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.[1] 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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series titled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.
Filmography[]
See Category:Films starring Lionel Barrymore.
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References[]
- ↑ "A Man in His Life Plays Many Parts". Variety. November 17, 1954. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
External links[]
- Lionel Barrymore at the Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)
- Lionel Barrymore at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
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