Lionel Barrymore
Acting
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.
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
as Self (archive footage)
Age 130 (now 76)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Age 126 (now 76)Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Age 125 (now 76)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Age 108 (now 76)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Age 98 (now 76)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 96 (now 76)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Age 93 (now 76)
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
as Himself - Giving Introduction
Age 72 (now 76)
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
as Himself
Age 71 (now 76)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Gramps
Age 65 (now 76)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Age 65 (now 76)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Age 64 (now 76)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Age 63 (now 76)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Age 63 (now 76)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
Age 62 (now 76)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Age 62 (now 76)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Age 62 (now 76)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Age 61 (now 76)
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
Age 61 (now 76)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Age 61 (now 76)
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Age 61 (now 76)
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
as Self
Age 60 (now 76)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
Age 60 (now 76)
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
Age 54 (now 76)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
Age 51 (now 76)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Age 47 (now 76)
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
as Judge Randolph Legarde
Age 36 (now 76)
The Strong Man's Burden
as John - the Elder Brother
Age 35 (now 76)
Under the Shadow of the Law
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
Age 35 (now 76)
A Timely Interception
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
Age 35 (now 76)
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
as The Father
Age 34 (now 76)
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Desk Sergeant
Age 34 (now 76)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
Age 34 (now 76)
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Also Known As
Lionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe, لیونل بریمور
IMDB
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