- Films
- 72
- Avg rating
- 6.94
- Peak run
- 1944’48
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Lionel by the numbers
Average
6.94
36 rated films
Vote weighted
7.01
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.64
rating spread
Career
29y
1924 to 1952
Total votes
795K
across every film
Best
8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
Worst
6.3
Mark of the Vampire
Newest first
Filmography
| 1952 | Lone Star | Andrew Jackson | 6.2 | 1,483 |
| 1950 | Right Cross | Sean O'Malley | · | 608 |
| 1949 | Down to the Sea in Ships | Capt. Bering Joy | 7.4 | 1,283 |
| 1949 | Malaya | John Manchester | 6.5 | 1,674 |
| 1948 |  Key Largo | James Temple | 7.7 | 47,762 |
| 1947 | Dark Delusion | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | · | 309 |
| 1946 |  Duel in the Sun | Sen. Jackson McCanles | 6.7 | 10,629 |
| 1946 |  It's a Wonderful Life | Mr. Potter | 8.6 | 561K |
| 1946 | The Secret Heart | Dr. Rossiger | · | 787 |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Dr. Richard Gaunght | · | 496 |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision | Pat Rafferty | 7.3 | 2,803 |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Clergyman | 7.5 | 5,582 |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White | Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie | · | 348 |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie | · | 389 |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | The General | 6.9 | 3,310 |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | · | 386 |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | · | 522 |
| 1942 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Dr. Leonard Gillespie | · | 273 |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Thaddeus Stevens | · | 742 |
| 1941 | The Bad Man | Uncle Henry Jones | · | 341 |
Better together?
Lionel Barrymore's regulars
- Harold S. BucquetDirector and actor · 10 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.83
- Lew AyresCo-star · 9 films
- Laraine DayCo-star · 7 films
- Nat PendletonCo-star · 5 films
- Wallace BeeryCo-star · 5 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.39
- John BarrymoreCo-star · 5 films · 6.86 avg▼−0.06
- Lewis StoneCo-star · 5 films · 6.73 avg▼−0.11
- Clark GableCo-star · 5 films · 6.44 avg▼−0.36
- Clarence BrownDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.75
- Willis GoldbeckDirector and actor · 4 films
- Eric LindenCo-star · 4 films
- Victor FlemingDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.18 avg▲+0.20
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Lionel Barrymore
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1931Lionel Barrymore
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1930Lionel Barrymore
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