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Lionel Barrymore

Apr 28, 1878 - Nov 15, 1954 (76 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 focusing 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

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Guilty Hands
Richard Grant
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It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Potter
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Captains Courageous
Captain Disko Troop
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Lone Star
Andrew Jackson
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Right Cross
Sean O'Malley
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The Show
The Greek
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Duel in the Sun
Sen. Jackson McCanles
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Camille
Monsieur Duval
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Test Pilot
Howard B. Drake
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Rasputin and the Empress
Grigori Rasputin

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