Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954)
68.1 TOPICAL actor score · #248 of 1,977 actors
Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) has a TOPICAL actor score of 68.1 - ranked 248 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are credits and their movies. They've won 1 acting honour from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1937-1946. Best films: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Captains Courageous (1937).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours81
Prime83
Their movies88
Credits98
Career standing68
- Acting honours1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor
- Prime1937-1946
- Credits167 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 14 scored films (2 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 58 languages
“He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931) and is known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10
Lionel Barrymore's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | 3 |
| 731 | You Can't Take It with You | 1938 | 2 |
| 751 | Grand Hotel | 1932 | 5 |
| 966 | Key Largo | 1948 | 5 |
| 1,023 | Captains Courageous | 1937 | 3 |
| 2,359 | Since You Went Away | 1944 | 6 |
| 2,364 | Camille | 1936 | 3 |
| 2,402 | A Free Soul | 1931 | 3 |
| 2,680 | Duel in the Sun | 1946 | 4 |
| 2,697 | Test Pilot | 1938 | 4 |
| 3,333 | Dinner at Eight | 1933 | 5 |
| 3,504 | The Valley of Decision | 1945 | 4 |
| 3,570 | Sadie Thompson | 1928 | 2 |
| 4,433 | The Gorgeous Hussy | 1936 | 3 |