Person · Actor
Lionel Barrymore
- Also:
- Director
- Writer
In short · Acted for 13 decades — 178 credits, 2 Academy Award wins.
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- Award win
Academy Award — Best Actor
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Actor in a Leading Role
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Biography
The individual was a renowned actor, composer, artist, author, and director. He authored the novel *Mr. Cartonwine: A Moral Tale* as well as his autobiography. In 1944, he became a member of ASCAP and composed a number of works, including *Russian Dances*, *Partita*, *Ballet Viennois*, *The Woodman and the Elves*, *Behind the Horizon*, *Fugue Fantasia*, *In Memorium*, *Hallowe'en*, *Preludium & Fugue*, *Elegie for Oboe, Orch.*, *Farewell Symphony (1-act opera)*, *Elegie (piano pieces)*, *Rondo for Piano*, and *Scherzo Grotesque*.
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- Spouse
- Parents
- Maurice Barrymore
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Filmography · 176 of 176
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Director
6 creditsActor
158 credits
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn(2016)
Actor
Film
The Mesmerist(2003)
The Innkeeper
Film
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913(2002)
Actor
Film
Home Alone(1990)
Henry F. Potter
Film
Hollywood: The Selznick Years(1969)
Actor 'Duel in the Sun'
Film
Our Mr. Sun(1956)
Father Time
Film
Yesterday and Today(1953)
Actor
Film
Main Street to Broadway(1953)
Lionel Barrymore
Film
Lone Star(1952)
Andrew Jackson
Film
Bannerline(1951)
Hugo Trimble
Film
Right Cross(1950)
Sean O'Malley
Film
Down to the Sea in Ships(1949)
Capt. Bering Joy
Film
Malaya(1949)
John Manchester
Film
Key Largo(1948)
James Temple
Film
Dark Delusion(1947)
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Film
Three Wise Fools(1946)
Dr. Richard Gaunght
Film
It's a Wonderful Life(1946)
Mr. Potter
Film
Duel in the Sun(1946)
Sen. Jackson McCanles
Film
The Secret Heart(1946)
Dr. Rossiger
Film
Gaslight Follies(1945)
Actor
Film
Between Two Women(1945)
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
Film
The Valley of Decision(1945)
Pat Rafferty
Film
3 Men in White(1944)
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
Film
Some of the Best(1944)
Oliver Jordan in 'Dinner At Eight'
Film
Since You Went Away(1944)
Clergyman
Film
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case(1943)
Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie
Film
A Guy Named Joe(1943)
The General
Film
Calling Dr. Gillespie(1942)
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Film
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant(1942)
Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Film
Tennessee Johnson(1942)
Thaddeus Stevens
Film
Composer
2 credits
Editor
2 credits
Other crew
8 credits
Awards & Nominations
2 wins · 2 nominationsAcademy Award
- Won1931Best Actor
- Nom1929Best Director
More awards & festivals (2) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Academy Awards
- Won1930Oscar — Actor in a Leading Role
- Nom1928Oscar — Directing
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Additional credits2Show
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- Hooray for HollywoodSelf · 1982
- The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer StorySelf - Introduction · 1951
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