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Lionel Barrymore Acting Filmography (246)

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008·Self (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005·Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004·Self / Various roles (archive footage)
The Mesmerist
2003·The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003·Self (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987·Self (archive footage)
Super Duper Bloopers
1986·Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976·(archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976·Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974·(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972·Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970·Self (archive footage)
Our Mr. Sun
1956·Father Time (voice)
Film Fun
1955·(archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953·(archive footage)
Main Street to Broadway
1953·Self
Lone Star
1952·Andrew Jackson
Bannerline
1951·Hugo Trimble
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
1951·Himself - Giving Introduction
Right Cross
1950·Sean O'Malley
Screen Actors
1950·Self (uncredited)
Malaya
1949·John Manchester
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949·Bering Joy
Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership
1949·Himself
Breakdowns of 1949
1949·Self
Key Largo
1948·James Temple
Dark Delusion
1947·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Way of the World
1947·Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946·Mr. Potter
#873W-1L
Duel in the Sun
1946·Sen. Jackson McCanles
Three Wise Fools
1946·Dr. Richard Gaunght
The Secret Heart
1946·Dr. Rossiger
The Valley of Decision
1945·Pat Rafferty
Between Two Women
1945·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Since You Went Away
1944·Clergyman
A Guy Named Joe
1944·The General
3 Men in White
1944·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dragon Seed
1944·Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Twenty Years After
1944·(archive footage)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943·Gramps
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Tennessee Johnson
1942·Thaddeus Stevens
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Lady Be Good
1941·Judge Murdock
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Penalty
1941·'Grandpop' Logan
The Bad Man
1941·Uncle Henry Jones
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
The Stars Look Down
1940·Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940·Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940·Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940·Self
On Borrowed Time
1939·Julian Northrup aka Gramps
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Let Freedom Ring
1939·Thomas Logan
Land of Liberty
1939·(archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
1939·Self
The Movies March On
1939·Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
You Can't Take It with You
1938·Martin Vanderhof
Test Pilot
1938·Howard B. Drake
A Yank at Oxford
1938·Dan Sheridan
Young Dr. Kildare
1938·Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938·Lionel Barrymore
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
1938·Self
Saratoga
1937·Grandpa Clayton
Captains Courageous
1937·Captain Disko Troop
A Family Affair
1937·Judge Hardy
Navy Blue and Gold
1937·Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
The Devil-Doll
1936·Paul Lavond
Camille
1936·Monsieur Duval
The Road to Glory
1936·Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936·Andrew Jackson
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936·Springfield Davis
Public Hero Number 1
1935·Dr. Josiah Glass
Mark of the Vampire
1935·Professor Zelin
The Little Colonel
1935·Colonel Lloyd
David Copperfield
1935·Dan Peggotty
Ah, Wilderness!
1935·Nat Miller
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935·Peter Grimm
Treasure Island
1934·Billy Bones
The Girl from Missouri
1934·T.R. Paige
This Side of Heaven
1934·Martin Turner
Carolina
1934·Bob Connelly
Dinner at Eight
1933·Oliver Jordan
Night Flight
1933·Robineau
The Stranger's Return
1933·Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Should Ladies Behave
1933·Augustus Merrick
Sweepings
1933·Daniel Pardway
One Man's Journey
1933·Eli Watt
Looking Forward
1933·Tim Benton
Christopher Bean
1933·Dr. Milton Haggett
Grand Hotel
1932·Otto Kringelein
Rasputin and the Empress
1932·Grigori Rasputin
Broken Lullaby
1932·Dr. H. Holderlin
Arsène Lupin
1932·Detective Guerchard
The Washington Masquerade
1932·Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
The Movie Album
1932·(archive footage)
Mata Hari
1931·General Serge Shubin
A Free Soul
1931·Stephen Ashe
The Yellow Ticket
1931·Baron Igor Andreeff
Guilty Hands
1931·Richard Grant
The Christmas Party
1931·Himself (uncredited)
Estrellados
1930·Self (Guest Appearance)
Free and Easy
1930·Bedroom Scene
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929·Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
The Mysterious Island
1929·Andre Dakkar
West of Zanzibar
1928·Crane
Sadie Thompson
1928·Alfred Davidson
Road House
1928·Henry Grayson
Drums of Love
1928·Duke Cathos de Alvia
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928·Doyle
The Lion and the Mouse
1928·John Ryder
The River Woman
1928·Bill Lefty
The Show
1927·The Greek
Body and Soul
1927·Dr. Leyden
Women Love Diamonds
1927·Hugo Harlan
The Thirteenth Hour
1927·Prof. Leroy
The Temptress
1926·Canterac
The Barrier
1926·Stark Bennett
The Bells
1926·Mathias
Wife Tamers
1926·Mr. Barry
Paris at Midnight
1926·Vautrin
The Lucky Lady
1926·Count Ferranzo
Brooding Eyes
1926·Slim Jim Carey
The Splendid Road
1925·Dan Clehollis
The Woman Who Did
1925·Allan Merrick
The Wrongdoers
1925·Daniel Abbott
A Man of Iron
1925·Philip Durban
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
1925·Gordon Kent
Fifty-Fifty
1925·Frederick Harmon
Children of the Whirlwind
1925·Joe Ellison
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925·Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
I Am the Man
1924·James McQuade
America
1924·Capt. Walter Butler
Decameron Nights
1924·Saladin
Meddling Women
1924·Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Unseeing Eyes
1923·Conrad Dean
The Eternal City
1923·Baron Bonelli
Enemies of Women
1923·Prince Lubimoff
Boomerang Bill
1922·Boomerang Bill
The Face in the Fog
1922·Boston Blackie Dawson
The Great Adventure
1921·Priam Farll
Jim the Penman
1921·James Ralston
The Devil's Garden
1920·William Dale
The Copperhead
1920·Milt Shanks
The Master Mind
1920·Henry Allen
The End of the Tour
1917·Byron Bennett
His Father's Son
1917·J. Dabney Barro
The Millionaire's Double
1917·Bide Bennington
National Red Cross Pageant
1917
The Brand of Cowardice
1916·Cyril Hamilton
The Quitter
1916·Happy Jack Lewis
The Upheaval
1916·Jim Gordon
Dorian's Divorce
1916·Richard Dorian
The Romance of Elaine
1915·Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
The Flaming Sword
1915·Steve
The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde
1915·Judge Randolph Legarde
A Yellow Streak
1915·Barry Dale
Dora Thorne
1915·Lord Earle
A Modern Magdalen
1915·Lindsay
Wildfire
1915·John Keefe
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
Judith of Bethulia
1914·Extra (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
1914·Gilbert Craven
The Bartered Crown
1914·The Landlord
The Cracksman's Gratitude
1914
Men and Women
1914·Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
The Power of the Press
1914·Steve Carson
The Seats of the Mighty
1914·Monsieur Doltaire
The Span of Life
1914·Richard Blunt
Under the Gaslight
1914·William Byke
The Exploits of Elaine
1914
Strongheart
1914·Billy Saunders
Classmates
1914·Bubby Dumble
The Woman in Black
1914·Robert Crane
The Sheriff's Baby
1913·Third Bandit
Love in an Apartment Hotel
1913·In Hotel Lobby
A Chance Deception
1913·2nd Policeman
So Runs the Way
1913
The Wrong Bottle
1913·The Father
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
1913·The Father
Just Gold
1913·The Stay-at-Home Brother
The Unwelcome Guest
1913·At Auction (uncredited)
Near To Earth
1913·Gato
The Well
1913·The Farmer
The Ranchero's Revenge
1913·The Ranchero
Red Hicks Defies the World
1913·The Referee
In Diplomatic Circles
1913·The Japanese Ambassador
A Gamble with Death
1913·Jim Benton, the Bartender
The Enemy's Baby
1913·Postmaster Ben Brown
The Mirror
1913·Daisy's Father
I Was Meant for You
1913·Lavina's Father
Under the Shadow of the Law
1913·Charles Darnton - the Employer
The Crook and the Girl
1913·The Nephew
The Work Habit
1913·The Father
The Stolen Treaty
1913·The Japanese Diplomat
All for Science
1913·Detective
A Misunderstood Boy
1913·The Father
Death's Marathon
1913·The Financial Backer
The Perfidy of Mary
1913·Mary's Father
The Tender Hearted Boy
1913·(uncredited)
Pa Says
1913·Teddy's Rival
The Vengeance of Galora
1913
The Suffragette Minstrels
1913·(unconfirmed)
The House of Discord
1913·The Husband
The Yaqui Cur
1913·The Easterner
The Switchtower
1913·First Counterfeiter
The Wanderer
1913·The Male Lover
Almost a Wild Man
1913·In Audience (uncredited)
Three Friends
1913·Second Friend
An Indian's Loyalty
1913·The Cattle Buyer
The Strong Man's Burden
1913·John - the Elder Brother
Fate
1913·Father, Loving Family
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
1913·The Desk Sergeant
The Little Tease
1913·In Bar
Oil and Water
1913·The Idealist's Friend
A Timely Interception
1913·Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
The Lady and the Mouse
1913·The Father
The House of Darkness
1913·The Doctor
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912·The Musician's Friend
A Cry for Help
1912·The Tramp
Gold and Glitter
1912·The Lover
The Informer
1912·Union Soldier
Brutality
1912·At Wedding
Heredity
1912·Woodsman
My Hero
1912
The New York Hat
1912·Minister
The Painted Lady
1912·At Ice Cream Festival
The Chief's Blanket
1912·The Young Man
So Near, Yet So Far
1912·In Club
Friends
1912·Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912·The Householder
My Baby
1912·At table
The One She Loved
1912·The Neighbor
The God Within
1912·The Woman of the Camp's Lover
Fighting Blood
1911
The Miser's Heart
1911·Jules - the Thief
The Battle
1911·Wagon Driver (uncredited)
The White Caps
1905