Lionel Barrymore
E180153
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor and director best known for his prolific film career in the early 20th century, including his iconic role as Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lionel Barrymore canonical | 35 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lionel Barrymore Context triple: [Treasure Island (1934 film), starredActor, Lionel Barrymore]
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A.
John Barrymore
John Barrymore was a renowned American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, celebrated for his Shakespearean roles and charismatic screen presence.
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B.
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill was an English-American character actor best known for his sinister roles in 1930s and 1940s horror and mystery films.
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C.
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery was an American actor best known for his gruff yet often lovable screen persona and his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "The Champ" (1931).
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D.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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E.
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall was a distinguished English stage and film actor known for his suave, gentlemanly screen presence in classic Hollywood cinema of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lionel Barrymore Target entity description: Lionel Barrymore was an American actor and director best known for his prolific film career in the early 20th century, including his iconic role as Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life."
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A.
John Barrymore
John Barrymore was a renowned American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, celebrated for his Shakespearean roles and charismatic screen presence.
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B.
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill was an English-American character actor best known for his sinister roles in 1930s and 1940s horror and mystery films.
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C.
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery was an American actor best known for his gruff yet often lovable screen persona and his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "The Champ" (1931).
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D.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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E.
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall was a distinguished English stage and film actor known for his suave, gentlemanly screen presence in classic Hollywood cinema of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | A Free Soul ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles
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surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| characterRole | Mr. Potter in It's a Wonderful Life ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-04-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-11-15 ⓘ |
| directedWork |
Madame X
ⓘ
The Rogue Song ⓘ |
| employer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| father |
John Barrymore
ⓘ
surface form:
Maurice Barrymore
|
| fullName | Lionel Herbert Blythe ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDisability | used a wheelchair in later life ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annual radio portrayals of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
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portraying curmudgeonly and villainous characters ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| memberOf | Barrymore family ⓘ |
| mother | Georgiana Drew ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Free Soul
ⓘ
Grand Hotel ⓘ It’s a Wonderful Life ⓘ
surface form:
It's a Wonderful Life
Key Largo ⓘ You Can't Take It with You ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ radio performer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Van Nuys, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Van Nuys, California, United States
|
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sibling |
Ethel Barrymore
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John Barrymore ⓘ |
| spouse |
Doris Rankin
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Irene Fenwick ⓘ |
| stageName | Lionel Barrymore self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lionel Barrymore Description of subject: Lionel Barrymore was an American actor and director best known for his prolific film career in the early 20th century, including his iconic role as Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life."
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
It's a Wonderful Life
subject surface form:
Captain Disko Troop
subject surface form:
Mata Hari (1931 film)