It's a Wonderful Life1946
As Mr. Potter
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Lionel Barrymore
Born
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 (246)
You Can't Take It with You1938
As Martin Vanderhof
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Key Largo1948
As James Temple
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Duel in the Sun1946
As Sen. Jackson McCanles
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Camille1936
As Monsieur Duval
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Grand Hotel1932
As Otto Kringelein
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Valley of Decision1945
As Pat Rafferty
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Since You Went Away1944
As Clergyman
TMDb 6.6 / 10
That's Entertainment!1974
As (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Captains Courageous1937
As Captain Disko Troop
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Treasure Island1934
As Billy Bones
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mark of the Vampire1935
As Professor Zelin
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925
As Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Mata Hari1931
As General Serge Shubin
TMDb 6.2 / 10
David Copperfield1935
As Dan Peggotty
TMDb 6.7 / 10
On Borrowed Time1939
As Julian Northrup aka Gramps
TMDb 7.6 / 10
A Yank at Oxford1938
As Dan Sheridan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dinner at Eight1933
As Oliver Jordan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Guy Named Joe1944
As The General
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Lone Star1952
As Andrew Jackson
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Little Colonel1935
As Colonel Lloyd
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Test Pilot1938
As Howard B. Drake
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Bannerline1951
As Hugo Trimble
TMDb 6.8 / 10
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Malaya1949
As John Manchester
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Broken Lullaby1932
As Dr. H. Holderlin
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939
As Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Twenty Years After1944
As (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Navy Blue and Gold1937
As Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Musketeers of Pig Alley1912
As The Musician's Friend
TMDb 6.1 / 10
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Free and Easy1930
As Bedroom Scene
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Girl from Missouri1934
As T.R. Paige
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Devil-Doll1936
As Paul Lavond
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Main Street to Broadway1953
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Rasputin and the Empress1932
As Grigori Rasputin
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Hollywood Revue of 19291929
As Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Arsène Lupin1932
As Detective Guerchard
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dr. Kildare's Crisis1940
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Film Fun
Film Fun1955
As (archive footage)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Carolina1934
As Bob Connelly
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Decameron Nights1924
As Saladin
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Dragon Seed1944
As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
From the Ends of the Earth1939
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Saratoga1937
As Grandpa Clayton
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Classmates
Classmates1914
As Bubby Dumble
Wife Tamers1926
As Mr. Barry
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Brasileiros em Hollywood1970
As Self (archive footage)
This Side of Heaven1934
As Martin Turner
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Down to the Sea in Ships1949
As Bering Joy
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Road to Glory1936
As Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Right Cross1950
As Sean O'Malley
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Stars Look Down1940
As Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Temptress1926
As Canterac
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Voice of Bugle Ann1936
As Springfield Davis
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Dora Thorne1915
As Lord Earle
Pa Says
Pa Says1913
As Teddy's Rival
Calling Dr. Gillespie1942
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare1941
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Public Hero Number 11935
As Dr. Josiah Glass
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Dark Delusion1947
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Judith of Bethulia1914
As Extra (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Gorgeous Hussy1936
As Andrew Jackson
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Ah, Wilderness!1935
As Nat Miller
TMDb 6.6 / 10
West of Zanzibar1928
As Crane
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Stranger's Return1933
As Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Lady Be Good1941
As Judge Murdock
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004
As Self / Various roles (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dr. Kildare's Victory1942
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940
As Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Complicated Women2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Mysterious Island1929
As Andre Dakkar
TMDb 5.6 / 10
3 Men in White1944
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
One Man's Journey1933
As Eli Watt
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Night Flight1933
As Robineau
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Upheaval1916
As Jim Gordon
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Devil's Garden1920
As William Dale
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Three Wise Fools1946
As Dr. Richard Gaunght
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant1942
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Three Friends1913
As Second Friend
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Guilty Hands1931
As Richard Grant
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Penalty1941
As 'Grandpop' Logan
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Sheriff's Baby1913
As Third Bandit
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Copperhead1920
As Milt Shanks
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Calling Dr. Kildare1939
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Secret Heart1946
As Dr. Rossiger
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Road House1928
As Henry Grayson
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Young Dr. Kildare1938
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day1941
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.8 / 10
So Near, Yet So Far1912
As In Club
TMDb 5.9 / 10
A Family Affair1937
As Judge Hardy
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Our Mr. Sun1956
As Father Time (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Bad Man1941
As Uncle Henry Jones
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Under the Gaslight1914
As William Byke
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood2005
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Free Soul1931
As Stephen Ashe
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Fifty-Fifty1925
As Frederick Harmon
TMDb 9.0 / 10
A Man of Iron1925
As Philip Durban
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Enemies of Women1923
As Prince Lubimoff
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sadie Thompson1928
As Alfred Davidson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work1925
As Gordon Kent
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Death's Marathon1913
As The Financial Backer
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Red Hicks Defies the World
Red Hicks Defies the World1913
As The Referee
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Tennessee Johnson1942
As Thaddeus Stevens
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Bells1926
As Mathias
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Brutality1912
As At Wedding
The Way of the World1947
As Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
Strongheart1914
As Billy Saunders
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Yesterday and Today1953
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Just Gold
Just Gold1913
As The Stay-at-Home Brother
The Lady and the Mouse1913
As The Father
Land of Liberty1939
As (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Exploits of Elaine1914
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Between Two Women1945
As Dr. Leonard Gillespie
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The House of Darkness1913
As The Doctor
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The New York Hat1912
As Minister
TMDb 5.6 / 10
National Red Cross Pageant1917
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Super Duper Bloopers1986
As Self
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Mirror
The Mirror1913
As Daisy's Father
The Woman in Black1914
As Robert Crane
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Fate1913
As Father, Loving Family
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Women Love Diamonds1927
As Hugo Harlan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You2008
As Self (archive footage)
Alias Jimmy Valentine1928
As Doyle
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Show1927
As The Greek
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Return Of Peter Grimm1935
As Peter Grimm
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Gold and Glitter1912
As The Lover
My Baby1912
As At table
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Miser's Heart1911
As Jules - the Thief
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Vengeance of Galora
The Vengeance of Galora1913
Almost a Wild Man
Almost a Wild Man1913
As In Audience (uncredited)
An Indian's Loyalty1913
As The Cattle Buyer
The House of Discord1913
As The Husband
Looking Forward1933
As Tim Benton
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 121938
As Lionel Barrymore
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Friends1912
As Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Telephone Girl and the Lady1913
As The Desk Sergeant
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Informer1912
As Union Soldier
His Father's Son1917
As J. Dabney Barro
The Eternal City1923
As Baron Bonelli
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Burglar’s Dilemma1912
As The Householder
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Screen Actors
Screen Actors1950
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Power of the Press1914
As Steve Carson
Hooray for Hollywood1976
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Love in an Apartment Hotel1913
As In Hotel Lobby
Sweepings1933
As Daniel Pardway
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Flaming Sword1915
As Steve
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-19132002
A Misunderstood Boy
A Misunderstood Boy1913
As The Father
A Cry for Help1912
As The Tramp
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership1949
As Himself
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Millionaire's Double1917
As Bide Bennington
Children of the Whirlwind1925
As Joe Ellison
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Movie Album1932
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Christmas Party1931
As Himself (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Her Father's Silent Partner1914
The Master Mind1920
As Henry Allen
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Perfidy of Mary
The Perfidy of Mary1913
As Mary's Father
The Movies March On1939
As Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith1943
As Gramps
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The Ranchero's Revenge
The Ranchero's Revenge1913
As The Ranchero
The Yellow Ticket1931
As Baron Igor Andreeff
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Lucky Lady1926
As Count Ferranzo
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The White Caps1905
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Span of Life
The Span of Life1914
As Richard Blunt
The Well
The Well1913
As The Farmer
Breakdowns of 19491949
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Drums of Love1928
As Duke Cathos de Alvia
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Should Ladies Behave1933
As Augustus Merrick
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Washington Masquerade1932
As Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Quitter1916
As Happy Jack Lewis
The Suffragette Minstrels
The Suffragette Minstrels1913
As (unconfirmed)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Christopher Bean1933
As Dr. Milton Haggett
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Chief's Blanket1912
As The Young Man
Near To Earth1913
As Gato
The Painted Lady1912
As At Ice Cream Festival
TMDb 5.7 / 10
So Runs the Way
So Runs the Way1913
The Seats of the Mighty1914
As Monsieur Doltaire
Oil and Water1913
As The Idealist's Friend
The One She Loved
The One She Loved1912
As The Neighbor
The Wrongdoers1925
As Daniel Abbott
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Little Tease1913
As In Bar
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Crook and the Girl
The Crook and the Girl1913
As The Nephew
A Gamble with Death
A Gamble with Death1913
As Jim Benton, the Bartender
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Great Adventure1921
As Priam Farll
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The End of the Tour1917
As Byron Bennett
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Unwelcome Guest1913
As At Auction (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Fighting Blood1911
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Yaqui Cur1913
As The Easterner
Unseeing Eyes1923
As Conrad Dean
The Battle1911
As Wagon Driver (uncredited)
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Face in the Fog1922
As Boston Blackie Dawson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Woman Who Did
The Woman Who Did1925
As Allan Merrick
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Under the Shadow of the Law
Under the Shadow of the Law1913
As Charles Darnton - the Employer
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jim the Penman1921
As James Ralston
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Wrong Bottle
The Wrong Bottle1913
As The Father
The Mesmerist2003
As The Innkeeper (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Estrellados1930
As Self (Guest Appearance)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Splendid Road1925
As Dan Clehollis
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Boomerang Bill1922
As Boomerang Bill
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Enemy's Baby
The Enemy's Baby1913
As Postmaster Ben Brown
Let Freedom Ring1939
As Thomas Logan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Men and Women1914
As Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
The Romance of Elaine1915
As Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Lion and the Mouse1928
As John Ryder
TMDb 9.0 / 10
I Am the Man
I Am the Man1924
As James McQuade
TMDb 7.0 / 10
America1924
As Capt. Walter Butler
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Barrier1926
As Stark Bennett
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Switchtower1913
As First Counterfeiter
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Modern Magdalen1915
As Lindsay
Body and Soul1927
As Dr. Leyden
TMDb 7.0 / 10
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods1913
As The Father
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde1915
As Judge Randolph Legarde
The Cracksman's Gratitude
The Cracksman's Gratitude1914
Paris at Midnight1926
As Vautrin
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Wanderer1913
As The Male Lover
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Strong Man's Burden1913
As John - the Elder Brother
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Brand of Cowardice1916
As Cyril Hamilton
I Was Meant for You
I Was Meant for You1913
As Lavina's Father
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story1951
As Himself - Giving Introduction
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Dorian's Divorce1916
As Richard Dorian
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Brooding Eyes
Brooding Eyes1926
As Slim Jim Carey
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Stolen Treaty
The Stolen Treaty1913
As The Japanese Diplomat
The Tender Hearted Boy
The Tender Hearted Boy1913
As (uncredited)
The Bartered Crown
The Bartered Crown1914
As The Landlord
Wildfire1915
As John Keefe
The Thirteenth Hour1927
As Prof. Leroy
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The River Woman1928
As Bill Lefty
TMDb 9.0 / 10
A Timely Interception1913
As Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Work Habit
The Work Habit1913
As The Father
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Heredity1912
As Woodsman
A Yellow Streak1915
As Barry Dale
All for Science
All for Science1913
As Detective
TMDb 7.0 / 10
My Hero
My Hero1912
In Diplomatic Circles
In Diplomatic Circles1913
As The Japanese Ambassador
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore1938
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Woman Against Woman
Woman Against Woman1914
As Gilbert Craven
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Meddling Women1924
As Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The God Within
The God Within1912
As The Woman of the Camp's Lover
A Chance Deception
A Chance Deception1913
As 2nd Policeman
Filmography and biography: TMDb