Lionel Barrymore
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.
Acting
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It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
1946
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Key Largo
as James Temple
1948
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You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
1938
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Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
1932
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Duel in the Sun
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
1946
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Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
1937
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Camille
as Monsieur Duval
1936
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Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
1935
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Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
1933
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The Devil-Doll
as Paul Lavond
1936
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
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The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
1912
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Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
1934
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David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
1935
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Test Pilot
as Howard B. Drake
1938
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That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
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Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
1931
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A Guy Named Joe
as The General
1944
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Since You Went Away
as Clergyman
1944
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A Free Soul
as Stephen Ashe
1931
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Broken Lullaby
as Dr. H. Holderlin
1932
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West of Zanzibar
as Crane
1928
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Sadie Thompson
as Alfred Davidson
1928
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Crew
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Ten Cents a Dance
Director
1931
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The Sea Bat
Director
1930
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Madame X
Director
1929
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The Unholy Night
Director
1929
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The Burglar’s Dilemma
Writer
1912
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The Rogue Song
Director
1930
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Redemption
Director
1930
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His Secret
Director
1913
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His Glorious Night
Director
1929
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Si l'empereur savait ça
Music
1930
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The Vengeance of Galora
Writer
1913
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The Tender Hearted Boy
Writer
1913