Born Lionel Herbert Blyth in Philadelphia to actors Georgiana Drew and Maurice Barrymore, he attended private schools, the Art Students League of New York, and later studied painting in Paris before returning to the United States. After early stage work with his family troupe and a series of Broadway successes such as The Other Girl and Laugh, Clown, Laugh, he shifted to film, joining Biograph in… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for It's a Wonderful Life 1946 Key Largo 1948 You Can't Take It with You 1938 Grand Hotel 1932 ★ 7.4 Captains Courageous 1937
Captain Disko Troop ★ 7.3 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) ★ 7.4 That's Entertainment! 1974
(archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 7.7 On Borrowed Time 1939
Julian Northrup aka Gramps ★ 7.4 Broken Lullaby 1932
Dr. H. Holderlin ★ 7 Camille 1936
Monsieur Duval ★ 7.3 The Valley of Decision 1945
Pat Rafferty ★ 7 That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
(archive footage) ★ 7.2 Down to the Sea in Ships 1949
Bering Joy ★ 6.8 Dinner at Eight 1933
Oliver Jordan ★ 6.8 The Devil-Doll 1936
Paul Lavond ★ 6.9 West of Zanzibar 1928
Crane ★ 7 Arsène Lupin 1932
Detective Guerchard ★ 6.7 A Guy Named Joe 1944
The General ★ 6.7 David Copperfield 1935
Dan Peggotty ★ 6.7 The Temptress 1926
Canterac ★ 6.6 The Little Colonel 1935
Colonel Lloyd ★ 6.6 Sadie Thompson 1928
Alfred Davidson ★ 6.5 Saratoga 1937
Grandpa Clayton ★ 6.6 Since You Went Away 1944
Clergyman ★ 6.5 The Stars Look Down 1940
Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice) ★ 6.6 Treasure Island 1934
Billy Bones ★ 6.2 The Stranger's Return 1933
Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr ★ 6.1 Judith of Bethulia 1914
Extra (uncredited) ★ 6.2 A Free Soul 1931
Stephen Ashe ★ 5.7 The Painted Lady 1912
At Ice Cream Festival ★ 5.6 The Mysterious Island 1929
Andre Dakkar ★ 5.7 Lone Star 1952
Andrew Jackson ★ 5.6 Night Flight 1933
Robineau ★ 6.2 Mata Hari 1931
General Serge Shubin ★ 5.7 Death's Marathon 1913
The Financial Backer ★ 6.4 Duel in the Sun 1946
Sen. Jackson McCanles ★ 5.6 The New York Hat 1912
Minister ★ 6.1 Test Pilot 1938
Howard B. Drake ★ 6.1 The Musketeers of Pig Alley 1912
The Musician's Friend ★ 6.2 Mark of the Vampire 1935
Professor Zelin Start from another title 
