Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore (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 perhaps best known for the role of the villainous Mr. Potter character in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.

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Lionel Barrymore
Alias (AKA)Blythe Lionel Herbert
Birth dateApril 28, 1878
Birth nameLionel Herbert Blythe
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
cause of death
Myocardial infarction
Date of deathNovember 15, 1954
Place of death
California , Van Nuys Los Angeles

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