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Lionel Barrymore
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 reprised in a further six films focussing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.
Known For

It's a Wonderful Life
as Mr. Potter

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

On Borrowed Time
as Julian Northrup aka Gramps

Key Largo
as James Temple

Grand Hotel
as Otto Kringelein

Camille
as Monsieur Duval

Night Flight
as Robineau

You Can't Take It with You
as Martin Vanderhof

Duel in the Sun
as Sen. Jackson McCanles

Captains Courageous
as Captain Disko Troop