--- name: "Lionel Barrymore" canonical: "https://film.one/person/lionel-barrymore" fi1m_id: "lionel-barrymore" imdb_id: "nm0000859" tmdb_id: 17753 wikidata_id: "Q295593" roles: ["Actor"] born: "28 April 1878" died: "15 November 1954" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 78 average_as: "actor" average_over: 7 updated: "2026-09-25T02:20:21.894939+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Lionel Barrymore ## Identity Lionel Barrymore - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lionel-barrymore - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** lionel-barrymore - **IMDb ID:** nm0000859 - **TMDB ID:** 17753 - **Wikidata ID:** Q295593 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Barrymore, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295593, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000859/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17753 Actor. Born 28 April 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 15 November 1954. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 28 April 1878, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - **Died:** 15 November 1954 - **Active:** 1935–1946 - **Also known as:** Lionel Herbert Blythe, Lionel Blythe, لیونل بریمور - **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 acting, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Frank Capra](https://film.one/person/frank-capra.md), [James Stewart](https://film.one/person/james-stewart.md), [Louis D. Lighton](https://film.one/person/louis-d-lighton.md), [Spencer Tracy](https://film.one/person/spencer-tracy.md), [Victor Fleming](https://film.one/person/victor-fleming.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 7 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 62 (1), 1930s 78 (5), 1940s 77 (2) - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 6, Romance 4, Adventure 3, Family 2, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $20m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Barrymore, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295593, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000859/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17753 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*It's a Wonderful Life*](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) (91) - **The Roku Channel:** [*You Can't Take It with You*](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Lionel Barrymore > Lionel Barrymore gives elderly authority a rasp and a temper, making even a familiar grouch worth watching. We value his directness, though his later parts can leave him little to do beyond being difficult. Barrymore's hoarse voice and shaggy eyebrows make impatience easy to read. His elderly men expect to be listened to, and he can suggest that hearing anyone else's opinion is an unreasonable demand on their time. We like the bluntness of this acting when there is wisdom or kindness behind the temper. The difficulty comes when the familiar grouch is all the part contains. Early sound films made good use of his stage-honed diction, notably in the courtroom role of Stephen Ashe in *A Free Soul* (1931). By *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), Martin Vanderhof offered the more endearing curmudgeon. There was useful work within that type: his Dr Gillespie in *Young Dr. Kildare* (1938) combines medical wisdom with irritability. Alongside Lew Ayres in the series, Barrymore could be difficult without simply being wrong. The later casting grew narrower, and it would be dishonest to treat every variation on an irascible old man as a fresh discovery. *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946) makes effective use of that familiarity. In Frank Capra's film, he plays Mr Potter, a miserly banker whose authority needs no elaborate introduction. We found Potter infuriating because his grasping attitude makes the ordinary decency around him look so vulnerable. Yet Potter is less complicated than the people opposing him, and the screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett and Capra takes an easy route through him. James Stewart makes the exhaustion of being good convincing, while Donna Reed gives the domestic scenes their warmth. Barrymore gets fewer shades to work with. The blunt contrast does make the film's questions about housing direct, but it also limits what the performance can explore. That is worth remembering when judging an actor so often asked to supply a temper. A performance can do precisely what a film needs and still leave us wishing the part had asked for more. We would start with *It's a Wonderful Life*, while allowing for its overinsistent whimsy. Then try *Young Dr. Kildare* for an authority figure whose grouchiness need not make him the enemy. ## Biography Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; 28 April 1878 – 15 November 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio, as well as a film director. A member of the theatrical Barrymore family, he was the son of actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew. Barrymore won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in *A Free Soul* (1931). He is known for playing Mr. Potter in *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Dr. Leonard Gillespie in the Dr. Kildare film series, and Ebenezer Scrooge in annual radio broadcasts of *A Christmas Carol*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (8) ### Performed in (7) — the average rests on these - *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, as Mr. Potter — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) - *Since You Went Away* (1944), Fi1m 63, as Clergyman — [page](https://film.one/film/since-you-went-away.md) - *Test Pilot* (1938), Fi1m 73, as Howard B. Drake — [page](https://film.one/film/test-pilot.md) - *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), Fi1m 70, as Martin Vanderhof — [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md) - *Captains Courageous* (1937), Fi1m 84, as Captain Disko Troop — [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md) - *Camille* (1936), Fi1m 82, as Monsieur Duval — [page](https://film.one/film/camille.md) - *David Copperfield* (1935), Fi1m 81, as Dan Peggotty — [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929), Fi1m 62, as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md) ## Complete filmography (234) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Mesmerist* (2003), as The Innkeeper (archive footage) - *D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913* (2002), Actor - *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage) - *That's Entertainment!* (1974), as (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Our Mr. Sun* (1956), as Father Time (voice) - *MGM Parade* (1955), series, Actor - *Film Fun* (1955), as (archive footage) - *Yesterday and Today* (1953), as (archive footage) - *Lone Star* (1952), as Andrew Jackson - *Bannerline* (1951), as Hugo Trimble - *Right Cross* (1950), as Sean O'Malley - *Malaya* (1949), as John Manchester - *Down to the Sea in Ships* (1949), as Bering Joy - *Key Largo* (1948), as James Temple - *Dark Delusion* (1947), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *The Way of the World* (1947), as Grizzley Fallon (Archive Footage) - *Duel in the Sun* (1946), as Sen. Jackson McCanles - *The Secret Heart* (1946), as Dr. Rossiger - *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), as Mr. Potter — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) - *Three Wise Fools* (1946), as Dr. Richard Gaunght - *The Valley of Decision* (1945), as Pat Rafferty - *Between Two Women* (1945), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Dragon Seed* (1944), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) - *Since You Went Away* (1944), as Clergyman — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/since-you-went-away.md) - *3 Men in White* (1944), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *A Guy Named Joe* (1944), as The General - *Twenty Years After* (1944), as (archive footage) - *The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith* (1943), as Gramps - *Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case* (1943), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Tennessee Johnson* (1942), as Thaddeus Stevens - *Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant* (1942), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Calling Dr. Gillespie* (1942), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Dr. Kildare's Victory* (1942), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Lady Be Good* (1941), as Judge Murdock - *Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day* (1941), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *The People Vs. Dr. Kildare* (1941), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *The Bad Man* (1941), as Uncle Henry Jones - *The Penalty* (1941), as 'Grandpop' Logan - *Dr. Kildare's Crisis* (1940), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Dr. Kildare Goes Home* (1940), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Dr. Kildare's Strange Case* (1940), as Leonard Gillespie - *The Stars Look Down* (1940), as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice) - *The Secret of Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Leonard Gillespie - *On Borrowed Time* (1939), as Julian Northrup aka Gramps - *Land of Liberty* (1939), as (archive footage) - *Calling Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *Let Freedom Ring* (1939), as Thomas Logan - *Young Dr. Kildare* (1938), as Dr. Leonard Gillespie - *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), as Martin Vanderhof — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md) - *Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12* (1938), as Lionel Barrymore - *Test Pilot* (1938), as Howard B. Drake — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/test-pilot.md) - *A Yank at Oxford* (1938), as Dan Sheridan - *Navy Blue and Gold* (1937), as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes - *Saratoga* (1937), as Grandpa Clayton - *Captains Courageous* (1937), as Captain Disko Troop — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md) - *A Family Affair* (1937), as Judge Hardy - *Camille* (1936), as Monsieur Duval — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/camille.md) - *The Road to Glory* (1936), as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin - *The Gorgeous Hussy* (1936), as Andrew Jackson - *The Devil-Doll* (1936), as Paul Lavond - *The Voice of Bugle Ann* (1936), as Springfield Davis - *Ah, Wilderness!* (1935), as Nat Miller - *The Return Of Peter Grimm* (1935), as Peter Grimm - *Public Hero Number 1* (1935), as Dr. Josiah Glass - *Mark of the Vampire* (1935), as Professor Zelin - *The Little Colonel* (1935), as Colonel Lloyd - *David Copperfield* (1935), as Dan Peggotty — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md) - *Treasure Island* (1934), as Billy Bones - *The Girl from Missouri* (1934), as T.R. Paige - *This Side of Heaven* (1934), as Martin Turner - *Carolina* (1934), as Bob Connelly - *Dinner at Eight* (1933), as Oliver Jordan - *Should Ladies Behave* (1933), as Augustus Merrick - *Christopher Bean* (1933), as Dr. Milton Haggett - *Night Flight* (1933), as Robineau - *One Man's Journey* (1933), as Eli Watt - *The Stranger's Return* (1933), as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr - *Looking Forward* (1933), as Tim Benton - *Sweepings* (1933), as Daniel Pardway - *Rasputin and the Empress* (1932), as Grigori Rasputin - *Grand Hotel* (1932), as Otto Kringelein - *The Washington Masquerade* (1932), as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane - *The Movie Album* (1932), as (archive footage) - *Arsène Lupin* (1932), as Detective Guerchard - *Broken Lullaby* (1932), as Dr. H. Holderlin - *Mata Hari* (1931), as General Serge Shubin - *The Yellow Ticket* (1931), as Baron Igor Andreeff - *Guilty Hands* (1931), as Richard Grant - *A Free Soul* (1931), as Stephen Ashe - *Ten Cents a Dance* (1931), Director - *Si l'empereur savait ça* (1930), Music - *The Sea Bat* (1930), Director - *Redemption* (1930), Director - *Free and Easy* (1930), as Bedroom Scene - *The Rogue Song* (1930), Director - *The Mysterious Island* (1929), as Andre Dakkar - *His Glorious Night* (1929), Director, Music - *The Unholy Night* (1929), Director - *Madame X* (1929), Director - *The River Woman* (1928), as Bill Lefty - *West of Zanzibar* (1928), as Crane - *Alias Jimmy Valentine* (1928), as Doyle - *Road House* (1928), as Henry Grayson - *The Lion and the Mouse* (1928), as John Ryder - *Drums of Love* (1928), as Duke Cathos de Alvia - *Sadie Thompson* (1928), as Alfred Davidson - *The Thirteenth Hour* (1927), as Prof. Leroy - *Body and Soul* (1927), as Dr. Leyden - *Women Love Diamonds* (1927), as Hugo Harlan - *The Show* (1927), as The Greek - *The Temptress* (1926), as Canterac - *The Bells* (1926), as Mathias - *The Lucky Lady* (1926), as Count Ferranzo - *Paris at Midnight* (1926), as Vautrin - *Wife Tamers* (1926), as Mr. Barry - *The Barrier* (1926), as Stark Bennett - *Brooding Eyes* (1926), as Slim Jim Carey - *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925), as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) - *The Splendid Road* (1925), as Dan Clehollis - *The Woman Who Did* (1925), as Allan Merrick - *Fifty-Fifty* (1925), as Frederick Harmon - *The Wrongdoers* (1925), as Daniel Abbott - *The Girl Who Wouldn't Work* (1925), as Gordon Kent - *Children of the Whirlwind* (1925), as Joe Ellison - *A Man of Iron* (1925), as Philip Durban - *I Am the Man* (1924), as James McQuade - *Meddling Women* (1924), as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role) - *America* (1924), as Capt. Walter Butler - *Decameron Nights* (1924), as Saladin - *The Eternal City* (1923), as Baron Bonelli - *Unseeing Eyes* (1923), as Conrad Dean - *Enemies of Women* (1923), as Prince Lubimoff - *The Face in the Fog* (1922), as Boston Blackie Dawson - *Boomerang Bill* (1922), as Boomerang Bill - *Jim the Penman* (1921), as James Ralston - *The Great Adventure* (1921), as Priam Farll - *The Devil's Garden* (1920), as William Dale - *The Master Mind* (1920), as Henry Allen - *The Copperhead* (1920), as Milt Shanks - *National Red Cross Pageant* (1917), Actor - *Life's Whirlpool* (1917), Director, Writer - *The Millionaire's Double* (1917), as Bide Bennington - *His Father's Son* (1917), as J. Dabney Barro - *The End of the Tour* (1917), as Byron Bennett - *The Brand of Cowardice* (1916), as Cyril Hamilton - *The Upheaval* (1916), as Jim Gordon - *The Quitter* (1916), as Happy Jack Lewis - *Dorian's Divorce* (1916), as Richard Dorian - *A Yellow Streak* (1915), as Barry Dale - *Dora Thorne* (1915), as Lord Earle - *The Flaming Sword* (1915), as Steve - *The Romance of Elaine* (1915), as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X - *The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde* (1915), as Judge Randolph Legarde - *A Modern Magdalen* (1915), as Lindsay - *Wildfire* (1915), as John Keefe - *The Exploits of Elaine* (1914), Actor - *The Span of Life* (1914), as Richard Blunt - *The Seats of the Mighty* (1914), as Monsieur Doltaire - *Under the Gaslight* (1914), as William Byke - *The Woman in Black* (1914), as Robert Crane - *The Power of the Press* (1914), as Steve Carson - *Men and Women* (1914), as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens - *The Cracksman's Gratitude* (1914), Actor - *Woman Against Woman* (1914), as Gilbert Craven - *Judith of Bethulia* (1914), as Extra (uncredited) - *Strongheart* (1914), as Billy Saunders - *Her Father's Silent Partner* (1914), Actor - *Classmates* (1914), as Bubby Dumble - *The Bartered Crown* (1914), as The Landlord - *The House of Discord* (1913), as The Husband - *All for Science* (1913), as Detective - *So Runs the Way* (1913), Actor - *His Secret* (1913), Director - *The Stolen Treaty* (1913), as The Japanese Diplomat - *The Strong Man's Burden* (1913), as John - the Elder Brother - *The Crook and the Girl* (1913), as The Nephew - *The Work Habit* (1913), as The Father - *The Suffragette Minstrels* (1913), as (unconfirmed) - *An Indian's Loyalty* (1913), as The Cattle Buyer - *Under the Shadow of the Law* (1913), as Charles Darnton - the Employer - *I Was Meant for You* (1913), as Lavina's Father - *The Vengeance of Galora* (1913), Writer - *The Mirror* (1913), as Daisy's Father - *Pa Says* (1913), as Teddy's Rival - *A Gamble with Death* (1913), as Jim Benton, the Bartender - *In Diplomatic Circles* (1913), as The Japanese Ambassador - *Almost a Wild Man* (1913), as In Audience (uncredited) - *The Switchtower* (1913), as First Counterfeiter - *Death's Marathon* (1913), as The Financial Backer - *The Well* (1913), as The Farmer - *The Enemy's Baby* (1913), as Postmaster Ben Brown - *Red Hicks Defies the World* (1913), as The Referee - *A Timely Interception* (1913), as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother - *The Ranchero's Revenge* (1913), as The Ranchero - *Just Gold* (1913), as The Stay-at-Home Brother - *The Yaqui Cur* (1913), as The Easterner - *The House of Darkness* (1913), as The Doctor - *The Wanderer* (1913), as The Male Lover - *The Lady and the Mouse* (1913), as The Father - *A Misunderstood Boy* (1913), as The Father - *The Little Tease* (1913), as In Bar - *The Perfidy of Mary* (1913), as Mary's Father - *The Sheriff's Baby* (1913), as Third Bandit - *Fate* (1913), as Father, Loving Family - *Near To Earth* (1913), as Gato - *The Unwelcome Guest* (1913), as At Auction (uncredited) - *The Wrong Bottle* (1913), as The Father - *Love in an Apartment Hotel* (1913), as In Hotel Lobby - *A Chance Deception* (1913), as 2nd Policeman - *Oil and Water* (1913), as The Idealist's Friend - *The Tender Hearted Boy* (1913), as (uncredited) · Writer - *An Adventure in the Autumn Woods* (1913), as The Father - *The Telephone Girl and the Lady* (1913), as The Desk Sergeant - *Three Friends* (1913), as Second Friend - *The God Within* (1912), as The Woman of the Camp's Lover - *A Cry for Help* (1912), as The Tramp - *The Burglar’s Dilemma* (1912), as The Householder · Writer - *My Hero* (1912), Actor - *The New York Hat* (1912), as Minister - *Brutality* (1912), as At Wedding - *The Informer* (1912), as Union Soldier - *My Baby* (1912), as At table - *Gold and Glitter* (1912), as The Lover - *Heredity* (1912), as Woodsman - *The Musketeers of Pig Alley* (1912), as The Musician's Friend - *The Painted Lady* (1912), as At Ice Cream Festival - *The One She Loved* (1912), as The Neighbor - *The Chief's Blanket* (1912), as The Young Man - *So Near, Yet So Far* (1912), as In Club - *Friends* (1912), as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend - *The Miser's Heart* (1911), as Jules - the Thief - *The Battle* (1911), as Wagon Driver (uncredited) - *Fighting Blood* (1911), Actor - *The White Caps* (1905), Actor ## Gallery - ![Lionel Barrymore](https://film.one/media/person/102332/gallery-1087f928ed94.jpg) Lionel Barrymore — George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Lionel_Barrymore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Colonial Theater advertisement for the American film Key Largo (1948) - 1 Sep. 1948 Morning Call, Allentown PA](https://film.one/media/person/102332/gallery-6d1c04db9b28.jpg) Colonial Theater advertisement for the American film Key Largo (1948) - 1 Sep. 1948 Morning Call, Allentown PA — Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/1948_-_Colonial_Theater_Ad_-_1_Sep_MC_-_Allentown_PA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Lobby card for the American drama film Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941).](https://film.one/media/person/102332/gallery-2dae5d015439.jpg) Lobby card for the American drama film Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941). — MGM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Dr._Kildare%27s_Wedding_Day_lobby_card_2.jpg/1280px-Dr._Kildare%27s_Wedding_Day_lobby_card_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Fredric March, June Lang, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymore, and Gregory Ratoff in The Road to Glory](https://film.one/media/person/102332/gallery-53d14e7e5a71.jpg) Fredric March, June Lang, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymore, and Gregory Ratoff in The Road to Glory — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Fredric_March%2C_June_Lang%2C_Warner_Baxter%2C_Lionel_Barrymore%2C_and_Gregory_Ratoff_-_The_Road_to_Glory_%281936%29_%2850746607617%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Lionel Barrymore](https://film.one/media/person/102332/gallery-e26ce420f30c.jpg) Lionel Barrymore — Image via TMDB - ![Joan Crawford and Lionel Barrymore in Grand Hotel](https://film.one/media/person/102332/gallery-4ef1715ef220.jpg) Joan Crawford and Lionel Barrymore in Grand Hotel — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Joan_Crawford_and_Lionel_Barrymore_-_Grand_Hotel_%281932%29_%2848729981748%29.jpg/1280px-Joan_Crawford_and_Lionel_Barrymore_-_Grand_Hotel_%281932%29_%2848729981748%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore in Rasputin and the Empress](https://film.one/media/person/102332/gallery-e6a1e5a11ec3.jpg) John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore in Rasputin and the Empress — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/John_Barrymore%2C_Ethel_Barrymore_and_Lionel_Barrymore_-_Rasputin_and_the_Empress_%281932%29_%2850750508917%29.jpg/1280px-John_Barrymore%2C_Ethel_Barrymore_and_Lionel_Barrymore_-_Rasputin_and_the_Empress_%281932%29_%2850750508917%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated - 1932: Best Actor (nominated), for *A Free Soul* - 1931: Best Actor (won), for *A Free Soul* - 1929: Best Director (nominated), for *Madame X* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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