As Actor
The Mesmerist
2003
8.0
Lionel Barrymore
Acting
Birth date
April 28, 1878
Birth place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death date
November 15, 1954
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Our Mr. Sun
1956
7.5
As Actor
Main Street to Broadway
1953
6.5
As Actor
Lone Star
1952
5.6
As Actor
Right Cross
1950
6.6
As Actor
Key Largo
1948
7.5
As Actor
Duel in the Sun
1946
6.4
As Actor
The Secret Heart
1946
6.3
As Actor
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
8.3
As Actor
The Valley of Decision
1945
7.3
As Actor
Between Two Women
1945
5.9
As Actor
Since You Went Away
1944
6.5
As Actor
Tennessee Johnson
1942
6.1
As Actor
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
5.3
As Actor
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
5.8
As Actor
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
6.8
As Actor
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
6.0
As Actor
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
6.8
As Actor
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
5.6
As Actor
On Borrowed Time
1939
7.5