Deceased

How Did Lionel Barrymore Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asLionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe, لیونل بریمورGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/04/1878Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied15/11/1954 (aged 76)Died inVan NuysCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ295593 ↗Buried atCalvary CemeteryTMDb#17753 ↗

Lionel Barrymore 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 is known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.

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Filmography147 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2008	Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with YouMovie	Self (archive footage)	130
2005	Irving Thalberg: Prince of HollywoodMovie	Self (archive footage)	127
2004	Checking Out: Grand HotelMovie	Self / Various roles (archive footage)	126
2003	Complicated WomenMovie	Self (archive footage)	125
2003	The MesmeristMovie	The Innkeeper (archive footage)	125
2002	D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913Movie	—	124
1987	James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	109
1976	That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie	(archive footage)	98
1974	That's Entertainment!Movie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	96
1972	Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	94
1970	Brasileiros em HollywoodMovie	Self (archive footage)	92
1955	MGM ParadeSeries	Self	77
1955	Film FunMovie	(archive footage)	77
1953	Main Street to BroadwayMovie	Self	75
1953	Yesterday and TodayMovie	(archive footage)	75
1952	Lone StarMovie	Andrew Jackson	74
1951	BannerlineMovie	Hugo Trimble	73
1951	The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer StoryMovie	Himself - Giving Introduction	73
1950	Right CrossMovie	Sean O'Malley	72
1950	Screen ActorsMovie	Self (uncredited)	72
1949	Down to the Sea in ShipsMovie	Bering Joy	71
1949	MalayaMovie	John Manchester	71
1948	Key LargoMovie	James Temple	70
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	70
1947	Dark DelusionMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	69
1946	It's a Wonderful LifeMovie	Mr. Potter	68
1946	Duel in the SunMovie	Sen. Jackson McCanles	68
1946	The Secret HeartMovie	Dr. Rossiger	68
1945	The Valley of DecisionMovie	Pat Rafferty	67
1944	A Guy Named JoeMovie	The General	66
1944	Twenty Years AfterMovie	(archive footage)	66
1944	Since You Went AwayMovie	Clergyman	66
1944	Dragon SeedMovie	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	66
1944	3 Men in WhiteMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	66
1943	The Last Will and Testament of Tom SmithMovie	Gramps	65
1942	Tennessee JohnsonMovie	Thaddeus Stevens	64
1942	Dr. Kildare's VictoryMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	64
1942	Calling Dr. GillespieMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	64
1942	Dr. Gillespie's New AssistantMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	64
1941	Lady Be GoodMovie	Judge Murdock	63
1941	Dr. Kildare's Wedding DayMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	63
1941	The People Vs. Dr. KildareMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	63
1940	A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundMovie	Self	62
1940	Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldMovie	Self	62
1940	Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsMovie	Self (archive footage)	62
1940	The Stars Look DownMovie	Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)	62
1940	Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseMovie	Leonard Gillespie	62
1940	Dr. Kildare's CrisisMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	62
1939	From the Ends of the EarthMovie	Self	61
1939	Let Freedom RingMovie	Thomas Logan	61
1939	The Secret of Dr. KildareMovie	Leonard Gillespie	61
1939	Land of LibertyMovie	(archive footage)	61
1939	Calling Dr. KildareMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	61
1939	The Movies March OnMovie	Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)	61
1938	Test PilotMovie	Howard B. Drake	60
1938	You Can't Take It with YouMovie	Martin Vanderhof	60
1938	Young Dr. KildareMovie	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	60
1938	A Yank at OxfordMovie	Dan Sheridan	60
1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12Movie	Lionel Barrymore	60
1937	SaratogaMovie	Grandpa Clayton	59
1937	Captains CourageousMovie	Captain Disko Troop	59
1937	A Family AffairMovie	Judge Hardy	59
1937	Navy Blue and GoldMovie	Captain 'Skinny' Dawes	59
1936	The Gorgeous HussyMovie	Andrew Jackson	58
1936	CamilleMovie	Monsieur Duval	58
1936	The Devil-DollMovie	Paul Lavond	58
1935	Public Hero Number 1Movie	Dr. Josiah Glass	57
1935	Mark of the VampireMovie	Professor Zelin	57
1935	David CopperfieldMovie	Dan Peggotty	57
1935	The Return Of Peter GrimmMovie	Peter Grimm	57
1934	This Side of HeavenMovie	Martin Turner	56
1934	Treasure IslandMovie	Billy Bones	56
1934	CarolinaMovie	Bob Connelly	56
1934	The Girl from MissouriMovie	T.R. Paige	56
1933	SweepingsMovie	Daniel Pardway	55
1933	Dinner at EightMovie	Oliver Jordan	55
1933	Night FlightMovie	Robineau	55
1933	One Man's JourneyMovie	Eli Watt	55
1933	Looking ForwardMovie	Tim Benton	55
1933	Should Ladies BehaveMovie	Augustus Merrick	55
1933	Christopher BeanMovie	Dr. Milton Haggett	55
1932	The Movie AlbumMovie	(archive footage)	54
1932	Broken LullabyMovie	Dr. H. Holderlin	54
1932	Grand HotelMovie	Otto Kringelein	54
1932	Arsène LupinMovie	Detective Guerchard	54
1932	Rasputin and the EmpressMovie	Grigori Rasputin	54
1931	A Free SoulMovie	Stephen Ashe	53
1931	The Christmas PartyMovie	Himself (uncredited)	53
1930	EstrelladosMovie	Self (Guest Appearance)	52
1929	The Hollywood Revue of 1929Movie	Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)	51
1928	Sadie ThompsonMovie	Alfred Davidson	50
1928	Alias Jimmy ValentineMovie	Doyle	50
1928	The Lion and the MouseMovie	John Ryder	50
1928	Drums of LoveMovie	Duke Cathos de Alvia	50
1927	The ShowMovie	The Greek	49
1927	The Thirteenth HourMovie	Prof. Leroy	49
1927	Body and SoulMovie	Dr. Leyden	49
1926	The TemptressMovie	Canterac	48
1926	The Lucky LadyMovie	Count Ferranzo	48
1926	The BellsMovie	Mathias	48
1926	Paris at MidnightMovie	Vautrin	48
1925	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie	Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)	47
1925	The Splendid RoadMovie	Dan Clehollis	47
1925	The Woman Who DidMovie	Allan Merrick	47
1925	Fifty-FiftyMovie	Frederick Harmon	47
1924	Decameron NightsMovie	Saladin	46
1923	The Eternal CityMovie	Baron Bonelli	45
1922	Boomerang BillMovie	Boomerang Bill	44
1917	National Red Cross PageantMovie	—	39
1915	Dora ThorneMovie	Lord Earle	37
1915	A Yellow StreakMovie	Barry Dale	37
1915	The Romance of ElaineMovie	Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X	37
1914	Judith of BethuliaMovie	Extra (uncredited)	36
1914	The Span of LifeMovie	Richard Blunt	36
1914	The Bartered CrownMovie	The Landlord	36
1914	Under the GaslightMovie	William Byke	36
1914	The Seats of the MightyMovie	Monsieur Doltaire	36
1914	The Woman in BlackMovie	Robert Crane	36
1913	The House of DarknessMovie	The Doctor	35
1913	A Timely InterceptionMovie	Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother	35
1913	The Little TeaseMovie	In Bar	35
1913	Red Hicks Defies the WorldMovie	The Referee	35
1913	The SwitchtowerMovie	First Counterfeiter	35
1913	In Diplomatic CirclesMovie	The Japanese Ambassador	35
1913	An Indian's LoyaltyMovie	The Cattle Buyer	35
1913	The WandererMovie	The Male Lover	35
1913	The Tender Hearted BoyMovie	(uncredited)	35
1913	The Telephone Girl and the LadyMovie	The Desk Sergeant	35
1913	The Sheriff's BabyMovie	Third Bandit	35
1913	So Runs the WayMovie	—	35
1913	The Yaqui CurMovie	The Easterner	35
1913	The Unwelcome GuestMovie	At Auction (uncredited)	35
1913	A Misunderstood BoyMovie	The Father	35
1913	The Lady and the MouseMovie	The Father	35
1913	The Perfidy of MaryMovie	Mary's Father	35
1913	The Ranchero's RevengeMovie	The Ranchero	35
1912	The Musketeers of Pig AlleyMovie	The Musician's Friend	34
1912	The New York HatMovie	Minister	34
1912	The Painted LadyMovie	At Ice Cream Festival	34
1912	My BabyMovie	At table	34
1912	So Near, Yet So FarMovie	In Club	34
1912	The Burglar’s DilemmaMovie	The Householder	34
1912	FriendsMovie	Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend	34
1912	My HeroMovie	—	34
1912	Gold and GlitterMovie	The Lover	34
1912	HeredityMovie	Woodsman	34
1912	BrutalityMovie	At Wedding	34