Ten Cents a Dance
1931 · 6.7/10
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Lionel Barrymore
Director & actor · born 28 April 1878 · 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.
Where to start: It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
As director 9
As actor 194
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008 · 0.0/10
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Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005 · 10.0/10
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 · 7.0/10
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The Mesmerist
2003 · 8.0/10
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Complicated Women
2003 · 6.9/10
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · 6.5/10
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Super Duper Bloopers
1986 · 4.0/10
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · 7.0/10
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Hooray for Hollywood
1976 · 8.0/10
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That's Entertainment!
1974 · 7.4/10
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · 7.4/10
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Our Mr. Sun
1956 · 7.3/10
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Film Fun
1955 · 5.3/10
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Yesterday and Today
1953 · 7.0/10
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Main Street to Broadway
1953 · 7.3/10
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Lone Star
1952 · 5.7/10
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Bannerline
1951 · 6.8/10
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The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951 · 5.5/10
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Right Cross
1950 · 7.3/10
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Screen Actors
1950 · 6.2/10
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Breakdowns of 1949
1949 · 6.0/10
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Malaya
1949 · 6.9/10
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Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949 · 7.0/10
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Down to the Sea in Ships
1949 · 7.2/10
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Key Largo
1948 · 7.5/10
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Dark Delusion
1947 · 6.8/10
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Duel in the Sun
1946 · 6.4/10
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The Secret Heart
1946 · 6.5/10
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · 8.3/10
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Three Wise Fools
1946 · 5.7/10
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The Valley of Decision
1945 · 7.2/10
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Between Two Women
1945 · 6.1/10
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Dragon Seed
1944 · 6.8/10
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Since You Went Away
1944 · 6.6/10
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3 Men in White
1944 · 6.4/10
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A Guy Named Joe
1944 · 6.7/10
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Twenty Years After
1944 · 8.0/10
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The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 · 6.3/10
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · 6.0/10
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Tennessee Johnson
1942 · 6.6/10
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 · 6.5/10
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Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · 7.0/10
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Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 · 6.2/10
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Lady Be Good
1941 · 5.5/10
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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941 · 6.8/10
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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 · 7.0/10
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The Bad Man
1941 · 5.9/10
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The Penalty
1941 · 7.4/10
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 · 6.7/10
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · 6.8/10
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · 6.8/10
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · 6.3/10
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · 5.8/10
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 · 4.9/10
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The Stars Look Down
1940 · 6.5/10
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 · 6.1/10
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On Borrowed Time
1939 · 7.7/10
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The Movies March On
1939 · 5.2/10
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Land of Liberty
1939 · 9.0/10
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From the Ends of the Earth
1939 · 5.0/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Lionel Barrymore movie?
By viewer score, It's a Wonderful Life (1946) at 8.3/10.
What are Lionel Barrymore’s most popular movies?
It's a Wonderful Life, Key Largo, You Can't Take It with You.
How many movies has Lionel Barrymore made?
203 films on TMDB, 9 as director, 194 as actor.