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Director
Lionel Barrymore
Acting
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 17753
IMDb ID: nm0000859
Known for: Acting
Born: April 28, 1878
Died: November 15, 1954
Age: 76
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1905 - 2008
Years active: 104
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q295593
Also known as
Lionel Herbert Blythe • Lionel Blythe • لیونل بریمور
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Director (9)Music (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Lionel Barrymore.
6.7
Ten Cents a Dance
Director
1931 Movie
4.3
The Sea Bat
Director
1930 Movie
4.5
Redemption
Director
1930 Movie
5.8
The Rogue Song
Director
1930 Movie
His Glorious Night
Director
1929 Movie
5.3
The Unholy Night
Director
1929 Movie
6.1
Madame X
Director
1929 Movie
Life's Whirlpool
Director
1917 Movie
5.0
His Secret
Director
1913 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Lionel Barrymore.
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
1946 Movie
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof
1938 Movie
7.5
Key Largo
as James Temple
1948 Movie
7.4
Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop
1937 Movie
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925 Movie
7.0
Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein
1932 Movie
7.0
Camille
as Monsieur Duval
1936 Movie
6.8
The Devil-Doll
as Paul Lavond
1936 Movie
6.7
Dinner at Eight
as Oliver Jordan
1933 Movie
6.3
Duel in the Sun
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
1946 Movie
6.2
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as The Musician's Friend
1912 Movie
6.1
Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Zelin
1935 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lionel Barrymore.
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter
1946 Movie
6.2
Mata Hari
as General Serge Shubin
1931 Movie
6.5
Treasure Island
as Billy Bones
1934 Movie
6.0
Wife Tamers
as Mr. Barry
1926 Movie
7.5
Key Largo
as James Temple
1948 Movie
6.9
Arsène Lupin
as Detective Guerchard
1932 Movie
5.4
Lady Be Good
as Judge Murdock
1941 Movie
6.5
Malaya
as John Manchester
1949 Movie
6.0
Carolina
as Bob Connelly
1934 Movie
6.0
Bannerline
as Hugo Trimble
1951 Movie
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925 Movie
His Glorious Night
Director
1929 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lionel Barrymore.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lionel Barrymore.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lionel Barrymore.
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
as Self (archive footage)
2008 Movie
8.0
The Mesmerist
as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
2003 Movie
6.7
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002 Movie
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987 Movie
6.0
Super Duper Bloopers
as Self
1986 Movie
6.9
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976 Movie
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1976 Movie
7.4
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974 Movie
6.0
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972 Movie
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1970 Movie
7.5
Our Mr. Sun
as Father Time (voice)
1956 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lionel Barrymore.