Lionel Barrymore profile
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Lionel Barrymore

28th April 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

205 Movies 4 TV Shows 250 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Malaya poster
Malaya 27th December 1949 as John Manchester
Dragon Seed poster
Dragon Seed 20th July 1944 as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Camille poster
Camille 26th December 1936 as Monsieur Duval
Mata Hari poster
Mata Hari 26th December 1931 as General Serge Shubin
Meddling Women poster
Meddling Women 15th November 1924 as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
America poster
America 21st February 1924 as Capt. Walter Butler
Fate poster
Fate 22nd March 1913 as Father, Loving Family
My Baby poster
My Baby 14th November 1912 as At table
Friends poster
Friends 22nd September 1912 as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Battle poster
The Battle 6th November 1911 as Wagon Driver (uncredited)