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Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954)

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Famed actor, composer, artist, author and director. His talents extended to the authoring of the novel "Mr. Cartonwine: A Moral Tale" as well as his autobiography. In 1944, he joined ASCAP, and composed "Russian Dances", "Partita", "Ballet Viennois", "The Woodman and the Elves", "Behind the Horizon"... See full bio »

Born:

Lionel Herbert Blythe
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Van Nuys, California, USA
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1956 Our Mr. Sun (TV movie)
Father Time (voice)
 
1952 Lone Star
Andrew Jackson
 
1951 Bannerline
Hugo Trimble
 
1950 Right Cross
Sean O'Malley
 
1949 Malaya
John Manchester
 
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
Capt. Bering Joy
 
1948 Key Largo
James Temple
 
1947 Dark Delusion
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1946 Duel in the Sun
Sen. Jackson McCanles
 
1946 The Secret Heart
Dr. Rossiger
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life
Henry F. Potter
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
Dr. Richard Gaunght
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
Pat Rafferty
 
1945 Between Two Women
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
 
1944 Dragon Seed
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Clergyman
 
1944 3 Men in White
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe
The General
 
1943 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (short)
Gramps
 
1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
 
1942 Tennessee Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
 
1942 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1942 Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1941 Lady Be Good
Judge Murdock
 
1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1941 The People vs. Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1941 The Bad Man
Uncle Henry Jones
 
1941 The Penalty
'Grandpop' Logan
 
1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1940 The Stars Look Down
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
 
1939 On Borrowed Time
Julian Northrup - Gramps
 
1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
 
1939 Let Freedom Ring
Thomas Logan
 
1938 Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Gillespie
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Martin Vanderhof
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (documentary short)
Lionel Barrymore
 
1938 Test Pilot
Drake
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford
Dan Sheridan
 
1937 Navy Blue and Gold
Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
 
1937 Saratoga
Grandpa Clayton
 
1937 Captains Courageous
Disko
 
1937 A Family Affair
Judge James K. Hardy
 
1936 Camille
Monsieur Duval
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
Andrew Jackson
 
1936 The Devil-Doll
Lavond
 
1936 The Road to Glory
Papa La Roche/Pvt. Morin
 
1936 The Voice of Bugle Ann
Spring Davis
 
1935 Ah, Wilderness!
Nat
 
1935 The Return of Peter Grimm
Peter Grimm
 
1935 Public Hero #1
Doctor
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire
Professor
 
1935 The Little Colonel
Colonel Lloyd
 
1935 David Copperfield
Dan Peggotty
 
1934 Treasure Island
Billy Bones
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
T.R. Paige
 
1934 Carolina
Bob Connelly
 
1934 This Side of Heaven
Martin Turner
 
1933 Should Ladies Behave
Augustus Merrick
 
1933 Christopher Bean
Dr. Milton Haggett
 
1933 Night Flight
Insp. Robineau
 
1933 One Man's Journey
Dr. Eli Watt
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Oliver Jordan
 
1933 The Stranger's Return
Grandpa Storr
 
1933 Looking Forward
Tim Benton
 
1933 Sweepings
Daniel Pardway
 
1932 Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin
 
1932 The Washington Masquerade
Jeff Keane
 
1932 Grand Hotel
Otto Kringelein
 
1932 Arsène Lupin
Detective Guerchard
 
1932 Broken Lullaby
Dr. H. Holderlin
 
1931 Mata Hari
General Shubin
 
1931 The Yellow Ticket
Baron Igor Andreeff
 
1931 Guilty Hands
Richard Grant
 
1931 A Free Soul
Stephen Ashe
 
1930 Free and Easy
Director in Bedroom Scene
 
1929 The Mysterious Island
Dakkar
 
1928 The River Woman
Bill Lefty
 
1928 West of Zanzibar
Crane
 
1928 Alias Jimmy Valentine
Doyle
 
1928 Road House
Henry Grayson
 
1928 The Lion and the Mouse
John Ryder
 
1928 Drums of Love
Duke Cathos de Alvia
 
1928 Sadie Thompson
Alfred Davidson
 
1927 The Thirteenth Hour
Prof. Leroy
 
1927 Body and Soul
Dr. Leyden
 
1927 Women Love Diamonds
Hugo Harlan
 
1927 The Show
The Greek
 
1926 The Temptress
Canterac
 
1926 The Bells
Mathias
 
1926 The Lucky Lady
Count Ferranzo
 
1926 Paris at Midnight
Vautrin
 
1926 Wife Tamers (short)
Mr. Barry
 
1926 The Barrier
Stark Bennett
 
1926 Brooding Eyes
Slim Jim Carey
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
 
1925 Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf
Allan Merrick
 
1925 The Splendid Road
Dan Clehollis
 
1925 Fifty-Fifty
Frederick Harmon
 
1925 The Wrongdoers
Daniel Abbott
 
1925 Children of the Whirlwind
Joe Ellison
 
1925 The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
Gordon Kent
 
1925 A Man of Iron
Philip Durban
 
1924 I Am the Man
James McQuade
 
1924 Meddling Women
Edwin Ainsworth/John Wells
 
1924 Decameron Nights
Saladin
 
1924 America
Capt. Walter Butler
 
1924 Wedding Women
 
1923 The Eternal City
Baron Bonelli
 
1923 Unseeing Eyes
Conrad Dean
 
1923 Enemies of Women
Prince Lubimoff
 
1922 The Face in the Fog
Boston Blackie Dawson
 
1922 Boomerang Bill
Boomerang Bill
 
1921 Jim the Penman
Jaames Ralston
 
1921 The Great Adventure
Priam Farll
 
1920 The Devil's Garden
William Dale
 
1920 The Master Mind
Henry Allen
 
1920 The Copperhead
Milt Shanks
 
1917 National Red Cross Pageant
Undetermined role and episode
 
1917 The Millionaire's Double
Bide Bennington
 
1917 His Father's Son
J. Dabney Barro
 
1917 The End of the Tour
Bron Bennett
 
1916 The Brand of Cowardice
Cyril Hamilton
 
1916 The Upheaval
Jim Gordon
 
1916/I The Quitter (short)
Happy Jack Lewis
 
1916 Dorian's Divorce
Richard Dorian
 
1915 A Yellow Streak
Barry Dale
 
1915 Dora Thorne (short)
Lord Earle
 
1915 The Flaming Sword
Steve
 
1915 The Romance of Elaine
Marcus Del Mar/Mr. X
 
1915 The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
Judge Randolph Legarde
 
1915 A Modern Magdalen
Lindsay
 
1915 Wildfire
John Keefe
 
1914 Under the Gaslight
William Byke
 
1914 The Exploits of Elaine
Undetermined Role
 
1914 The Seats of the Mighty
Monsieur Doltaire
 
1914 The Span of Life
Richard Blunt
 
1914/I The Woman in Black (short)
Robert Crane
 
1914 The Power of the Press (short)
Steve Carson
 
1914 Men and Women (short)
Stephen Rodman/Robert Stevens
 
1914 The Cracksman's Gratitude (short)
 
1914 Woman Against Woman (short)
The Husband
 
1914 The Primitive Man (short)
 
1914 Strongheart (short)
Billy Saunders
 
1914 Judith of Bethulia
Extra
 
1914 The Massacre (short)
 
1914 Her Father's Silent Partner (short)
 
1914 Classmates (short)
Dumble
 
1914 The Bartered Crown (short)
The Landlord
 
1913 The House of Discord (short)
The Husband
 
1913 The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (short)
 
1913 All for Science (short)
Detective
 
1913 So Runs the Way (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1913 The Stolen Treaty (short)
The Japanese Diplomat
 
1913 The Strong Man's Burden (short)
John - the Elder Brother
 
1913 The Crook and the Girl (short)
The Nephew
 
1913 The Work Habit (short)
The Father
 
1913 The Suffragette Minstrels (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 An Indian's Loyalty (short)
The Cattle Buyer
 
1913 I Was Meant for You (short)
Lavina's Father
 
1913 Under the Shadow of the Law (short)
Charles Darnton, the Employer
 
1913 The Vengeance of Galora (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 The Mirror (short)
Daisy's Father
 
1913 Pa Says (short)
Teddy's Rival
 
1913 The Enemy's Baby (short)
Ben Brown
 
1913 A Gamble with Death (short)
Jim Benton, the Bartender
 
1913 In Diplomatic Circles (short)
The Japanese Ambassador
 
1913 Almost a Wild Man (short)
In Audience (uncredited)
 
1913 The Switch Tower (short)
First Counterfeiter
 
1913 Death's Marathon (short)
The Financial Backer
 
1913 The Well (short)
The Farmer
 
1913 Red Hicks Defies the World (short)
The Referee
 
1913 A Timely Interception (short)
The Farmer's Brother
 
1913 The Ranchero's Revenge (short)
The Ranchero
 
1913 Just Gold (short)
First Brother
 
1913 The Yaqui Cur (short)
The Easterner
 
1913 The House of Darkness (short)
The Doctor
 
1913/II The Wanderer (short)
The Male Lover
 
1913 The Lady and the Mouse (short)
The Young Woman's Father
 
1913 A Misunderstood Boy (short)
The Father
 
1913 The Little Tease (short)
In Bar
 
1913 The Perfidy of Mary (short)
Mary's Father
 
1913 The Sheriff's Baby (short)
Third Bandit
 
1913 Fate (short)
Father, Loving Family
 
1913 Near to Earth (short)
Gato
 
1913 The Unwelcome Guest (short)
At Auction (uncredited)
 
1913 A Girl's Stratagem (short)
 
1913 The Wrong Bottle (short)
The Father
 
1913 Love in an Apartment Hotel (short)
In Hotel Lobby
 
1913 A Chance Deception (short)
A Policeman
 
1913 Oil and Water (short)
In First Audience/In Second Audience/Visitor
 
1913 The Tender Hearted Boy (short)
 
1913 An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (short)
The Father
 
1913 The Telephone Girl and the Lady (short)
The Desk Sergeant
 
1913 Three Friends (short)
Second Friend
 
1912 The God Within (short)
The Woman of the Camp's Lover
 
1912 A Cry for Help (short)
The Bum
 
1912 The Burglar's Dilemma (short)
The Householder
 
1912 My Hero (short)
 
1912 The New York Hat (short)
Preacher Bolton (minister)
 
1912 Brutality (short)
At Wedding
 
1912 The Informer (short)
Union Soldier
 
1912 My Baby (short)
At Table
 
1912 Gold and Glitter (short)
The Lover
 
1912 Heredity (short)
Woodsman
 
1912 The Musketeers of Pig Alley (short)
The Musician's Friend
 
1912 The Painted Lady (short)
At Ice Cream Festival
 
1912 The One She Loved (short)
The Neighbor
 
1912 The Chief's Blanket (short)
The Young Man
 
1912 So Near, Yet So Far (short)
In Club
 
1912 Friends (short)
Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
 
1912 Home Folks (short)
 
1911 The Miser's Heart (short)
Jules, the Thief
 
1911 The Battle (short)
Wagon Driver
 
1911 Fighting Blood (short)
 
1908 The Paris Hat (short)
 
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1931 Guilty Hands (uncredited)
 
1931 Ten Cents a Dance
 
1930 The Sea Bat (uncredited)
 
1930 The Rogue Song
 
1930 Redemption (retakes - uncredited)
 
1929 His Glorious Night
 
1929 The Unholy Night
 
1929 Madame X
 
1929 Confession (short)
 
1917 Life's Whirlpool
 
1914 Chocolate Dynamite (short)
 
1914 Just Boys (short)
 
1913 No Place for Father (short)
 
1913 Where's the Baby? (short)
 
1913 His Secret (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (music: "Tableau Russe Symphonic Suite" / performer: "Tableau Russe Symphonic Suite")
 
1941 The People vs. Dr. Kildare (performer: "Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo Mad'moiselle from Armentieres" 1921)
 
1939 On Borrowed Time (performer: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" 1861 - uncredited)
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You (performer: "Loch Lomand" - uncredited)
 
1935 The Return of Peter Grimm ("What Shall the Wedding Breakfast Be?" - uncredited)
 
1934 Treasure Island ("Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1917 Life's Whirlpool (scenario)
 
1913 The Vengeance of Galora (short) (writer)
 
1913 The Tender Hearted Boy (short) (writer)
 
1912 The Burglar's Dilemma (short)
 
Show ShowComposer (2 titles)
1930 Olympia
 
1929 His Glorious Night
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 The New Bike (short) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Himself
 
1951 The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 Screen Actors (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself -Host
 
1938 A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore (short)
Himself
 
1934 La ciudad de cartón
Himself
 
1931 The Christmas Party (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (documentary short)
Himself
 
1930 Estrellados
Himself (Guest Appearance) (uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Himself - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (32 titles)
2011 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (documentary)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2008 Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (short)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
(uncredited)
 
2005 Settling the Score (TV documentary)
Canterac
 
2004 Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (video documentary short)
Judge James K. Hardy
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Himself / Various roles
 
2003 The Mesmerist (short)
The Innkeeper
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Great Christmas Movies (TV documentary)
Himself (1938 trailer for M-G-M "A Christmas Carol")
 
1996 Escape from It's a Wonderful Life (TV movie)
Potter (uncredited)
 
1990 Home Alone
Henry Potter (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'A Free Soul'
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself, film clip from 'Duel in the Sun' (uncredited)
 
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary)
Himself/Colonel (uncredited)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Oliver Jordan in 'Dinner at Eight'
 
1955-1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1955 Film Fun (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1953 Yesterday and Today
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1943 Some of the Best (documentary)
Lionel Barrymore - Stephen Ashe in 'A Free Soul'/Otto Kringelein in 'Grand Hotel'/Oliver Jordan in 'Dinner At Eight'/Captain Disko Troop in 'Captains Courageous'
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 
1931 The Movie Album (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1900). Stage Play: Sag Harbor. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 5 Print Biographies  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lionel Blythe

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

This is the age of insincerity. The movies had the misfortune to come along in the twentieth century, and because they appeal to the masses there can be no sincerity in them. Hollywood is tied hand and foot to the demands for artificiality of the masses all over the world. See more »

Trivia:

Had two daughters by his first wife Doris Rankin, both of whom died young. He later left Rankin for Irene Fenwick, a longtime friend and one-time girlfriend of his brother, John Barrymore. See more »

Trademark:

Playing grouchy, but usually lovable, elderly men in films See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus