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Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Directing · As actor

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…

Directing

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🎬 Ten Cents a Dance Movie · 1931 🎬 Redemption Movie · 1930 🎬 The Sea Bat Movie · 1930 🎬 Madame X Movie · 1929 🎬 His Secret Movie · 1913 🎬 The Unholy Night Movie · 1929

As actor

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🎬 It's a Wonderful Life Mr. Potter 🎬 Test Pilot Howard B. Drake 🎬 The Valley of Decision Pat Rafferty 🎬 You Can't Take It with You ★ 4.0 · Martin Vanderhof 🎬 Duel in the Sun Sen. Jackson McCanles 🎬 Lone Star Andrew Jackson 🎬 Since You Went Away Clergyman 🎬 Grand Hotel Otto Kringelein 🎬 David Copperfield Dan Peggotty 🎬 A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self 🎬 A Free Soul Stephen Ashe 🎬 The Upheaval Jim Gordon 🎬 Road House Henry Grayson 🎬 Treasure Island Billy Bones 🎬 D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Movie · 2002 🎬 The Voice of Bugle Ann Springfield Davis 🎬 A Cry for Help The Tramp 🎬 🎬 Almost a Wild Man In Audience (uncredited) 🎬 Dr. Kildare Goes Home Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 The Secret of Dr. Kildare Leonard Gillespie 🎬 🎬 Film Fun (archive footage) 🎬 Camille Monsieur Duval 🎬 Brasileiros em Hollywood Self (archive footage) 🎬 Key Largo James Temple 🎬 Navy Blue and Gold Captain 'Skinny' Dawes 🎬 A Yank at Oxford Dan Sheridan 🎬 The Exploits of Elaine Movie · 1914 🎬 The Return Of Peter Grimm Peter Grimm 🎬 From the Ends of the Earth Self 🎬 The Musketeers of Pig Alley The Musician's Friend 🎬 Twenty Years After (archive footage) 🎬 Calling Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 The Stranger's Return Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr 🎬 Night Flight Robineau 🎬 Mark of the Vampire Professor Zelin 🎬 Down to the Sea in Ships Bering Joy 🎬 Public Hero Number 1 Dr. Josiah Glass 🎬 On Borrowed Time Julian Northrup aka Gramps 🎬 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self (archive footage) 🎬 This Side of Heaven Martin Turner 🎬 One Man's Journey Eli Watt 🎬 The Little Colonel Colonel Lloyd 🎬 Tennessee Johnson Thaddeus Stevens 🎬 Dr. Kildare's Crisis Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 So Near, Yet So Far In Club 🎬 The Eternal City Baron Bonelli 🎬 Malaya John Manchester 🎬 🎬 Red Hicks Defies the World The Referee 🎬 Bannerline Hugo Trimble 🎬 Three Wise Fools Dr. Richard Gaunght 🎬 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Leonard Gillespie 🎬 The Mysterious Island Andre Dakkar 🎬 His Father's Son J. Dabney Barro 🎬 Free and Easy Bedroom Scene 🎬 🎬 Love in an Apartment Hotel In Hotel Lobby 🎬 🎬 I Am the Man James McQuade 🎬 The People Vs. Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 The Penalty 'Grandpop' Logan 🎬 West of Zanzibar Crane 🎬 Between Two Women Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 🎬 The Vengeance of Galora Movie · 1913 🎬 Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You Self (archive footage) 🎬 Decameron Nights Saladin 🎬 An Indian's Loyalty The Cattle Buyer 🎬 Ah, Wilderness! Nat Miller 🎬 The Romance of Elaine Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X 🎬 Rasputin and the Empress Grigori Rasputin 🎬 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Lionel Barrymore 🎬 Under the Gaslight William Byke 🎬 Saratoga Grandpa Clayton 🎬 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Gramps 🎬 Heredity Woodsman 🎬 🎬 The Perfidy of Mary Mary's Father 🎬 The Master Mind Henry Allen 🎬 The Copperhead Milt Shanks 🎬 The Face in the Fog Boston Blackie Dawson 🎬 The Devil-Doll Paul Lavond 🎬 The Seats of the Mighty Monsieur Doltaire 🎬 The Christmas Party Himself (uncredited) 🎬 The Great Adventure Priam Farll 🎬 🎬 An Adventure in the Autumn Woods The Father 🎬 The House of Darkness The Doctor 🎬 The Burglar’s Dilemma The Householder 🎬 Oil and Water The Idealist's Friend 🎬 The New York Hat Minister 🎬 The Wanderer The Male Lover 🎬 3 Men in White Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 The Lion and the Mouse John Ryder 🎬 Should Ladies Behave Augustus Merrick 🎬 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 Yesterday and Today (archive footage) 🎬 My Baby At table 🎬 The Unwelcome Guest At Auction (uncredited) 🎬 🎬 Classmates Bubby Dumble 🎬 A Man of Iron Philip Durban 🎬 Looking Forward Tim Benton 🎬 The Lady and the Mouse The Father 🎬 🎬 The Suffragette Minstrels (unconfirmed) 🎬 The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde Judge Randolph Legarde 🎬 Her Father's Silent Partner Movie · 1914 🎬 The End of the Tour Byron Bennett 🎬 The Chief's Blanket The Young Man 🎬 Young Dr. Kildare Dr. Leonard Gillespie 🎬 Dorian's Divorce Richard Dorian 🎬 🎬 The God Within The Woman of the Camp's Lover 🎬 The Brand of Cowardice Cyril Hamilton 🎬 The Miser's Heart Jules - the Thief 🎬 Children of the Whirlwind Joe Ellison 🎬 The House of Discord The Husband 🎬 🎬 Screen Actors Self (uncredited) 🎬 The Movies March On Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage) 🎬 Land of Liberty (archive footage) 🎬 The Thirteenth Hour Prof. Leroy 🎬 🎬 The Ranchero's Revenge The Ranchero 🎬 Near To Earth Gato 🎬 The Wrongdoers Daniel Abbott

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

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🎬 His Glorious Night Movie · 1929 🎬 Redemption Movie · 1930 🎬 The Sea Bat Movie · 1930 🎬 Ten Cents a Dance Movie · 1931 🎬 Madame X Movie · 1929 🎬 The Unholy Night Movie · 1929 🎬 The Rogue Song Movie · 1930 🎬 The Burglar’s Dilemma Movie · 1912 🎬 🎬 The Vengeance of Galora Movie · 1913 🎬 🎬 The Tender Hearted Boy Movie · 1913 🎬 Life's Whirlpool Movie · 1917 🎬 His Secret Movie · 1913

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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📺 The Ed Sullivan Show Series · 1948 🎬 It's a Wonderful Life Movie · 1946 📺 MGM Parade Series · 1955 🎬 Dinner at Eight Movie · 1933 📺 Hollywood Series · 1980 🎬 Duel in the Sun Movie · 1946 🎬 Key Largo Movie · 1948 🎬 Since You Went Away Movie · 1944 🎬 A Yank at Oxford Movie · 1938 🎬 Test Pilot Movie · 1938 🎬 Mark of the Vampire Movie · 1935 🎬 Camille Movie · 1936 🎬 Grand Hotel Movie · 1932 🎬 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Movie · 1925 🎬 The Valley of Decision Movie · 1945 🎬 Broken Lullaby Movie · 1932 🎬 Mata Hari Movie · 1931 🎬 That's Entertainment, Part II Movie · 1976 🎬 Saratoga Movie · 1937 🎬 Treasure Island Movie · 1934 🎬 Lone Star Movie · 1952 🎬 You Can't Take It with You Movie · 1938 🎬 Down to the Sea in Ships Movie · 1949 🎬 The Secret Heart Movie · 1946