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Lionel Barrymore
- Birthday: 4/28/1878
- Deathday: 11/15/1954
- Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Fame for: Acting
- Also known as: Lionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe
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.
Filmography
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Role(s): Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
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