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Overview
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Famed actor, composer, artist, author and director. His talents extended... moreTrivia:
Acted from wheelchair from 1938 due to the effects of arthritis and hip injury. moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Movie Reviews: Up (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 May 2009, 2:32 AM, PDT)
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Alternate Names:
Lionel BlytheUS TV Schedule:
| Wed. July 15 | 12:45 PM | TCM | Tennessee Johnson |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Soundtrack, Writer, Composer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Our Mr. Sun (1956) (TV) (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Father Time
- Lone Star (1952) .... Andrew Jackson
- Bannerline (1951) .... Hugo Trimble
- Right Cross (1950) .... Sean O'Malley
- Malaya (1949) .... John Manchester
... aka East of the Rising Sun (UK) - Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) .... Capt. Bering Joy
- Key Largo (1948) .... James Temple
- Dark Delusion (1947) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
... aka Cynthia's Secret (UK) (USA: working title) - Duel in the Sun (1946) .... Sen. Jackson McCanles
... aka King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - The Secret Heart (1946) .... Dr. Rossiger
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) .... Mr. Potter
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title) - Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Dr. Richard Gaunght
- The Valley of Decision (1945) .... Pat Rafferty
- Between Two Women (1945) .... Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
- Dragon Seed (1944) (uncredited) (voice) .... Narrator
- Since You Went Away (1944) .... Clergyman
- Three Men in White (1944) .... Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
- A Guy Named Joe (1943) .... The General
- The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (1943) .... Gramps
... aka War Information Film No. 76 - Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) .... Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
... aka Crazy to Kill (UK) - Tennessee Johnson (1942) .... Thaddeus Stevens
... aka The Man on America's Conscience (UK) - Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
... aka The Doctor and the Debutante (UK) - Lady Be Good (1941) .... Judge Murdock
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
... aka Mary Names the Day (UK) - The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
... aka My Life Is Yours (UK) - The Bad Man (1941) .... Uncle Henry Jones
... aka Two-Gun Cupid (UK) - The Penalty (1941) .... 'Grandpop' Logan
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- The Stars Look Down (1940) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
- On Borrowed Time (1939) .... Julian Northrup (Gramps)
- Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Let Freedom Ring (1939) .... Thomas Logan
... aka Song of the Plains (Australia) - Young Dr. Kildare (1938) .... Dr. Gillespie
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) .... Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
- Test Pilot (1938) .... Howard B. Drake
- A Yank at Oxford (1938) .... Dan Sheridan
- Navy Blue and Gold (1937) .... Capt. 'Skinny' Dawes
- Saratoga (1937) .... Grandpa Clayton
- Captains Courageous (1937) .... Captain Disko Troop
... aka Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous (USA: complete title) - A Family Affair (1937) .... Judge James K. Hardy
... aka Skidding
... aka Stand Accused - Camille (1936) .... Monsieur Duval
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) .... Andrew Jackson
- The Devil-Doll (1936) .... Paul Lavond
... aka The Witch of Timbuctoo - The Road to Glory (1936) .... Papa La Roche/Pvt. Moran
- The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) .... Springfield 'Spring' Davis
- Ah, Wilderness! (1935) .... Nat Miller
- The Return of Peter Grimm (1935) .... Peter Grimm
- Public Hero #1 (1935) .... Dr. Josiah Glass
- Mark of the Vampire (1935) .... Professor Zelen
... aka Vampires of Prague - The Little Colonel (1935) .... Col. Lloyd
- The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) .... Dan Peggotty
... aka David Copperfield (USA: short title) - Treasure Island (1934) .... Billy Bones
- The Girl from Missouri (1934) .... T.R. Paige
... aka 100 Per Cent Pure (UK)
... aka Born to Be Kissed (USA) - Carolina (1934) .... Bob Connelly
... aka House of Connelly (UK) - This Side of Heaven (1934) .... Martin Turner
- Should Ladies Behave (1933) .... Augustus Merrick
- Christopher Bean (1933) .... Dr. Milton Haggett
... aka Her Sweetheart, Christopher Bean
... aka The Late Christopher Bean (UK) - Night Flight (1933) .... Robineau
- One Man's Journey (1933) .... Dr. Eli Watt
- Dinner at Eight (1933) .... Oliver Jordan
- The Stranger's Return (1933) .... Grandpa Storr
- Looking Forward (1933) .... Tim Benton
... aka The New Deal - Sweepings (1933) .... Daniel Pardway
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932) .... Grigori Rasputin
... aka Rasputin the Mad Monk (UK) - The Washington Masquerade (1932) .... Jefferson Keane
... aka Mad Masquerade (UK) - Grand Hotel (1932) .... Otto Kringelein
- Arsène Lupin (1932) .... Det. Guerchard
- Broken Lullaby (1932) .... Dr. H. Holderlin
... aka The Man I Killed (UK) - Mata Hari (1931) .... Gen. Serge Shubin
- The Yellow Ticket (1931) .... Baron Igor Andrey
... aka The Yellow Passport (UK) - Guilty Hands (1931) .... Richard Grant
- A Free Soul (1931) .... Stephen Ashe
- The Mysterious Island (1929) .... Count Andre Dakkar
- The River Woman (1928) .... Bill Lefty
- West of Zanzibar (1928) .... Mr. Crane
- Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928) .... Doyle
- Road House (1928) .... Henry Grayson
- The Lion and the Mouse (1928) .... John Ryder
- Drums of Love (1928) .... Duke Cathos de Alvia
... aka Sentimental Tommy (USA) - Sadie Thompson (1928) .... Alfred Davidson
- The Thirteenth Hour (1927) .... Prof. Leroy
- Body and Soul (1927) .... Dr. Leyden
- Women Love Diamonds (1927) .... Hugo Harlan
- The Show (1927) .... The Greek
- The Temptress (1926) .... Canterac
- The Bells (1926) .... Mathias
- The Lucky Lady (1926) .... Count Ferranzo
- Paris at Midnight (1926) .... Vautrin
- Wife Tamers (1926) .... Mr. Barry
- The Barrier (1926) .... Stark Bennett
- Brooding Eyes (1926) .... Slim Jim Carey
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (uncredited) .... Crowd extra in chariot race
... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title) - Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf (1925) .... Allan Merrick
... aka The Woman Who Did (UK) - The Splendid Road (1925) .... Dan Clehollis
- Fifty-Fifty (1925) .... Frederick Harmon
- The Wrongdoers (1925) .... Daniel Abbott
- Children of the Whirlwind (1925) .... Joe Ellison
- The Girl Who Wouldn't Work (1925) .... Gordon Kent
- A Man of Iron (1925) .... Philip Durban
... aka The Iron Man - I Am the Man (1924) .... James McQuade
- Meddling Women (1924) .... Edwin Ainsworth/John Wells
- Decameron Nights (1924) .... Saladin
... aka Dekameron-Nächte (Germany) - America (1924) .... Capt. Walter Butler
... aka Love and Sacrifice (UK) - Wedding Women (1924)
- The Eternal City (1923) .... Baron Bonelli
- Unseeing Eyes (1923) .... Conrad Dean
- Enemies of Women (1923) .... Prince Lubimoff
- The Face in the Fog (1922) .... Boston Blackie Dawson
- Boomerang Bill (1922) .... Boomerang Bill
- Jim the Penman (1921) .... Jaames Ralston
- The Great Adventure (1921) .... Priam Farll
- The Devil's Garden (1920) .... William Dale
- The Master Mind (1920) .... Henry Allen
... aka Sinners Three (USA) - The Copperhead (1920) .... Milt Shanks
- National Red Cross Pageant (1917) .... Undetermined role and episode
- The Millionaire's Double (1917) .... Bide Bennington
- His Father's Son (1917) .... J. Dabney Barro
- The End of the Tour (1917) .... Bron Bennett
- The Brand of Cowardice (1916) .... Cyril Hamilton
- The Upheaval (1916) .... Jim Gordon
- The Quitter (1916/I) .... Happy Jack Lewis
- Dorian's Divorce (1916) .... Richard Dorian
- A Yellow Streak (1915) .... Barry Dale
- Dora Thorne (1915) .... Lord Earle
- The Flaming Sword (1915) .... Steve
- The Romance of Elaine (1915) .... Marcus Del Mar/Mr. X
- The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde (1915) .... Judge Randolph Legarde
... aka The Valley of Night (USA: reissue title) - A Modern Magdalen (1915) .... Lindsay
- Wildfire (1915) .... John Keefe
- Under the Gaslight (1914) .... William Byke
- The Exploits of Elaine (1914) .... Undetermined Role
- The Seats of the Mighty (1914) .... Monsieur Doltaire
- The Span of Life (1914) .... Richard Blunt
- The Woman in Black (1914/I) .... Robert Crane
- The Power of the Press (1914) .... Steve Carson
- Men and Women (1914) .... Stephen Rodman/Robert Stevens
- Woman Against Woman (1914)
- Brute Force (1914)
... aka In Prehistoric Days
... aka Primitive Man (USA: short title)
... aka The Primitive Man (USA)
... aka Wars of the Primal Tribes - Strongheart (1914) .... Billy Saunders
- Judith of Bethulia (1914) .... Extra
... aka Her Condoned Sin (International: English title: reissue title) - The Massacre (1914)
- Her Father's Silent Partner (1914)
- Classmates (1914) .... Dumble
- The House of Discord (1913)
- The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
... aka The Battle of Elderbush Gulch - All for Science (1913) .... In Detective Agency
- So Runs the Way (1913) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
- The Stolen Treaty (1913) .... The Japanese Diplomat
- The Strong Man's Burden (1913) .... John
- The Crook and the Girl (1913) .... The Nephew
- The Work Habit (1913) .... The Father
- The Suffragette Minstrels (1913) (unconfirmed)
- An Indian's Loyalty (1913) .... The Cattle Buyer
- I Was Meant for You (1913) .... Lavina's Father
- Under the Shadow of the Law (1913) .... Charles Darnton, the Employer
- The Vengeance of Galora (1913) (unconfirmed)
- The Mirror (1913) .... Daisy's Father
- The Enemy's Baby (1913) .... Ben Brown
- A Gamble with Death (1913) .... Jim Benton, the Bartender
- In Diplomatic Circles (1913) .... The Japanese Ambassador
- Almost a Wild Man (1913) .... In Audience
- The Switch Tower (1913) .... First Counterfeiter
- Death's Marathon (1913) .... The Financial Backer
- The Well (1913) .... The Farmer
- Red Hicks Defies the World (1913) .... The Referee
- A Timely Interception (1913) .... The Farmer's Brother
- The Ranchero's Revenge (1913) .... The Ranchero
- Just Gold (1913) .... First Brother
- The Yaqui Cur (1913) .... The Easterner
- The House of Darkness (1913) .... The Doctor
- The Wanderer (1913/II) .... The Male Lover
- The Lady and the Mouse (1913) .... The Young Woman's Father
- A Misunderstood Boy (1913) .... The Father
- The Little Tease (1913) .... In Bar
- The Perfidy of Mary (1913) .... Mary's Father
- The Sheriff's Baby (1913) .... Third Bandit
- Fate (1913/I) .... Father, Loving Family
- Near to Earth (1913) .... Gato
- The Unwelcome Guest (1913) .... At Auction
... aka An Unwelcome Guest (USA: alternative title) - A Girl's Stratagem (1913)
- The Wrong Bottle (1913) .... The Father
- Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913) .... In Hotel Lobby
- A Chance Deception (1913) .... A Policeman
- Oil and Water (1913) .... In First Audience/In Second Audience/Visitor
- The Tender Hearted Boy (1913)
- An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (1913) .... The Father
- The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913) .... The Desk Sergeant
- Three Friends (1913) .... Second Friend
- The God Within (1912) .... The Woman of the Camp's Lover
- A Cry for Help (1912) .... The Bum
- The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) .... The Householder
- My Hero (1912)
- The New York Hat (1912) .... Preacher Bolton (minister)
- Brutality (1912) .... At Wedding
- The Informer (1912) .... Union Soldier
- My Baby (1912) .... At Table
- Gold and Glitter (1912) .... The Lover
- Heredity (1912) .... Woodsman
- The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) .... The Musician's Friend
- The Painted Lady (1912) .... At Ice Cream Festival
- The One She Loved (1912) .... The Neighbor
- The Chief's Blanket (1912) .... The Young Man
- So Near, Yet So Far (1912) .... In Club
- Friends (1912) .... Grizzley Fallon (Dandy Jack's friend)
- Home Folks (1912)
- The Miser's Heart (1911) .... Jules, the Thief
- The Battle (1911) .... Wagon Driver
- Fighting Blood (1911)
- The Paris Hat (1908)
Director:
- Guilty Hands (1931) (uncredited)
- Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
- The Sea Bat (1930) (uncredited)
- The Rogue Song (1930)
- Redemption (1930) (retakes) (uncredited)
- His Glorious Night (1929)
... aka Breath of Scandal - The Unholy Night (1929)
... aka The Green Ghost - Madame X (1929)
... aka Absinthe (USA: TV title) - Confession (1929)
- Life's Whirlpool (1917)
- Chocolate Dynamite (1914)
- Just Boys (1914)
- No Place for Father (1913)
- Where's the Baby? (1913)
- His Secret (1913)
Soundtrack:
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) ("Tableau Russe (Symphonic Suite)")
... aka Mary Names the Day (UK) - The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) ("Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo (Mad'moiselle from Armentieres)" (1921))
... aka My Life Is Yours (UK) - The Return of Peter Grimm (1935) ("What Shall the Wedding Breakfast Be?" (uncredited))
- Treasure Island (1934) ("Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum" (uncredited))
Writer:
- Life's Whirlpool (1917) (scenario)
- The Vengeance of Galora (1913) (writer)
- The Tender Hearted Boy (1913) (writer)
- The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) (writer)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) (first assistant director) (uncredited)
... aka The Hollywood Revue
Self:
- Main Street to Broadway (1953) .... Himself
- The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951) .... Himself
- Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Some of the Best (1949) .... Himself -Host
- Some of the Best (1943) (voice) .... Narrator
- A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore (1938) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938) .... Himself
- La ciudad de cartón (1934) .... Himself
... aka Cardboard City
... aka Hollywood, ciudad de cartón - The Christmas Party (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka A Christmas Story
... aka Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title) - Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931) .... Himself
- Estrellados (1930) (uncredited) .... Himself (Guest Appearance)
- Free and Easy (1930) .... Himself
... aka Easy Go (USA: TV title) - The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) (uncredited) .... Himself - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet'
... aka The Hollywood Revue
Archive Footage:
- You Know the Face (2009) .... Himself
- Garbo (2005) (uncredited)
- Settling the Score (2005) (TV) .... Canterac
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"Biography"
- The Barrymores (2004) TV episode .... Himself/Numerous screen roles - Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V) .... Judge James K. Hardy
- The Mesmerist (2003) .... The Innkeeper
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- The Great Christmas Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself (1938 trailer for M-G-M "A Christmas Carol")
- Escape from It's a Wonderful Life (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Potter
- "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'A Free Soul'
- Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Himself
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip from 'Duel in the Sun'
- Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (1968) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Colonel
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'Dinner at Eight'
- Film Fun (1955) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Miracle of Sound (1940) .... Himself
- Land of Liberty (1939)
- From the Ends of the Earth (1939) .... Himself
- The Movie Album (1931) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Musical composition: Tone poem "In Memoriam" (1942). morePublicity Listings:
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