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Lionel Barrymore
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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.…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Lionel Barrymore's Filmography
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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Our Mr. Sun
as Father Time (voice)
No Poster
Film Fun
as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
Lone Star
as Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
as Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
as Himself - Giving Introduction
Right Cross
as Sean O'Malley
No Poster
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
Malaya
as John Manchester
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
as Himself
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Bering Joy
Key Largo
as James Temple
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World
as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Duel in the Sun
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
The Secret Heart
as Dr. Rossiger
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
Three Wise Fools
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Valley of Decision
as Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
as Clergyman
3 Men in White
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A Guy Named Joe
as The General
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Gramps
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson
as Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good
as Judge Murdock
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Bad Man
as Uncle Henry Jones
The Penalty
as 'Grandpop' Logan
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down
as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Leonard Gillespie
On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Movies March On
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring
as Thomas Logan
No Poster
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
as Self
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Lionel Barrymore
Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford
as Dan Sheridan
Navy Blue and Gold
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Saratoga
as Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair
as Judge Hardy
Camille
as Monsieur Duval
The Road to Glory
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Andrew Jackson
The Devil-Doll
as Paul Lavond
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Springfield Davis
Ah, Wilderness!
as Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Peter Grimm
Public Hero Number 1
as Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel
as Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige
This Side of Heaven
as Martin Turner
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
Should Ladies Behave
as Augustus Merrick
Christopher Bean
as Dr. Milton Haggett
Night Flight
as Robineau
One Man's Journey
as Eli Watt
The Stranger's Return
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Looking Forward
as Tim Benton
Sweepings
as Daniel Pardway
Rasputin and the Empress
as Grigori Rasputin
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
The Washington Masquerade
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket
as Baron Igor Andreeff
Guilty Hands
as Richard Grant
A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
as Andre Dakkar
The River Woman
as Bill Lefty
West of Zanzibar
as Crane
Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Doyle
Road House
as Henry Grayson
The Lion and the Mouse
as John Ryder
Drums of Love
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
The Thirteenth Hour
as Prof. Leroy
Body and Soul
as Dr. Leyden
Women Love Diamonds
as Hugo Harlan
The Show
as The Greek
The Temptress
as Canterac
The Bells
as Mathias
The Lucky Lady
as Count Ferranzo
Paris at Midnight
as Vautrin
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
The Barrier
as Stark Bennett
No Poster
Brooding Eyes
as Slim Jim Carey
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Splendid Road
as Dan Clehollis
No Poster
The Woman Who Did
as Allan Merrick
Fifty-Fifty
as Frederick Harmon
The Wrongdoers
as Daniel Abbott
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
as Gordon Kent
Children of the Whirlwind
as Joe Ellison
A Man of Iron
as Philip Durban
No Poster
I Am the Man
as James McQuade
Meddling Women
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Decameron Nights
as Saladin
America
as Capt. Walter Butler
The Eternal City
as Baron Bonelli
Unseeing Eyes
as Conrad Dean
Enemies of Women
as Prince Lubimoff
The Face in the Fog
as Boston Blackie Dawson
Boomerang Bill
as Boomerang Bill
Jim the Penman
as James Ralston
The Great Adventure
as Priam Farll
The Devil's Garden
as William Dale
The Master Mind
as Henry Allen
The Copperhead
as Milt Shanks
National Red Cross Pageant
The Millionaire's Double
as Bide Bennington
His Father's Son
as J. Dabney Barro
The End of the Tour
as Byron Bennett
The Brand of Cowardice
as Cyril Hamilton
The Upheaval
as Jim Gordon
The Quitter
as Happy Jack Lewis
Dorian's Divorce
as Richard Dorian
A Yellow Streak
as Barry Dale
Dora Thorne
as Lord Earle
The Flaming Sword
as Steve
The Romance of Elaine
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
as Judge Randolph Legarde
A Modern Magdalen
as Lindsay
Wildfire
as John Keefe
The Exploits of Elaine
The Seats of the Mighty
as Monsieur Doltaire
No Poster
The Span of Life
as Richard Blunt
Under the Gaslight
as William Byke
The Woman in Black
as Robert Crane
The Power of the Press
as Steve Carson
Men and Women
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
No Poster
The Cracksman's Gratitude
No Poster
Woman Against Woman
as Gilbert Craven
Judith of Bethulia
as Extra (uncredited)
Strongheart
as Billy Saunders
Her Father's Silent Partner
No Poster
Classmates
as Bubby Dumble
No Poster
The Bartered Crown
as The Landlord
The House of Discord
as The Husband
No Poster
All for Science
as Detective
No Poster
So Runs the Way
No Poster
The Stolen Treaty
as The Japanese Diplomat
The Strong Man's Burden
as John - the Elder Brother
No Poster
The Crook and the Girl
as The Nephew
No Poster
The Work Habit
as The Father
No Poster
The Suffragette Minstrels
as (unconfirmed)
An Indian's Loyalty
as The Cattle Buyer
No Poster
I Was Meant for You
as Lavina's Father
No Poster
Under the Shadow of the Law
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
No Poster
The Vengeance of Galora
No Poster
The Mirror
as Daisy's Father
No Poster
Pa Says
as Teddy's Rival
No Poster
The Enemy's Baby
as Postmaster Ben Brown
No Poster
A Gamble with Death
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
No Poster
In Diplomatic Circles
as The Japanese Ambassador
No Poster
Almost a Wild Man
as In Audience (uncredited)
The Switchtower
as First Counterfeiter
Death's Marathon
as The Financial Backer
No Poster
The Well
as The Farmer
No Poster
Red Hicks Defies the World
as The Referee
A Timely Interception
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
No Poster
The Ranchero's Revenge
as The Ranchero
No Poster
Just Gold
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
The Yaqui Cur
as The Easterner
The House of Darkness
as The Doctor
The Wanderer
as The Male Lover
The Lady and the Mouse
as The Father
No Poster
A Misunderstood Boy
as The Father
The Little Tease
as In Bar
No Poster
The Perfidy of Mary
as Mary's Father
The Sheriff's Baby
as Third Bandit
Fate
as Father, Loving Family
Near To Earth
as Gato
The Unwelcome Guest
as At Auction (uncredited)
No Poster
The Wrong Bottle
as The Father
No Poster
Love in an Apartment Hotel
as In Hotel Lobby
No Poster
A Chance Deception
as 2nd Policeman
Oil and Water
as The Idealist's Friend
No Poster
The Tender Hearted Boy
as (uncredited)
No Poster
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
as The Father
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
as The Desk Sergeant
Three Friends
as Second Friend
No Poster
The God Within
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
A Cry for Help
as The Tramp
The Burglar’s Dilemma
as The Householder
No Poster
My Hero
The New York Hat
as Minister
Brutality
as At Wedding
The Informer
as Union Soldier
My Baby
as At table
Gold and Glitter
as The Lover
Heredity
as Woodsman
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
The Painted Lady
as At Ice Cream Festival
No Poster
The One She Loved
as The Neighbor
The Chief's Blanket
as The Young Man
So Near, Yet So Far
as In Club
Friends
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Miser's Heart
as Jules - the Thief
The Battle
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Fighting Blood
