Lionel Barrymore

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 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.

Cast

It's a Wonderful Life

(Mr. Potter)

Estrellados

(Self (Guest Appearance))

Calling Dr. Gillespie

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

Key Largo

(James Temple)

The Romance of Elaine

(Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X)

The End of the Tour

(Byron Bennett)

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

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

Duel in the Sun

(Sen. Jackson McCanles)

Public Hero Number 1

(Dr. Josiah Glass)

Grand Hotel

(Otto Kringelein)

West of Zanzibar

(Crane)

You Can't Take It with You

(Martin Vanderhof)

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

(Self (archive footage))

Mata Hari

(General Serge Shubin)

On Borrowed Time

(Julian Northrup aka Gramps)

Mark of the Vampire

(Professor Zelin)

The Devil-Doll

(Paul Lavond)

Since You Went Away

(Clergyman)

The Little Colonel

(Colonel Lloyd)

Sadie Thompson

(Alfred Davidson)

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

(The Musician's Friend)

Free and Easy

(Bedroom Scene)

A Guy Named Joe

(The General)

Rasputin and the Empress

(Grigori Rasputin)

Test Pilot

(Howard B. Drake)

Lady Be Good

(Judge Murdock)

The Valley of Decision

(Pat Rafferty)

Treasure Island

(Billy Bones)

Camille

(Monsieur Duval)

Lone Star

(Andrew Jackson)

David Copperfield

(Dan Peggotty)

Malaya

(John Manchester)

Yesterday and Today

((archive footage))

Saratoga

(Grandpa Clayton)

Captains Courageous

(Captain Disko Troop)

Dinner at Eight

(Oliver Jordan)

Tennessee Johnson

(Thaddeus Stevens)

A Free Soul

(Stephen Ashe)

The Sheriff's Baby

(Third Bandit)

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

Vincent Price's Dracula

(Professor Zelin - (archive footage))

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

A Cry for Help

(The Tramp)

Gold and Glitter

(The Lover)

The Informer

(Union Soldier)

Love in an Apartment Hotel

(In Hotel Lobby)

A Chance Deception

(2nd Policeman)

So Runs the Way

The Wrong Bottle

(The Father)

An Adventure in the Autumn Woods

(The Father)

Just Gold

(The Stay-at-Home Brother)

The Unwelcome Guest

(At Auction (uncredited))

Night Flight

(Robineau)

Brutality

(At Wedding)

Heredity

(Woodsman)

My Hero

Near To Earth

(Gato)

Broken Lullaby

(Dr. H. Holderlin)

The Well

(The Farmer)

The Ranchero's Revenge

(The Ranchero)

Red Hicks Defies the World

(The Referee)

In Diplomatic Circles

(The Japanese Ambassador)

A Gamble with Death

(Jim Benton, the Bartender)

The Enemy's Baby

(Postmaster Ben Brown)

The Mirror

(Daisy's Father)

I Was Meant for You

(Lavina's Father)

Under the Shadow of the Law

(Charles Darnton - the Employer)

The Crook and the Girl

(The Nephew)

The Work Habit

(The Father)

Fighting Blood

The Stolen Treaty

(The Japanese Diplomat)

The Temptress

(Canterac)

All for Science

(Detective)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

The Mysterious Island

(Andre Dakkar)

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

The Yellow Ticket

(Baron Igor Andreeff)

Ah, Wilderness!

(Nat Miller)

The Girl from Missouri

(T.R. Paige)

Her Father's Silent Partner

Judith of Bethulia

(Extra (uncredited))

The Road to Glory

(Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

(Self (archive footage))

The Stranger's Return

(Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr)

The Show

(The Greek)

Should Ladies Behave

(Augustus Merrick)

The Gorgeous Hussy

(Andrew Jackson)

The New York Hat

(Minister)

A Yank at Oxford

(Dan Sheridan)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

Calling Dr. Kildare

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

Young Dr. Kildare

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

Dr. Kildare's Victory

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

A Family Affair

(Judge Hardy)

A Misunderstood Boy

(The Father)

Death's Marathon

(The Financial Backer)

The Perfidy of Mary

(Mary's Father)

The Tender Hearted Boy

((uncredited))

Pa Says

(Teddy's Rival)

The Vengeance of Galora

The Suffragette Minstrels

((unconfirmed))

Navy Blue and Gold

(Captain 'Skinny' Dawes)

Guilty Hands

(Richard Grant)

The Splendid Road

(Dan Clehollis)

The Barrier

(Stark Bennett)

The Woman Who Did

(Allan Merrick)

Road House

(Henry Grayson)

The House of Discord

(The Husband)

The Return Of Peter Grimm

(Peter Grimm)

Woman Against Woman

(Gilbert Craven)

The Bartered Crown

(The Landlord)

The Cracksman's Gratitude

Men and Women

(Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens)

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

(Lionel Barrymore)

The Power of the Press

(Steve Carson)

The Seats of the Mighty

(Monsieur Doltaire)

Arsène Lupin

(Detective Guerchard)

The Span of Life

(Richard Blunt)

Down to the Sea in Ships

(Bering Joy)

The Flaming Sword

(Steve)

Under the Gaslight

(William Byke)

The Exploits of Elaine

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

(Judge Randolph Legarde)

A Yellow Streak

(Barry Dale)

Dora Thorne

(Lord Earle)

A Modern Magdalen

(Lindsay)

His Father's Son

(J. Dabney Barro)

The Painted Lady

(At Ice Cream Festival)

The Brand of Cowardice

(Cyril Hamilton)

The Millionaire's Double

(Bide Bennington)

National Red Cross Pageant

The White Caps

The Miser's Heart

(Jules - the Thief)

The Chief's Blanket

(The Young Man)

The Battle

(Wagon Driver (uncredited))

The Wrongdoers

(Daniel Abbott)

I Am the Man

(James McQuade)

Boomerang Bill

(Boomerang Bill)

A Man of Iron

(Philip Durban)

3 Men in White

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

The Voice of Bugle Ann

(Springfield Davis)

The Yaqui Cur

(The Easterner)

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

The Switchtower

(First Counterfeiter)

The Wanderer

(The Male Lover)

So Near, Yet So Far

(In Club)

Sweepings

(Daniel Pardway)

The Bells

(Mathias)

Friends

(Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend)

The Burglar’s Dilemma

(The Householder)

Strongheart

(Billy Saunders)

Wife Tamers

(Mr. Barry)

Let Freedom Ring

(Thomas Logan)

Right Cross

(Sean O'Malley)

One Man's Journey

(Eli Watt)

Bannerline

(Hugo Trimble)

Three Wise Fools

(Dr. Richard Gaunght)

Between Two Women

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

The Washington Masquerade

(Jefferson "Jeff" Keane)

Our Mr. Sun

(Father Time (voice))

This Side of Heaven

(Martin Turner)

Carolina

(Bob Connelly)

The Secret Heart

(Dr. Rossiger)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

(Self / Various roles (archive footage))

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

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

Super Duper Bloopers

(Himself)

Almost a Wild Man

(In Audience (uncredited))

Looking Forward

(Tim Benton)

The Christmas Party

(Himself (uncredited))

Land of Liberty

((archive footage))

Unseeing Eyes

(Conrad Dean)

The Eternal City

(Baron Bonelli)

Classmates

(Bubby Dumble)

A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore

(Self)

Paris at Midnight

(Vautrin)

Dark Delusion

(Dr. Leonard Gillespie)

Drums of Love

(Duke Cathos de Alvia)

That's Entertainment!

((archive footage) (uncredited))

Alias Jimmy Valentine

(Doyle)

The Penalty

('Grandpop' Logan)

The Devil's Garden

(William Dale)

The Massacre

Three Friends

(Second Friend)

Body and Soul

(Dr. Leyden)

The Lucky Lady

(Count Ferranzo)

The Stars Look Down

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

The Bad Man

(Uncle Henry Jones)

An Indian's Loyalty

(The Cattle Buyer)

Main Street to Broadway

(Self)

The Strong Man's Burden

(John - the Elder Brother)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

(Self)

Some of the Best

(Informal Commentary)

Christopher Bean

(Dr. Milton Haggett)

The Face in the Fog

(Boston Blackie Dawson)

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

(Himself)

The Lion and the Mouse

(John Ryder)

From the Ends of the Earth

(Self)

Fate

(Father, Loving Family)

My Baby

(At table)

The One She Loved

(The Neighbor)

The Telephone Girl and the Lady

(The Desk Sergeant)

Breakdowns of 1949

(Self)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

(Self (archive footage))

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

(Self)

The Mesmerist

(The Innkeeper (archive footage))

Wildfire

(John Keefe)

America

(Capt. Walter Butler)

Dragon Seed

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

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

Complicated Women

(Self (archive footage))

That's Entertainment, Part II

((archive footage))

Twenty Years After

((archive footage))

Brooding Eyes

(Slim Jim Carey)

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

(Gordon Kent)

Women Love Diamonds

(Hugo Harlan)

The Little Tease

(In Bar)

Fifty-Fifty

(Frederick Harmon)

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

(Himself - Giving Introduction)

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

(Gramps)

Oil and Water

(The Idealist's Friend)

The Quitter

(Happy Jack Lewis)

A Timely Interception

(Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother)

The God Within

(The Woman of the Camp's Lover)

Enemies of Women

(Prince Lubimoff)

The Great Adventure

(Priam Farll)

The River Woman

(Bill Lefty)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

(Self (archive footage))

And the Oscar Goes To...

(Self (archive footage))

Jim the Penman

(James Ralston)

The Copperhead

(Milt Shanks)

Children of the Whirlwind

(Joe Ellison)

The Woman in Black

(Robert Crane)

The Thirteenth Hour

(Prof. Leroy)

The Lady and the Mouse

(The Father)

Film Fun

((archive footage))

The Movies March On

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

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

(Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited))

The Upheaval

(Jim Gordon)

Dorian's Divorce

(Richard Dorian)

Screen Actors

(Self (uncredited))

The House of Darkness

(The Doctor)

Decameron Nights

(Saladin)

Meddling Women

(Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role))

The Master Mind

(Henry Allen)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Self)