Lionel Barrymore
Born April 28, 1878 (Age: 147)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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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Filmography
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
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as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
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Age: 125
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 108
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
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as Self
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Age: 107
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 98
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 97
That's Entertainment!
1974
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as (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 96
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 93
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 91
Our Mr. Sun
1956
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as Father Time (voice)
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Age: 78
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Film Fun
1955
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 77
Yesterday and Today
1953
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 75
Main Street to Broadway
1953
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as Self
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Age: 75
Right Cross
1950
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as Sean O'Malley
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Age: 72
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Screen Actors
1950
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 72
The Valley of Decision
1945
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as Pat Rafferty
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Age: 67
Between Two Women
1945
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as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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Age: 66
Tennessee Johnson
1942
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as Thaddeus Stevens
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Age: 64
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
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as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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Age: 64
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
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as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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Age: 64
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
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as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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Age: 63
Lady Be Good
1941
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as Judge Murdock
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Age: 63
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
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as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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Age: 63
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
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as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
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Age: 63
The Bad Man
1941
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as Uncle Henry Jones
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Age: 62
The Penalty
1941
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as 'Grandpop' Logan
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Age: 62
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
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as Grigori Rasputin
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Age: 54
The Washington Masquerade
1932
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as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
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Age: 54
Grand Hotel
1932
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as Otto Kringelein
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Age: 53
Arsène Lupin
1932
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as Detective Guerchard
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Age: 53
Broken Lullaby
1932
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as Dr. H. Holderlin
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Age: 53
Mata Hari
1931
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as General Serge Shubin
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Age: 53
The Christmas Party
1931
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as Himself (uncredited)
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Age: 53
The Yellow Ticket
1931
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as Baron Igor Andreeff
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Age: 53
Guilty Hands
1931
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as Richard Grant
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Age: 53
A Free Soul
1931
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as Stephen Ashe
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Age: 53
Estrellados
1930
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as Self (Guest Appearance)
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Age: 52
Free and Easy
1930
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as Bedroom Scene
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Age: 51
The Miser's Heart
1911
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as Jules - the Thief
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Age: 33
The Battle
1911
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as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Fighting Blood
1911
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as
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Age: 33