Portrait of Lionel Belmore

Acting

Lionel Belmore

Career

Active from 1915 to 1938, busiest in 1922 and 1930 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Three Ages
Three Ages
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lionel Belmore Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 5
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Musical 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Love Triangle 2
  • Showbiz 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

163
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 61
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Councilman (uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hercules Snyder

Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tavern Keeper

My Son, My Son!
My Son, My Son! (1940)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Moscrop

Diamond Frontier
Diamond Frontier (1940)

as Piet Bloem

1930s

72 titles ยท average score 64
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 87

as Humility Prim

The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Innkeeper (uncredited)

Pie a la Maid
Pie a la Maid (1938)

as Dr. Kornbloom

The Romance Of Robert Burns
The Romance Of Robert Burns (1937)

as Coachman (uncredited)

Master Will Shakespeare
Master Will Shakespeare (1936)

as Manager Burbage (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

The Warrior's Husband
The Warrior's Husband (1933)

as Homer

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1931)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Burgomaster

Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

as General Philip Schuyler

Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo (1930)
GoodWatch score 66

as Prince Gustav von Liebenheim

Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)

as Col. Villiers

1920s

72 titles ยท average score 70
Evidence
Evidence (1929)

as Inkeeper

Run, Girl, Run
Run, Girl, Run (1928)

as The Dean

The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jasper Bolivar

Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie (1928)
GoodWatch score 56

as Henri Duray

Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son (1927)

as John Palfrey

Madame Behave
Madame Behave (1925)

as Seth Corwin

A Boy of Flanders
A Boy of Flanders (1924)

as Baas Cogez

Three Ages
Three Ages (1923)
GoodWatch score 81

as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Jazzmania
Jazzmania (1923)

as Baron Bolo

Kindred of the Dust
Kindred of the Dust (1922)

as The Laird of Tyee

Jes' Call Me Jim
Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)

as Belcher

The Man Who Had Everything
The Man Who Had Everything (1920)

as Mark Bullway

1910s

13 titles
The Wasp
The Wasp (1918)

as Brazsos

His Royal Highness
His Royal Highness (1918)

as Gen. Malcoff

The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds
The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918)

as Gen. Israel Putnam

Wanted, A Mother
Wanted, A Mother (1918)

as Giuseppe

Leap to Fame
Leap to Fame (1918)

as Carl Hoffman

Shame
Shame (1917)

as Peters

Britton of the Seventh
Britton of the Seventh (1916)

Director

The Supreme Sacrifice
The Supreme Sacrifice (1916)

Director

His Bunkie
His Bunkie (1915)

Director

From the Dregs
From the Dregs (1915)

Director

West Wind
West Wind (1915)

as John Benham - the Ranch Owner

The Ruling Power
The Ruling Power (1915)

Director