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Lionel Barrymore

Actor
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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday 1878-04-28

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Filmography by Year

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2015
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2014
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2004
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2003
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2002
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1988
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1986
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1976
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1974
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1961
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1956
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1955
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1953
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1952
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1950
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1949
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1946
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1944
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1939
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1936
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1935
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1934
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1933
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1932
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1931
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1930
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1928
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1921
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1920
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1917
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1916
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1915
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1914
42
1913
16
1912
3
1911
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1905

Filmography by Genre

Drama
131
Romance
32
Comedy
26
Crime
16
Documentary
14
Western
11
Adventure
8
History
8
Mystery
9
Music
8
War
6
Action
6
Family
6
Fantasy
5
Horror
4
Thriller
3
TV Movie
3
Science Fiction
2
Animation
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