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Lionel Barrymore

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Barrymore 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 the villainous Mr. Potter character 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 focussing 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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Born:
Apr 28, 1878 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
220
First Appeared:
In the movie The White Caps 1905-09-14
Latest Project:
Movie Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn 2015-08-18
Known For
Filmography
Movie Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Himself (archive footage) 2015-08-18
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You Self (archive footage) 2008-12-09
Movie Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self / Various roles (archive footage) 2004-02-03
Movie Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003-05-06
Movie The Mesmerist The Innkeeper (archive footage) 2003-11-07
Movie D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 2002-09-10
Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1988-11-22
Movie Vincent Price's Dracula Professor Zelin - (archive footage) 1986-09-29
Movie That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976-05-16
Movie That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974-06-21
Series Underdog 1964-10-03
Movie Hollywood: The Selznick Years 'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1961-12-31
Movie Our Mr. Sun Father Time (voice) 1956-11-19
Movie Film Fun (archive footage) 1955-08-19
Movie Main Street to Broadway Self 1953-10-12
Movie Yesterday and Today (archive footage) 1953-12-02
Movie Lone Star Andrew Jackson 1952-10-24
Movie The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story Himself - Giving Introduction 1951-03-12
Movie Bannerline Hugo Trimble 1951-10-12
Movie Right Cross Sean O'Malley 1950-10-06
Movie Screen Actors Self (uncredited) 1950-05-13
Movie Down to the Sea in Ships Bering Joy 1949-02-15
Movie Breakdowns of 1949 Self 1949-12-31
Movie Malaya John Manchester 1949-12-27
Movie Key Largo James Temple 1948-07-16
Movie Dark Delusion Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1947-06-24
Movie Three Wise Fools Dr. Richard Gaunght 1946-09-26
Movie It's a Wonderful Life Mr. Potter 1946-12-20
Movie The Secret Heart Dr. Rossiger 1946-12-25
Movie Duel in the Sun Sen. Jackson McCanles 1946-12-31
Movie Between Two Women Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1945-03-28
Movie The Valley of Decision Pat Rafferty 1945-05-03
Movie Twenty Years After (archive footage) 1944-01-01
Movie Dragon Seed Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1944-07-20
Movie 3 Men in White Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1944-05-25
Movie Since You Went Away Clergyman 1944-06-30
Movie Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1943-05-08
Movie The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Gramps 1943-09-09
Movie A Guy Named Joe The General 1943-12-24
Movie Dr. Kildare's Victory Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1942-02-04
Movie Calling Dr. Gillespie Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1942-08-01
Movie Tennessee Johnson Thaddeus Stevens 1942-12-01
Movie Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1942-11-01
Movie The Bad Man Uncle Henry Jones 1941-03-28
Movie The Penalty 'Grandpop' Logan 1941-03-13
Movie Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1941-08-22
Movie The People Vs. Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1941-05-02
Movie Lady Be Good Judge Murdock 1941-09-18
Movie Hollywood: Style Center of the World Self 1940-05-29
Movie Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self (archive footage) 1940-07-31
Movie The Stars Look Down Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice) 1940-01-22
Movie Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1940-04-12
Movie Dr. Kildare Goes Home Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1940-09-06
Movie A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self 1940-10-24
Movie Dr. Kildare's Crisis Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1940-11-29
Movie Let Freedom Ring Thomas Logan 1939-02-24
Movie From the Ends of the Earth Self 1939-05-28
Movie Calling Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1939-04-28
Movie The Movies March On Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage) 1939-07-03
Movie On Borrowed Time Julian Northrup aka Gramps 1939-07-07
Movie The Secret of Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1939-11-24
Movie A Yank at Oxford Dan Sheridan 1938-02-18
Movie Test Pilot Howard B. Drake 1938-04-16
Movie You Can't Take It with You Martin Vanderhof 1938-09-01
Movie Young Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie 1938-10-14
Movie A Family Affair Judge Hardy 1937-03-12
Movie Captains Courageous Captain Disko Troop 1937-06-25
Movie Saratoga Grandpa Clayton 1937-07-23
Movie Navy Blue and Gold Captain 'Skinny' Dawes 1937-11-19
Movie The Voice of Bugle Ann Springfield Davis 1936-02-15
Movie The Gorgeous Hussy Andrew Jackson 1936-08-28
Movie The Devil-Doll Paul Lavond 1936-07-10
Movie The Road to Glory Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin 1936-09-04
Movie Camille Monsieur Duval 1936-12-26
Movie The Little Colonel Colonel Lloyd 1935-02-22
Movie David Copperfield Dan Peggotty 1935-01-18
Movie Mark of the Vampire Professor Zelin 1935-04-26
Movie Ah, Wilderness! Nat Miller 1935-12-25
Movie Public Hero Number 1 Dr. Josiah Glass 1935-05-31
Movie The Return Of Peter Grimm Peter Grimm 1935-09-13
Movie Carolina Bob Connelly 1934-02-02
Movie This Side of Heaven Martin Turner 1934-02-02
Movie Treasure Island Billy Bones 1934-08-17
Movie The Girl from Missouri T.R. Paige 1934-08-03
Movie Looking Forward Tim Benton 1933-04-28
Movie Sweepings Daniel Pardway 1933-04-14
Movie The Stranger's Return Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr 1933-07-28
Movie One Man's Journey Eli Watt 1933-08-31
Movie Dinner at Eight Oliver Jordan 1933-12-22
Movie Should Ladies Behave Augustus Merrick 1933-12-01
Movie Christopher Bean Dr. Milton Haggett 1933-11-17
Movie Night Flight Robineau 1933-10-06
Movie Broken Lullaby Dr. H. Holderlin 1932-01-19
Movie Grand Hotel Otto Kringelein 1932-05-25
Movie Arsène Lupin Detective Guerchard 1932-02-26
Movie The Washington Masquerade Jefferson "Jeff" Keane 1932-07-09
Movie Rasputin and the Empress Grigori Rasputin 1932-12-23
Movie Guilty Hands Richard Grant 1931-08-22
Movie The Yellow Ticket Baron Igor Andreeff 1931-10-30
Movie A Free Soul Stephen Ashe 1931-06-02
Movie The Christmas Party Himself (uncredited) 1931-12-17
Movie Mata Hari General Serge Shubin 1931-12-26
Movie Free and Easy Bedroom Scene 1930-03-22
Movie Estrellados Self (Guest Appearance) 1930-07-07
Movie The Mysterious Island Andre Dakkar 1929-10-05
Movie The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited) 1929-11-23
Movie The Lion and the Mouse John Ryder 1928-05-21
Movie Drums of Love Duke Cathos de Alvia 1928-01-24
Movie Sadie Thompson Alfred Davidson 1928-01-07
Movie Alias Jimmy Valentine Doyle 1928-11-15
Movie West of Zanzibar Crane 1928-11-24
Movie The River Woman Bill Lefty 1928-12-01
Movie The Show The Greek 1927-01-22
Movie Women Love Diamonds Hugo Harlan 1927-02-12
Movie Body and Soul Dr. Leyden 1927-10-01
Movie The Thirteenth Hour Prof. Leroy 1927-10-17
Movie Wife Tamers Mr. Barry 1926-03-25
Movie The Barrier Stark Bennett 1926-03-21
Movie Paris at Midnight Vautrin 1926-04-17
Movie Brooding Eyes Slim Jim Carey 1926-03-15
Movie The Lucky Lady Count Ferranzo 1926-04-25
Movie The Temptress Canterac 1926-10-03
Movie The Bells Mathias 1926-07-29
Movie The Girl Who Wouldn't Work Gordon Kent 1925-08-18
Movie Fifty-Fifty Frederick Harmon 1925-11-15
Movie Children of the Whirlwind Joe Ellison 1925-08-15
Movie The Woman Who Did Allan Merrick 1925-11-18
Movie Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 1925-12-25
Movie Decameron Nights Saladin 1924-01-02
Movie America Capt. Walter Butler 1924-02-21
Movie Meddling Women Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role) 1924-11-15
Movie I Am the Man James McQuade 1924-12-15
Movie Enemies of Women Prince Lubimoff 1923-04-15
Movie The Eternal City Baron Bonelli 1923-12-17
Movie Unseeing Eyes Conrad Dean 1923-11-18
Movie Boomerang Bill Boomerang Bill 1922-01-15
Movie The Face in the Fog Boston Blackie Dawson 1922-10-07
Movie Jim the Penman James Ralston 1921-04-04
Movie The Great Adventure Priam Farll 1921-01-06
Movie The Master Mind Henry Allen 1920-09-12
Movie The Copperhead Milt Shanks 1920-01-25
Movie The Devil's Garden William Dale 1920-11-22
Movie The End of the Tour Byron Bennett 1917-01-29
Movie His Father's Son J. Dabney Barro 1917-03-19
Movie The Millionaire's Double Bide Bennington 1917-04-30
Movie National Red Cross Pageant 1917-12-01
Movie Dorian's Divorce Richard Dorian 1916-06-05
Movie The Quitter Happy Jack Lewis 1916-07-10
Movie The Upheaval Jim Gordon 1916-08-28
Movie The Brand of Cowardice Cyril Hamilton 1916-10-23
Movie The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde Judge Randolph Legarde 1915-04-01
Movie Wildfire John Keefe 1915-01-25
Movie A Modern Magdalen Lindsay 1915-02-17
Movie The Romance of Elaine Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X 1915-06-14
Movie A Yellow Streak Barry Dale 1915-12-06
Movie Dora Thorne Lord Earle 1915-11-03
Movie Woman Against Woman Gilbert Craven 1914-06-27
Movie Men and Women Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens 1914-08-01
Movie The Bartered Crown The Landlord 1914-01-10
Movie Classmates Bubby Dumble 1914-02-14
Movie Strongheart Billy Saunders 1914-03-08
Movie Judith of Bethulia Extra (uncredited) 1914-03-08
Movie The Exploits of Elaine 1914-12-29
Movie The Power of the Press Steve Carson 1914-10-01
Movie The Span of Life Richard Blunt 1914-12-07
Movie The Seats of the Mighty Monsieur Doltaire 1914-12-07
Movie The Woman in Black Robert Crane 1914-11-30
Movie Under the Gaslight William Byke 1914-12-01
Movie The Perfidy of Mary Mary's Father 1913-04-05
Movie Fate Father, Loving Family 1913-03-22
Movie The Little Tease In Bar 1913-04-12
Movie The Wanderer The Male Lover 1913-05-02
Movie Near To Earth Gato 1913-03-20
Movie The Lady and the Mouse The Father 1913-04-26
Movie A Misunderstood Boy The Father 1913-04-19
Movie A Chance Deception 2nd Policeman 1913-02-24
Movie The Tender Hearted Boy (uncredited) 1913-01-23
Movie The Telephone Girl and the Lady The Desk Sergeant 1913-01-06
Movie Three Friends Second Friend 1913-01-02
Movie Oil and Water The Idealist's Friend 1913-02-10
Movie The House of Darkness The Doctor 1913-05-10
Movie The Wrong Bottle The Father 1913-03-06
Movie Love in an Apartment Hotel In Hotel Lobby 1913-02-27
Movie The Unwelcome Guest At Auction (uncredited) 1913-03-15
Movie The Sheriff's Baby Third Bandit 1913-03-29
Movie The Suffragette Minstrels (unconfirmed) 1913-08-18
Movie Under the Shadow of the Law Charles Darnton - the Employer 1913-08-07
Movie The Vengeance of Galora 1913-07-28
Movie The Strong Man's Burden John - the Elder Brother 1913-09-05
Movie So Runs the Way 1913-10-11
Movie The Yaqui Cur The Easterner 1913-05-16
Movie The House of Discord The Husband 1913-12-13
Movie The Mirror Daisy's Father 1913-07-24
Movie An Indian's Loyalty The Cattle Buyer 1913-08-15
Movie A Timely Interception Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother 1913-06-07
Movie In Diplomatic Circles The Japanese Ambassador 1913-06-26
Movie Just Gold The Stay-at-Home Brother 1913-05-24
Movie Red Hicks Defies the World The Referee 1913-06-09
Movie The Ranchero's Revenge The Ranchero 1913-06-02
Movie The Switchtower First Counterfeiter 1913-06-15
Movie Almost a Wild Man In Audience (uncredited) 1913-06-19
Movie Gold and Glitter The Lover 1912-11-11
Movie The Musketeers of Pig Alley The Musician's Friend 1912-10-31
Movie The Painted Lady At Ice Cream Festival 1912-10-24
Movie So Near, Yet So Far In Club 1912-09-29
Movie My Baby At table 1912-11-14
Movie Friends Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend 1912-09-22
Movie The One She Loved The Neighbor 1912-10-21
Movie The God Within The Woman of the Camp's Lover 1912-12-26
Movie The Informer Union Soldier 1912-11-21
Movie A Cry for Help The Tramp 1912-12-23
Movie The Burglar’s Dilemma The Householder 1912-12-16
Movie The Massacre 1912-12-19
Movie The New York Hat Minister 1912-12-05
Movie Brutality At Wedding 1912-12-02
Movie Fighting Blood 1911-06-28
Movie The Miser's Heart Jules - the Thief 1911-11-20
Movie The Battle Wagon Driver (uncredited) 1911-11-06
Movie The White Caps 1905-09-14