Lionel Barrymore



First NameLionel
Middle NameHerbert
Last NameBarrymore
Full Name at BirthLionel Herbert Blythe
Other NamesLionel Barrymore
Age76 (age at death)
Date of BirthApril 28, 1878
BirthplacePhiladelphia, PA
Date of DeathNovember 15, 1954
Location of DeathVan Nuys, CA
Cause of Deathheart failure
Height6' (183 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignTaurus
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameYoung Dr. Kildare
FatherMaurice Barrymore (Patriarch of the Barrymores, actor)
MotherGeorgiana Drew (Actress)
Brother(s)John Barrymore (Actor)
Sister(s)Ethel Barrymore (Actress)
Other Family MembersJohn Drew (grandfather) (stage actor)
Louisa Drew (grandmother) (stage actress, theatre owner)
Drew Barrymore (great-niece)
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew (aunt & uncle)
FriendsEleanor Farjeon

Lionel Barrymore (April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931). He is well known for the role of the villainous Henry Potter character in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.


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Filmography

Selected Lionel Barrymore film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1956
Our Mr. Sun
Father Time

1952
Andrew Jackson

1951
Hugo Trimble

1950
Sean O'Malley

1949
Capt. Bering Joy

1949
John Manchester

1948
James Temple

1946
Sen. Jackson McCanles

1946
Henry F. Potter

1946
Dr. Rossiger

1946
Three Wise Fools
Dr. Richard Gaunght

1945
Pat Rafferty

1944
Narrator

1944
Clergyman

1944
3 Men in White

1943
The General

1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Gramps

1942
Tennessee Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens

1941
Judge Murdock

1941
Uncle Henry Jones

1941
The Penalty
'Grandpop' Logan

1940
Narrator

1939
Thomas Logan

1939
Julian Northrup - Gramps

1938
Dan Sheridan

1938
Drake

1938
Martin Vanderhof

1937
Judge James K. Hardy

1937
Capt. Disko Troop

1937
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes

1937
Grandpa Clayton

1936
Monsieur Duval

1936
Paul Lavond/Madame Mandilip

1936
Andrew Jackson

1936
Papa La Roche/Pvt. Morin

1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Springfield 'Spring' Davis

1935
Nat Miller

1935
Professor Zelen

1935
Dr. Josiah Glass

1935
Col. Lloyd

1935
The Return of Peter Grimm
Peter Grimm

1934
T.R. Paige

1934
Billy Bones

1934
Bob Connelly

1934
This Side of Heaven
Martin Turner

1933
Oliver Jordan

1933
Robineau

1933
Dr. Eli Watt

1933
Christopher Bean
Dr. Milton Haggett

1933
Looking Forward
Tim Benton

1933
Sweepings
Daniel Pardway

1933
Grandpa Storr

1933
Should Ladies Behave
Augustus Merrick

1932
Detective Guerchard

1932
Dr. H. Holderlin

1932
Otto Kringelein

1932
Grigori Rasputin

1932
The Washington Masquerade
Jefferson Keane

1931
Stephen Ashe

1931
General Shubin

1931
Baron Igor Andreeff

1931
Richard Grant

1930
Bedroom Scene

1929
Count Andre Dakkar

1928
Alfred Davidson

1928
Mr. Crane

1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Doyle

1928
Road House
Henry Grayson

1928
Duke Cathos de Alvia

1928
The Lion and the Mouse
John Ryder

1928
The River Woman
Bill Lefty

1927
The Greek

1927
Body and Soul
Dr. Leyden

1927
Hugo Harlan

1927
Prof. Leroy

1926
Mathias

1926
Canterac

1926
The Barrier
Stark Bennett

1926
Brooding Eyes
Slim Jim Carey

1926
The Lucky Lady
Count Ferranzo

1926
Paris at Midnight
Vautrin

1926
Mr. Barry

1925
Crowd Extra in Chariot Race

1925
Frederick Harmon

1925
Gordon Kent

1925
Dan Clehollis

1925
The Wrongdoers
Daniel Abbott

1925
A Man of Iron
Philip Durban

1925
Children of the Whirlwind
Joe Ellison

1925
Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf
Allan Merrick

1924
Capt. Walter Butler

1924
Decameron Nights
Saladin

1924
I Am the Man
James McQuade

1924
Meddling Women
Edwin Ainsworth/John Wells

1924
Wedding Women
-

1923
Prince Lubimoff

1923
Baron Bonelli

1923
Conrad Dean

1922
Boston Blackie Dawson

1922
Boomerang Bill
Boomerang Bill

1921
The Great Adventure
Priam Farll

1921
Jim the Penman
Jaames Ralston

1920
The Copperhead
Milt Shanks

1920
The Devil's Garden
William Dale

1920
The Master Mind
Henry Allen

1917
His Father's Son
J. Dabney Barro

1917
The Millionaire's Double
Bide Bennington

1917
The End of the Tour
Bron Bennett

1917
National Red Cross Pageant
Undetermined role and episode

1916
The Brand of Cowardice
Cyril Hamilton

1916
Happy Jack Lewis

1916
Dorian's Divorce
Richard Dorian

1916
The Upheaval
Jim Gordon

1915
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Judge Randolph Legarde

1915
Dora Thorne
Lord Earle

1915
The Flaming Sword
Steve

1915
A Modern Magdalen
Lindsay

1915
Marcus Del Mar/Mr. X

1915
John Keefe

1915
A Yellow Streak
Barry Dale

1914
Extra

1914
The Primitive Man
-

1914
Undetermined Role

1914
The Massacre
-

1914
Classmates
Dumble

1914
Her Father's Silent Partner
-

1914
Men and Women
Stephen Rodman/Robert Stevens

1914
The Power of the Press
Steve Carson

1914
Monsieur Doltaire

1914
The Span of Life
Richard Blunt

1914
Strongheart
Billy Saunders

1914
Under the Gaslight
William Byke

1914
Robert Crane

1914
Woman Against Woman
-

1913
Death's Marathon
The Financial Backer

1913
The House of Darkness
The Doctor

1913
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
The Father

1913
Almost a Wild Man
In Audience

1913
A Chance Deception
A Policeman

1913
The Crook and the Girl
The Nephew

1913
The Enemy's Baby
Ben Brown

1913
Fate
Father, Loving Family

1913
A Girl's Stratagem
-

1913
The House of Discord
-

1913
The Cattle Buyer

1913
Just Gold
First Brother

1913
The Lady and the Mouse
The Young Woman's Father

1913
The Little Tease
In Bar

1913
Love in an Apartment Hotel
In Hotel Lobby

1913
The Mirror
Daisy's Father

1913
A Misunderstood Boy
The Father

1913
Near to Earth
Gato

1913
Oil and Water
In First Audience/In Second Audience/Visitor

1913
The Perfidy of Mary
Mary's Father

1913
The Ranchero's Revenge
The Ranchero

1913
Third Bandit

1913
So Runs the Way
Undetermined Role

1913
The Stolen Treaty
The Japanese Diplomat

1913
The Switch Tower
First Counterfeiter

1913
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
The Desk Sergeant

1913
The Tender Hearted Boy
-

1913
Second Friend

1913
A Timely Interception
The Farmer's Brother

1913
Under the Shadow of the Law
Charles Darnton, the Employer

1913
The Unwelcome Guest
At Auction

1913
The Vengeance of Galora
-

1913
The Wanderer
The Male Lover

1913
The Well
The Farmer

1913
The Wrong Bottle
The Father

1913
The Yaqui Cur
The Easterner

1913
All for Science
In Detective Agency

1913
A Gamble with Death
Jim Benton, the Bartender

1913
I Was Meant for You
Lavina's Father

1913
In Diplomatic Circles
The Japanese Ambassador

1913
Red Hicks Defies the World
The Referee

1913
The Strong Man's Burden
John

1913
Work Habit, The
The Father

1913
Suffragette Minstrels, The
-

1912
The Musician's Friend

1912
Friends
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend

1912
Preacher Bolton

1912
Brutality
At Wedding

1912
The Burglar's Dilemma
The Householder

1912
The Chief's Blanket
The Young Man

1912
A Cry for Help
The Bum

1912
The God Within
The Woman of the Camp's Lover

1912
The Lover

1912
Woodsman

1912
Home Folks
-

1912
The Informer
Union Soldier

1912
At Table

1912
My Hero
-

1912
The One She Loved
The Neighbor

1912
The Painted Lady
At Ice Cream Festival

1912
So Near, Yet So Far
In Club

1911
The Battle
Wagon Driver

1911
Fighting Blood
-

1911
The Miser's Heart
Jules, the Thief

1908
The Paris Hat
-

Director Credits

1931
Ten Cents a Dance
-

1931
-

1930
Redemption
-

1930
The Sea Bat
-

1929
-

1929
The Unholy Night
-

1929
Confession
-

1917
Life's Whirlpool
-

1914
Chocolate Dynamite
-

1914
Just Boys
-

1913
No Place for Father
-

1913
His Secret
-

1913
Where's the Baby?
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Soundtrack Credits

1935
The Return of Peter Grimm
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