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 May 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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- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955) Cast
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Mr. Potter
- 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
- Captains Courageous (1937) as Captain Disko Troop
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
- Key Largo (1948) as James Temple
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Camille (1936) as Monsieur Duval
- Treasure Island (1934) as Billy Bones
- Dragon Seed (1944) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Test Pilot (1938) as Howard B. Drake
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- The Valley of Decision (1945) as Pat Rafferty
- David Copperfield (1935) as Dan Peggotty
- Dinner at Eight (1933) as Oliver Jordan
- Saratoga (1937) as Grandpa Clayton
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self (archive footage)
- On Borrowed Time (1939) as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
- Mata Hari (1931) as General Serge Shubin
- The Girl from Missouri (1934) as T.R. Paige
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- A Free Soul (1931) as Stephen Ashe
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Lone Star (1952) as Andrew Jackson
- Since You Went Away (1944) as Clergyman
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Sadie Thompson (1928) as Alfred Davidson
- A Guy Named Joe (1944) as The General
- Broken Lullaby (1932) as Dr. H. Holderlin
- Malaya (1949) as John Manchester
- Mark of the Vampire (1935) as Professor Zelin
- Right Cross (1950) as Sean O'Malley
- The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) as Andrew Jackson
- Night Flight (1933) as Robineau
- Ah, Wilderness! (1935) as Nat Miller
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) as Bering Joy
- Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- A Yank at Oxford (1938) as Dan Sheridan
- The Yellow Ticket (1931) as Baron Igor Andreeff
- Sweepings (1933) as Daniel Pardway
- Main Street to Broadway (1953) as Self
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Oil and Water (1913) as The Idealist's Friend
- Public Hero Number 1 (1935) as Dr. Josiah Glass
- The Sea Bat (1930) Director
- Tennessee Johnson (1942) as Thaddeus Stevens
- Guilty Hands (1931) as Richard Grant
- The Devil-Doll (1936) as Paul Lavond
- Navy Blue and Gold (1937) as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
- The Stars Look Down (1940) as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
- One Man's Journey (1933) as Eli Watt
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- The Secret Heart (1946) as Dr. Rossiger
- Yesterday and Today (1953) as (archive footage)
- Enemies of Women (1923) as Prince Lubimoff
- The Romance of Elaine (1915) as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
- Redemption (1930) Director
- Arsène Lupin (1932) as Detective Guerchard
- Dark Delusion (1947) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Lady Be Good (1941) as Judge Murdock
- Hooray for Hollywood (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004) as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
- Let Freedom Ring (1939) as Thomas Logan
- The Christmas Party (1931) as Himself (uncredited)
- The Road to Glory (1936) as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
- So Near, Yet So Far (1912) as In Club
- The Penalty (1941) as 'Grandpop' Logan
- Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) as Self
- Bannerline (1951) as Hugo Trimble
- Free and Easy (1930) as Bedroom Scene
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Grigori Rasputin
- The Bad Man (1941) as Uncle Henry Jones
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Most-watched Lionel Barrymore films currently: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Grand Hotel (1932), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Duel in the Sun (1946), Captains Courageous (1937).
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Selected TV credits: The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), MGM Parade (1955).
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