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Lionel Barrymore

Highest Rated:: 100% The Devil-Doll (The Witch of Timbuctoo) (1936)
Lowest Rated:: 40% The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

Birthday:: Apr 12, 1878
Birthplace:: Not Available
Bio:: Like his younger brother John, American actor Lionel Barrymore wanted more than anything to be an artist. But a member of the celebrated Barrymore family was expected to enter the family trade, so Lionel reluctantly launched an acting career. Not as attractive as John or sister Ethel, he was most…

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Highest Rated Movies

Dinner at Eight
100%
The Devil-Doll (The Witch of Timbuctoo)
100%
You Can't Take It with You
96%
Key Largo
96%

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 40% - 100%

Number of Movies: 77

Box Office Since 2001: --

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
1964		Devil Doll	PaulLavond	--
1956		Bell Science - Our Mr. Sun	Actor	--
1953		Main Street to Broadway	Himself	--
1951		Lone Star	Andrew Jackson	--
1950		Right Cross	Sean O'Malley	--
1949		Down to the Sea in Ships	Capt. Bering Joy	--
1949		Malaya (East of the Rising Sun)	John Manchester	--
1948	96%	Key Largo	James Temple	--
1946	86%	Duel in the Sun	Senator McCanles	--
1946	95%	It's a Wonderful Life	Mr. Potter	--
1945		The Valley of Decision	Pat Rafferty	--
1945		Return of Peter Grimm	Actor	--
1944	83%	Since You Went Away	The Clergyman	--
1944		A Guy Named Joe	The General	--
1944		Dragon Seed	Narrator	--
1943		Thousands Cheer	Announcer	--
1941		The People vs. Dr. Kildare (My Life Is Yours)	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	--
1941		Lady Be Good	Judge Murdock	--
1940		Doctor Kildare's Strange Case	Actor	--
1940		Doctor Kildare Goes Home	Actor	--
1940		Dr. Kildare's Strange Case	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	--
1940		Dr. Kildare's Crisis	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	--
1939		Let Freedom Ring	Thomas Logan	--
1939		On Borrowed Time	Julian Northrup "Gramps"	--
1939		Calling Dr. Kildare	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	--
1939		The Secret of Dr. Kildare	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	--
1939		Land of Liberty	Actor	--
1938		Young Dr. Kildare	Dr. Leonard Gillespie	--
1938	96%	You Can't Take It with You	Grandpa Martin Vanderhof	--
1938	71%	Test Pilot	Howard B. Drake	--
1938		A Yank at Oxford	Dan Sheridan	--
1937		Navy Blue and Gold	Capt. "Skinny" Dawes	--
1937		Saratoga	Grandpa Clayton	--
1937		A Family Affair (Skidding) (Stand Accused)	Judge James Hardy	--
1937	92%	Captains Courageous	Captain Disko	--
1936		The Gorgeous Hussy	Andrew Jackson	--
1936	100%	The Devil-Doll (The Witch of Timbuctoo)	Actor	--
1936		The Road to Glory	Papa LaRoche	--
1936	91%	Camille	Monsieur Duval	--
1935		Ah, Wilderness!	Nat Miller	--
1935	77%	Mark of the Vampire	Prof. Zelen	--
1935		The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield, the Younger	Dan Peggotty	--
1935		The Little Colonel	Colonel Lloyd	--
1935		The Return of Peter Grimm	Peter Grimm	--
1934		Treasure Island	Billy Bones	--
1934		The Girl From Missouri (100 Per Cent Pure) (Born to Be Kissed)	T.R. Paige	--
1933		The Stranger's Return	Grandpa Storr	--
1933		Looking Forward (The New Deal)	Michael Benton	--
1933		Berkeley Square	Innkeeper	--
1933	100%	Dinner at Eight	Oliver Jordan	--
1933		One Man's Journey	Dr. Eli Watt	--
1932		The Washington Masquerade	Jeff Keane	--
1932		Mata Hari	Gen. Serge Shubin	--
1932		Broken Lullaby, (The Man I Killed)	Dr. Holderlin	--
1932		Arsene Lupin	Det. Guerchard	--
1932		Rasputin and the Empress	Rasputin (aka Father Grisha)	--
1932	86%	Grand Hotel	Otto Kringelein	--
1931		Guilty Hands	Director Richard Grant	--
1931		A Free Soul	Stephen Ashe	--
1931		Ten Cents a Dance	Director	--
1930		Free and Easy (Easy Go)	Director bedroom scene	--
1930	71%	The Divorc�e	Actor	--
1930		The Rogue Song	Director	--
1929		The Mysterious Island	Count Dakkar	--
1929	40%	The Hollywood Revue of 1929	Actor	--
1929		The Unholy Night (The Green Ghost)	Director	--
1929		Madame X	Director	--
1928	83%	Sadie Thompson	Alfred Atkinson	--
1928		West of Zanzibar	Crane	--
1926		The Temptress	Canterac	--
1926		The Bells	Actor	--
1924		America	Capt. Walter Butler	--
1924		Decameron Nights	Actor	--
1922		The Face in the Fog	Blackie Dawson reformed crook	--
1920		The Penalty	Actor	--
1914		Judith of Bethulia (Her Condoned Sin)	Actor	--
1914		Power of the Press	Steve Carson	--

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Quotes from Lionel Barrymore's Characters

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1. George Bailey: Hey! Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter!
2. Mr. Potter: A happy new year to you... in jail!
From It's a Wonderful Life. Submitted by Sarah K (43 days ago)