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Lionel Barrymore - Filmography

Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Actor
Born: 1878 Died: 1954

Biography

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.

Filmography

All Movie Serie Animation
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
10.0
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood 2005

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
7.0
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004

Complicated Women
6.9
Complicated Women

Complicated Women 2003

The Mesmerist
8.0
The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist 2003

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987

Super Duper Bloopers
4.0
Super Duper Bloopers

Super Duper Bloopers 1986

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II 1976

That's Entertainment!
7.4
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! 1974

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972

Our Mr. Sun
7.5
Our Mr. Sun

Our Mr. Sun 1956

Film Fun
5.3
Film Fun

Film Fun 1955

Yesterday and Today
7.0
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today 1953

Main Street to Broadway
7.3
Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway 1953

Lone Star
5.7
Lone Star

Lone Star 1952

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
5.5
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story 1951

Bannerline
6.8
Bannerline

Bannerline 1951

Screen Actors
6.3
Screen Actors

Screen Actors 1950

Right Cross
7.3
Right Cross

Right Cross 1950

Malaya
6.9
Malaya

Malaya 1949

Down to the Sea in Ships
7.2
Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships 1949

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
7.0
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership 1949

Key Largo
7.5
Key Largo

Key Largo 1948

The Way of the World
The Way of the World

The Way of the World 1947

Dark Delusion
6.8
Dark Delusion

Dark Delusion 1947

Duel in the Sun
6.4
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun 1946

The Secret Heart
6.5
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart 1946

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life 1946

Three Wise Fools
5.7
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools 1946

The Valley of Decision
7.2
The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision 1945

Between Two Women
6.1
Between Two Women

Between Two Women 1945

3 Men in White
6.4
3 Men in White

3 Men in White 1944

A Guy Named Joe
6.7
A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe 1944

Twenty Years After
8.0
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After 1944

Since You Went Away
6.6
Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away 1944

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
6.0
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case 1943

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
8.5
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith 1943

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
6.5
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant 1942

Tennessee Johnson
6.4
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson 1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie
7.0
Calling Dr. Gillespie

Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942

Dr. Kildare's Victory
6.2
Dr. Kildare's Victory

Dr. Kildare's Victory 1942

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
7.0
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare 1941

The Bad Man
5.9
The Bad Man

The Bad Man 1941

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
6.8
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day 1941

The Penalty
7.4
The Penalty

The Penalty 1941

Lady Be Good
5.5
Lady Be Good

Lady Be Good 1941

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
4.8
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case 1940

The Stars Look Down
6.5
The Stars Look Down

The Stars Look Down 1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
6.7
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.8
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.8
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home 1940

Calling Dr. Kildare
6.6
Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare 1939

On Borrowed Time
7.6
On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time 1939

The Movies March On
5.3
The Movies March On

The Movies March On 1939

Let Freedom Ring
6.8
Let Freedom Ring

Let Freedom Ring 1939

From the Ends of the Earth
5.0
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth 1939

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
6.1
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare 1939

You Can't Take It with You
7.5
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You 1938

A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
7.0
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore

A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore 1938

A Yank at Oxford
6.7
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford 1938