
Lionel Barrymore
Acting
Born: April 28, 1878
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
Also Known As
- Lionel Herbert Blythe
- Lionel Blythe
- لیونل بریمور
Known For

December 20, 1946

July 16, 1948

September 01, 1938

May 25, 1932

December 31, 1946

June 25, 1937

December 26, 1936

April 26, 1935

December 22, 1933

July 10, 1936

December 25, 1925

October 31, 1912