Gold and Glitter
as Union Soldier1912 The Informer
as The Musician's Friend1912 The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as At table1912 My Baby
as The Tramp1912 A Cry for Help
1911 Fighting Blood
as Jules - the Thief1911 The Miser's Heart
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)1911 The Battle
1905 The White Caps

TV Shows/Series with Lionel Barrymore as Actor(1)

as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Lionel Barrymore as Crew(14)

Directing/Director1931 Ten Cents a Dance
Directing/Director1930 The Rogue Song
Directing/Director1930 The Sea Bat
Directing/Director1930 Redemption
Directing/Director1929 Madame X
Directing/Director1929 The Unholy Night
Directing/Director1929 His Glorious Night
Sound/Music1929 His Glorious Night
Directing/Director1917 Life's Whirlpool
Writing/Writer1917 Life's Whirlpool
Writing/Writer1913 The Tender Hearted Boy
Directing/Director1913 His Secret
Writing/Writer1913 The Vengeance of Galora
Writing/Writer1912 The Burglar’s Dilemma

Full Name: Lionel Barrymore
Born: Sunday, 04/28 1878 (April) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 11/15 1954 (November) in Van Nuys (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Episcopal Academy
Spouses (current/former): Doris Rankin, Irene Fenwick
Father: Maurice Barrymore
Mother: Georgiana Drew
Other names for Lionel Barrymore (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lionel Herbert Blythe"
"Lionel Blythe"
"Лайонел Бэрримор"
Lionel Barrymore frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (61x, Crew)
D.W. Griffith (54x, Crew)
Harry Carey (42x, Actor)
Douglas Shearer (41x, Crew)
Claire McDowell (31x, Actress)
Edwin B. Willis (30x, Crew)
Robert Harron (27x, Actor)
Lillian Gish (25x, Actress)
Henry B. Walthall (25x, Actor)
Charles Hill Mailes (24x, Actor)
Kate Bruce (23x, Actress)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
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