Where to watch Lionel Barrymore in the UK
Find every Lionel Barrymore film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 5 August 2026.
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…
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- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Mr. Potter
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955) Cast
- Key Largo (1948) as James Temple
- Grand Hotel (1932) as Otto Kringelein
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Martin Vanderhof
- Duel in the Sun (1946) as Sen. Jackson McCanles
- Her Father's Silent Partner (1914) Cast
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Treasure Island (1934) as Billy Bones
- Mata Hari (1931) as General Serge Shubin
- Camille (1936) as Monsieur Duval
- Captains Courageous (1937) as Captain Disko Troop
- David Copperfield (1935) as Dan Peggotty
- Dinner at Eight (1933) as Oliver Jordan
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
- Lone Star (1952) as Andrew Jackson
- Carolina (1934) as Bob Connelly
- Women Love Diamonds (1927) as Hugo Harlan
- The Valley of Decision (1945) as Pat Rafferty
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Decameron Nights (1924) as Saladin
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Grigori Rasputin
- Dora Thorne (1915) as Lord Earle
- The Little Colonel (1935) as Colonel Lloyd
- The Devil's Garden (1920) as William Dale
- Road House (1928) as Henry Grayson
- Malaya (1949) as John Manchester
- Mark of the Vampire (1935) as Professor Zelin
- Since You Went Away (1944) as Clergyman
- Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- Wife Tamers (1926) as Mr. Barry
- Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) as Bering Joy
- The Devil-Doll (1936) as Paul Lavond
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self (archive footage)
- Film Fun (1955) as (archive footage)
- The Copperhead (1920) as Milt Shanks
- Judith of Bethulia (1914) as Extra (uncredited)
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Most-watched Lionel Barrymore films currently: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Key Largo (1948), Grand Hotel (1932), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Duel in the Sun (1946).
What TV shows has Lionel Barrymore appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), MGM Parade (1955).
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