10.0
10.0
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
as Gramps
Lionel Barrymore
Also known as: Lionel Herbert Blythe
Nationality:United States
Education:Episcopal Academy
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; 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 is 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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series titled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.
Filmography (244 movies)
9.0
9.0
Paris at Midnight
1926
as Vautrin
8.3
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Mr. Potter
8.0
8.0
The Mesmerist
2003
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
7.5
7.5
Our Mr. Sun
1956
as Father Time (voice)
7.5
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Martin Vanderhof
7.5
7.5
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Dr. H. Holderlin
7.5
7.5
Key Largo
1948
as James Temple
7.4
7.4
Captains Courageous
1937
as Captain Disko Troop
7.3
7.3
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Pat Rafferty
7.3
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932
as Otto Kringelein
7.0
7.0
The Thirteenth Hour
1927
as Prof. Leroy
7.0
7.0
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Bering Joy
7.0
7.0
This Side of Heaven
1934
as Martin Turner
6.9
6.9
Camille
1936
as Monsieur Duval
6.9
6.9
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Detective Guerchard
6.9
6.9
The Girl from Missouri
1934
as T.R. Paige
6.8
6.8
West of Zanzibar
1928
as Crane
6.8
6.8
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.8
6.8
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.8
6.8
Ten Cents a Dance
1931
Director
6.8
6.8
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Paul Lavond
6.7
6.7
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Oliver Jordan
6.7
6.7
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
6.7
6.7
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Dan Sheridan
6.6
6.6
David Copperfield
1935
as Dan Peggotty
6.6
6.6
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.6
6.6
A Guy Named Joe
1943
as The General
6.6
6.6
Right Cross
1950
as Sean O'Malley
6.5
6.5
One Man's Journey
1933
as Eli Watt
6.5
6.5
Treasure Island
1934
as Billy Bones
6.5
6.5
Since You Went Away
1944
as Clergyman
6.5
6.5
Sadie Thompson
1928
as Alfred Davidson
6.5
6.5
Malaya
1949
as John Manchester
6.5
6.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.5
6.5
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self
6.5
6.5
The Washington Masquerade
1932
as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
6.5
6.5
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.5
6.5
Test Pilot
1938
as Howard B. Drake
6.5
6.5
Dragon Seed
1944
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
The Little Colonel
1935
as Colonel Lloyd
6.5
6.5
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Nat Miller
6.5
6.5
The Temptress
1926
as Canterac
6.3
6.3
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
6.3
6.3
Fighting Blood
1911
6.3
6.3
The Secret Heart
1946
as Dr. Rossiger
6.3
6.3
The Road to Glory
1936
as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
6.2
6.2
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
as The Musician's Friend
6.2
6.2
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Dr. Josiah Glass
6.2
6.2
Saratoga
1937
as Grandpa Clayton
6.2
6.2
Judith of Bethulia
1914
as Extra (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
The Stranger's Return
1933
as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
6.2
6.2
Looking Forward
1933
as Tim Benton
6.2
6.2
Mata Hari
1931
as General Serge Shubin
6.2
6.2
The Bells
1926
as Mathias
6.1
6.1
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Professor Zelin
6.1
6.1
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Thaddeus Stevens
6.1
6.1
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.1
6.1
Madame X
1929
Director
6.0
6.0
A Free Soul
1931
as Stephen Ashe
6.0
6.0
The Miser's Heart
1911
as Jules - the Thief
6.0
6.0
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
as Self
6.0
6.0
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
as Lionel Barrymore
6.0
6.0
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Barrier
1926
as Stark Bennett
6.0
6.0
Wife Tamers
1926
as Mr. Barry
6.0
6.0
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Thomas Logan
6.0
6.0
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913
as Charles Darnton - the Employer
6.0
6.0
The Show
1927
as The Greek
6.0
6.0
The Exploits of Elaine
1914
6.0
6.0
3 Men in White
1944
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.0
6.0
Free and Easy
1930
as Bedroom Scene
6.0
6.0
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
6.0
6.0
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
The Face in the Fog
1922
as Boston Blackie Dawson
6.0
6.0
The Penalty
1941
as 'Grandpop' Logan
6.0
6.0
Dark Delusion
1947
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.0
6.0
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
6.0
6.0
The Eternal City
1923
as Baron Bonelli
6.0
6.0
Carolina
1934
as Bob Connelly
6.0
6.0
Bannerline
1951
as Hugo Trimble
5.9
5.9
Between Two Women
1945
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
5.9
5.9
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as In Club
5.8
5.8
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
5.8
5.8
The Rogue Song
1930
Director
5.8
5.8
Guilty Hands
1931
as Richard Grant
5.7
5.7
A Family Affair
1937
as Judge Hardy
5.7
5.7
America
1924
as Capt. Walter Butler
5.7
5.7
Fate
1913
as Father, Loving Family
5.7
5.7
The New York Hat
1912
as Minister
5.7
5.7
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913
as The Desk Sergeant
5.7
5.7
Death's Marathon
1913
as The Financial Backer
5.6
5.6
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
5.6
5.6
Night Flight
1933
as Robineau
5.6
5.6
Lone Star
1952
as Andrew Jackson
5.5
5.5
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
5.5
5.5
The Lucky Lady
1926
as Count Ferranzo
5.5
5.5
The Wanderer
1913
as The Male Lover
5.5
5.5
The Painted Lady
1912
as At Ice Cream Festival
5.5
5.5
My Baby
1912
as At table
5.5
5.5
Friends
1912
as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
5.5
5.5
The Copperhead
1920
as Milt Shanks
5.5
5.5
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
5.4
5.4
Lady Be Good
1941
as Judge Murdock
5.4
5.4
The Bad Man
1941
as Uncle Henry Jones
5.3
5.3
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
5.3
5.3
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912
Writer
5.3
5.3
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
as Andrew Jackson
5.3
5.3
The Unholy Night
1929
Director
5.3
5.3
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
5.2
5.2
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935
as Peter Grimm
5.2
5.2
Enemies of Women
1923
as Prince Lubimoff
5.2
5.2
The Mysterious Island
1929
as Andre Dakkar
5.1
5.1
Sweepings
1933
as Daniel Pardway
5.1
5.1
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Grigori Rasputin
5.0
5.0
The House of Darkness
1913
as The Doctor
5.0
5.0
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as Springfield Davis
5.0
5.0
The Switchtower
1913
as First Counterfeiter
5.0
5.0
The White Caps
1905
5.0
5.0
Strongheart
1914
as Billy Saunders
5.0
5.0
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
as At Auction (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Dr. Richard Gaunght
5.0
5.0
Drums of Love
1928
as Duke Cathos de Alvia
5.0
5.0
Three Friends
1913
as Second Friend
5.0
5.0
The Strong Man's Burden
1913
as John - the Elder Brother
5.0
5.0
The Little Tease
1913
as In Bar
5.0
5.0
The Woman in Black
1914
as Robert Crane
5.0
5.0
The Sheriff's Baby
1913
as Third Bandit
5.0
5.0
His Secret
1913
Director
4.9
4.9
The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
The Battle
1911
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
A Timely Interception
1913
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
4.7
4.7
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as Baron Igor Andreeff
4.6
4.6
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
4.5
4.5
Redemption
1930
Director
4.3
4.3
The Sea Bat
1930
Director
4.1
4.1
Should Ladies Behave
1933
as Augustus Merrick
4.0
4.0
Film Fun
1955
as (archive footage)
3.5
3.5
The Movies March On
1939
as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
2.0
2.0
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951
as Himself - Giving Introduction
2.0
2.0
Boomerang Bill
1922
as Boomerang Bill
Christopher Bean
1933
as Dr. Milton Haggett
The Great Adventure
1921
as Priam Farll
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949
as Himself
Brutality
1912
as At Wedding
The Lion and the Mouse
1928
as John Ryder
The God Within
1912
as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
Wildfire
1915
as John Keefe
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
Brooding Eyes
1926
as Slim Jim Carey
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
1925
as Gordon Kent
Women Love Diamonds
1927
as Hugo Harlan
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Fifty-Fifty
1925
as Frederick Harmon
Oil and Water
1913
as The Idealist's Friend
Children of the Whirlwind
1925
as Joe Ellison
Jim the Penman
1921
as James Ralston
Body and Soul
1927
as Dr. Leyden
The Lady and the Mouse
1913
as The Father
Gold and Glitter
1912
as The Lover
A Cry for Help
1912
as The Tramp
A Misunderstood Boy
1913
as The Father
Just Gold
1913
as The Stay-at-Home Brother
So Runs the Way
1913
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
2008
as Self (archive footage)
The Upheaval
1916
as Jim Gordon
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
1938
as Self
Dorian's Divorce
1916
as Richard Dorian
The Romance of Elaine
1915
as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
Meddling Women
1924
as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
The Master Mind
1920
as Henry Allen
The End of the Tour
1917
as Byron Bennett
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
Heredity
1912
as Woodsman
My Hero
1912
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
1913
as The Father
A Chance Deception
1913
as 2nd Policeman
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913
as In Hotel Lobby
The Wrong Bottle
1913
as The Father
Near To Earth
1913
as Gato
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913
as The Ranchero
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913
as The Referee
The Well
1913
as The Farmer
In Diplomatic Circles
1913
as The Japanese Ambassador
A Gamble with Death
1913
as Jim Benton, the Bartender
The Enemy's Baby
1913
as Postmaster Ben Brown
The Mirror
1913
as Daisy's Father
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
Writer
I Was Meant for You
1913
as Lavina's Father
The Work Habit
1913
as The Father
The Crook and the Girl
1913
as The Nephew
The Stolen Treaty
1913
as The Japanese Diplomat
All for Science
1913
as Detective
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
The Chief's Blanket
1912
as The Young Man
The Tender Hearted Boy
1913
Writer
The Perfidy of Mary
1913
as Mary's Father
Pa Says
1913
as Teddy's Rival
The Suffragette Minstrels
1913
as (unconfirmed)
The House of Discord
1913
as The Husband
The Bartered Crown
1914
as The Landlord
Woman Against Woman
1914
as Gilbert Craven
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Men and Women
1914
as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
The Power of the Press
1914
as Steve Carson
The Span of Life
1914
as Richard Blunt
The Seats of the Mighty
1914
as Monsieur Doltaire
Under the Gaslight
1914
as William Byke
A Modern Magdalen
1915
as Lindsay
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
1915
as Judge Randolph Legarde
The Flaming Sword
1915
as Steve
Dora Thorne
1915
as Lord Earle
A Yellow Streak
1915
as Barry Dale
The Brand of Cowardice
1916
as Cyril Hamilton
His Father's Son
1917
as J. Dabney Barro
The Millionaire's Double
1917
as Bide Bennington
I Am the Man
1924
as James McQuade
A Man of Iron
1925
as Philip Durban
Land of Liberty
1939
as (archive footage)
The Splendid Road
1925
as Dan Clehollis
The Woman Who Did
1925
as Allan Merrick
Road House
1928
as Henry Grayson
The Yaqui Cur
1913
as The Easterner
The Quitter
1916
as Happy Jack Lewis
Almost a Wild Man
1913
as In Audience (uncredited)
Unseeing Eyes
1923
as Conrad Dean
Classmates
1914
as Bubby Dumble
The One She Loved
1912
as The Neighbor
The Wrongdoers
1925
as Daniel Abbott
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928
as Doyle
The Informer
1912
as Union Soldier
The Devil's Garden
1920
as William Dale
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
The River Woman
1928
as Bill Lefty
Estrellados
1930
as Self (Guest Appearance)
Decameron Nights
1924
as Saladin
An Indian's Loyalty
1913
as The Cattle Buyer
The Way of the World
1947
as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Life's Whirlpool
1917
Writer
His Glorious Night
1929
Director
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