Acting
Lionel Barrymore
- Born
- Apr 28, 1878 · Aged 76
- Died
- Nov 15, 1954
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 246
- TV credits
- 5
- Directing credits
- 9
Also known as (3)
- Lionel Herbert Blythe
- Lionel Blythe
- لیونل بریمور
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…
