Lionel Barrymore

Biography

From 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

It's a Wonderful Life

as Mr. Potter

Key Largo

as James Temple

You Can't Take It with You

as Martin Vanderhof

Grand Hotel

as Otto Kringelein

Duel in the Sun

as Sen. Jackson McCanles

Captains Courageous

as Captain Disko Troop

Mark of the Vampire

as Professor Zelin

Camille

as Monsieur Duval

The Devil-Doll

as Paul Lavond

Dinner at Eight

as Oliver Jordan