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Acting

Lionel Barrymore

Career: Active from 1911 to 2003, with a break from 1957 to 2002, busiest in 1913 with 40 main titles.

Leading roles: 152
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: It's a Wonderful Life
87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role
1931 · Won · 4th Academy Awards
A Free Soul
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Directing
1930 · Nominated · 2nd Academy Awards
Madame X
Source: Wikidata

Characters

2

The characters Lionel Barrymore played, best-known titles first.

Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter

Lionel Barrymore as Sen. Jackson Tilt McCanles

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lionel Barrymore Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.5, average 5.4
Violence
2.8, average 4.1
Pop Culture
1.0, average 2.2
Scare
1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 11
Character-Driven 10
Historical Drama 10
Historical Setting 9
Early Cinema 9
Social Commentary 9
Nostalgic 8
Melodrama 5
Silent Era 5
Medical Drama 4
Wholesome Entertainment 4
Silent Film 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

225

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title

The Mesmerist

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 76

That's Entertainment, Part II

70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

83

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

7 titles · average score 59

Our Mr. Sun

73

as Father Time (voice)

as (archive footage)

MGM Parade

TV show · as Self / self

Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

Lone Star

58

as Andrew Jackson

Bannerline

as Hugo Trimble

Right Cross

47

as Sean O'Malley

1940s

31 titles · average score 64

Down to the Sea in Ships

70

as Bering Joy

Key Largo

81

as James Temple

It's a Wonderful Life

87

as Mr. Potter

Three Wise Fools

61

as Dr. Richard Gaunght

Duel in the Sun

71

as Sen. Jackson McCanles

3 Men in White

62

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

60

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Tennessee Johnson

76

as Thaddeus Stevens

Calling Dr. Gillespie

66

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

49

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

42

as Leonard Gillespie

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

66

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie

1930s

53 titles · average score 65

You Can't Take It with You

86

as Martin Vanderhof

A Yank at Oxford

60

as Dan Sheridan

Captains Courageous

81

as Captain Disko Troop

Camille

85

as Monsieur Duval

The Gorgeous Hussy

50

as Andrew Jackson

The Little Colonel

69

as Colonel Lloyd

Mark of the Vampire

72

as Professor Zelin

Treasure Island

84

as Billy Bones

Arsène Lupin

65

as Detective Guerchard

Rasputin and the Empress

52

as Grigori Rasputin

Mata Hari

57

as General Serge Shubin

Ten Cents a Dance

64

Director

1920s

44 titles · average score 65

The Unholy Night

56

Director

His Glorious Night

Music, Director

The Mysterious Island

59

as Andre Dakkar

Madame X

47

Director

West of Zanzibar

73

as Crane

Sadie Thompson

77

as Alfred Davidson

Drums of Love

as Duke Cathos de Alvia

The Show

65

as The Greek

The Lucky Lady

as Count Ferranzo

The Bells

63

as Mathias

Decameron Nights

as Saladin

The Copperhead

as Milt Shanks

1910s

87 titles · average score 57

The Woman in Black

as Robert Crane

The House of Darkness

55

as The Doctor

as The Stay-at-Home Brother

The Lady and the Mouse

as The Father

A Misunderstood Boy

as The Father

The Switchtower

as First Counterfeiter

The New York Hat

59

as Minister

The Burglar’s Dilemma

56

as The Householder

Friends

55

as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend

Gold and Glitter

as The Lover

A Cry for Help

as The Tramp

The One She Loved

as The Neighbor