Lionel Barrymore
Birthday: 1878-04-28 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 focussing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self
as Andrew Jackson
as Hugo Trimble
as John Manchester
as James Temple
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
as Mr. Potter
as Sen. Jackson McCanles
as Pat Rafferty
as Clergyman
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
as The General
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
as Thaddeus Stevens
as 'Grandpop' Logan
as Uncle Henry Jones
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
as Thomas Logan
as Dan Sheridan
as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
as Howard B. Drake
as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
as Captain Disko Troop
as Grandpa Clayton
as Judge Hardy
as Monsieur Duval
as Paul Lavond
