Deceased
How Did Lionel Barrymore Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 76Lionel 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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand HotelMovie | Self / Various roles (archive footage) | 126 |
| 2003 | Complicated WomenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 125 |
| 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 |
| 1952 | Lone StarMovie | Andrew Jackson | 74 |
| 1951 | BannerlineMovie | Hugo Trimble | 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 |
| 1942 | Tennessee JohnsonMovie | Thaddeus Stevens | 64 |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's VictoryMovie | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | 64 |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. GillespieMovie | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1927 | The ShowMovie | The Greek | 49 |
| 1926 | The TemptressMovie | Canterac | 48 |
| 1926 | The Lucky LadyMovie | Count Ferranzo | 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 |
| 1922 | Boomerang BillMovie | Boomerang Bill | 44 |
| 1917 | National Red Cross PageantMovie | — | 39 |
| 1915 | Dora ThorneMovie | Lord Earle | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |