Credits

• 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
• 2008 · Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You as Self (archive footage)
• 2004 · Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
• 2003 · The Mesmerist as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
• 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
• 2002 · D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 as
• 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
• 1986 · Vincent Price's Dracula as Professor Zelin - (archive footage)
• 1986 · Super Duper Bloopers as Himself
• 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
• 1974 · That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1972 · Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
• 1961 · Hollywood: The Selznick Years as 'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1956 · Our Mr. Sun as Father Time (voice)
• 1955 · Film Fun as (archive footage)
• 1953 · Yesterday and Today as (archive footage)
• 1953 · Main Street to Broadway as Self
• 1952 · Lone Star as Andrew Jackson
• 1951 · Bannerline as Hugo Trimble
• 1951 · The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story as Himself - Giving Introduction
• 1950 · Right Cross as Sean O'Malley
• 1950 · Screen Actors as Self (uncredited)
• 1949 · Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
• 1949 · Malaya as John Manchester
• 1949 · Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership as Himself
• 1949 · Down to the Sea in Ships as Bering Joy
• 1949 · Some of the Best as Informal Commentary
• 1948 · Key Largo as James Temple
• 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• 1947 · Dark Delusion as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1946 · Duel in the Sun as Sen. Jackson McCanles
• 1946 · The Secret Heart as Dr. Rossiger
• 1946 · It's a Wonderful Life as Mr. Potter
• 1946 · Three Wise Fools as Dr. Richard Gaunght
• 1945 · The Valley of Decision as Pat Rafferty
• 1945 · Between Two Women as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1944 · Dragon Seed as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1944 · Since You Went Away as Clergyman
• 1944 · 3 Men in White as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1944 · Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
• 1943 · A Guy Named Joe as The General
• 1943 · The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith as Gramps
• 1943 · Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1942 · Tennessee Johnson as Thaddeus Stevens
• 1942 · Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1942 · Calling Dr. Gillespie as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1942 · Dr. Kildare's Victory as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1941 · Lady Be Good as Judge Murdock
• 1941 · Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1941 · The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1941 · The Bad Man as Uncle Henry Jones
• 1941 · The Penalty as 'Grandpop' Logan
• 1940 · Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1940 · A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
• 1940 · Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1940 · Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self (archive footage)
• 1940 · Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
• 1940 · Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1940 · The Stars Look Down as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
• 1939 · The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1939 · On Borrowed Time as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
• 1939 · The Movies March On as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
• 1939 · Land of Liberty as (archive footage)
• 1939 · From the Ends of the Earth as Self
• 1939 · Calling Dr. Kildare as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1939 · Let Freedom Ring as Thomas Logan
• 1938 · A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore as Self
• 1938 · Young Dr. Kildare as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
• 1938 · You Can't Take It with You as Martin Vanderhof
• 1938 · Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 as Lionel Barrymore
• 1938 · Test Pilot as Howard B. Drake
• 1938 · A Yank at Oxford as Dan Sheridan
• 1937 · Navy Blue and Gold as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
• 1937 · Saratoga as Grandpa Clayton
• 1937 · Captains Courageous as Captain Disko Troop
• 1937 · A Family Affair as Judge Hardy
• 1936 · Camille as Monsieur Duval
• 1936 · The Road to Glory as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
• 1936 · The Gorgeous Hussy as Andrew Jackson
• 1936 · The Devil-Doll as Paul Lavond
• 1936 · The Voice of Bugle Ann as Springfield Davis
• 1935 · Ah, Wilderness! as Nat Miller
• 1935 · The Return Of Peter Grimm as Peter Grimm
• 1935 · Public Hero Number 1 as Dr. Josiah Glass
• 1935 · Mark of the Vampire as Professor Zelin
• 1935 · The Little Colonel as Colonel Lloyd
• 1935 · David Copperfield as Dan Peggotty
• 1934 · Treasure Island as Billy Bones
• 1934 · The Girl from Missouri as T.R. Paige
• 1934 · Carolina as Bob Connelly
• 1934 · This Side of Heaven as Martin Turner
• 1933 · Dinner at Eight as Oliver Jordan
• 1933 · Should Ladies Behave as Augustus Merrick
• 1933 · Christopher Bean as Dr. Milton Haggett
• 1933 · Night Flight as Robineau
• 1933 · One Man's Journey as Eli Watt
• 1933 · The Stranger's Return as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
• 1933 · Looking Forward as Tim Benton
• 1933 · Sweepings as Daniel Pardway
• 1932 · Rasputin and the Empress as Grigori Rasputin
• 1932 · The Washington Masquerade as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
• 1932 · Grand Hotel as Otto Kringelein
• 1932 · Arsène Lupin as Detective Guerchard
• 1932 · Broken Lullaby as Dr. H. Holderlin
• 1931 · Mata Hari as General Serge Shubin
• 1931 · The Christmas Party as Himself (uncredited)
• 1931 · The Yellow Ticket as Baron Igor Andreeff
• 1931 · Guilty Hands as Richard Grant
• 1931 · A Free Soul as Stephen Ashe
• 1930 · Estrellados as Self (Guest Appearance)
• 1930 · Free and Easy as Bedroom Scene
• 1929 · The Hollywood Revue of 1929 as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
• 1929 · The Mysterious Island as Andre Dakkar
• 1928 · The River Woman as Bill Lefty
• 1928 · West of Zanzibar as Crane
• 1928 · Alias Jimmy Valentine as Doyle
• 1928 · Road House as Henry Grayson
• 1928 · The Lion and the Mouse as John Ryder
• 1928 · Drums of Love as Duke Cathos de Alvia
• 1928 · Sadie Thompson as Alfred Davidson
• 1927 · The Thirteenth Hour as Prof. Leroy
• 1927 · Body and Soul as Dr. Leyden
• 1927 · Women Love Diamonds as Hugo Harlan
• 1927 · The Show as The Greek
• 1926 · The Temptress as Canterac
• 1926 · The Bells as Mathias
• 1926 · The Lucky Lady as Count Ferranzo
• 1926 · Paris at Midnight as Vautrin
• 1926 · Wife Tamers as Mr. Barry
• 1926 · The Barrier as Stark Bennett
• 1926 · Brooding Eyes as Slim Jim Carey
• 1925 · Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• 1925 · The Splendid Road as Dan Clehollis
• 1925 · The Woman Who Did as Allan Merrick
• 1925 · Fifty-Fifty as Frederick Harmon
• 1925 · The Wrongdoers as Daniel Abbott
• 1925 · The Girl Who Wouldn't Work as Gordon Kent
• 1925 · Children of the Whirlwind as Joe Ellison
• 1925 · A Man of Iron as Philip Durban
• 1924 · I Am the Man as James McQuade
• 1924 · Meddling Women as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
• 1924 · America as Capt. Walter Butler
• 1924 · Decameron Nights as Saladin
• 1923 · The Eternal City as Baron Bonelli
• 1923 · Unseeing Eyes as Conrad Dean
• 1923 · Enemies of Women as Prince Lubimoff
• 1922 · The Face in the Fog as Boston Blackie Dawson
• 1922 · Boomerang Bill as Boomerang Bill
• 1921 · Jim the Penman as James Ralston
• 1921 · The Great Adventure as Priam Farll
• 1920 · The Devil's Garden as William Dale
• 1920 · The Master Mind as Henry Allen
• 1920 · The Copperhead as Milt Shanks
• 1917 · National Red Cross Pageant as
• 1917 · The Millionaire's Double as Bide Bennington
• 1917 · His Father's Son as J. Dabney Barro
• 1917 · The End of the Tour as Byron Bennett
• 1916 · The Brand of Cowardice as Cyril Hamilton
• 1916 · The Upheaval as Jim Gordon
• 1916 · The Quitter as Happy Jack Lewis
• 1916 · Dorian's Divorce as Richard Dorian
• 1915 · A Yellow Streak as Barry Dale
• 1915 · Dora Thorne as Lord Earle
• 1915 · The Flaming Sword as Steve
• 1915 · The Romance of Elaine as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
• 1915 · The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde as Judge Randolph Legarde
• 1915 · A Modern Magdalen as Lindsay
• 1915 · Wildfire as John Keefe
• 1914 · The Exploits of Elaine as
• 1914 · The Span of Life as Richard Blunt
• 1914 · The Seats of the Mighty as Monsieur Doltaire
• 1914 · Under the Gaslight as William Byke
• 1914 · The Woman in Black as Robert Crane
• 1914 · The Power of the Press as Steve Carson
• 1914 · Men and Women as Stephen Rodman / Robert Stevens
• 1914 · The Cracksman's Gratitude as
• 1914 · Woman Against Woman as Gilbert Craven
• 1914 · Judith of Bethulia as Extra (uncredited)
• 1914 · Strongheart as Billy Saunders
• 1914 · Her Father's Silent Partner as
• 1914 · Classmates as Bubby Dumble
• 1914 · The Bartered Crown as The Landlord
• 1913 · The House of Discord as The Husband
• 1913 · All for Science as Detective
• 1913 · So Runs the Way as
• 1913 · The Stolen Treaty as The Japanese Diplomat
• 1913 · The Strong Man's Burden as John - the Elder Brother
• 1913 · The Crook and the Girl as The Nephew
• 1913 · The Work Habit as The Father
• 1913 · The Suffragette Minstrels as (unconfirmed)
• 1913 · An Indian's Loyalty as The Cattle Buyer
• 1913 · Under the Shadow of the Law as Charles Darnton - the Employer
• 1913 · I Was Meant for You as Lavina's Father
• 1913 · The Vengeance of Galora as
• 1913 · The Mirror as Daisy's Father
• 1913 · Pa Says as Teddy's Rival
• 1913 · A Gamble with Death as Jim Benton, the Bartender
• 1913 · In Diplomatic Circles as The Japanese Ambassador
• 1913 · Almost a Wild Man as In Audience (uncredited)
• 1913 · The Switchtower as First Counterfeiter
• 1913 · Death's Marathon as The Financial Backer
• 1913 · The Well as The Farmer
• 1913 · The Enemy's Baby as Postmaster Ben Brown
• 1913 · Red Hicks Defies the World as The Referee
• 1913 · A Timely Interception as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
• 1913 · The Ranchero's Revenge as The Ranchero
• 1913 · Just Gold as The Stay-at-Home Brother
• 1913 · The Yaqui Cur as The Easterner
• 1913 · The House of Darkness as The Doctor
• 1913 · The Wanderer as The Male Lover
• 1913 · The Lady and the Mouse as The Father
• 1913 · A Misunderstood Boy as The Father
• 1913 · The Little Tease as In Bar
• 1913 · The Perfidy of Mary as Mary's Father
• 1913 · The Sheriff's Baby as Third Bandit
• 1913 · Fate as Father, Loving Family
• 1913 · Near To Earth as Gato
• 1913 · The Unwelcome Guest as At Auction (uncredited)
• 1913 · The Wrong Bottle as The Father
• 1913 · Love in an Apartment Hotel as In Hotel Lobby
• 1913 · A Chance Deception as 2nd Policeman
• 1913 · Oil and Water as The Idealist's Friend
• 1913 · The Tender Hearted Boy as (uncredited)
• 1913 · An Adventure in the Autumn Woods as The Father
• 1913 · The Telephone Girl and the Lady as The Desk Sergeant
• 1913 · Three Friends as Second Friend
• 1912 · The God Within as The Woman of the Camp's Lover
• 1912 · A Cry for Help as The Tramp
• 1912 · The Massacre as
• 1912 · The Burglar’s Dilemma as The Householder
• 1912 · My Hero as
• 1912 · The New York Hat as Minister
• 1912 · Brutality as At Wedding
• 1912 · The Informer as Union Soldier
• 1912 · My Baby as At table
• 1912 · Gold and Glitter as The Lover
• 1912 · Heredity as Woodsman
• 1912 · The Musketeers of Pig Alley as The Musician's Friend
• 1912 · The Painted Lady as At Ice Cream Festival
• 1912 · The One She Loved as The Neighbor
• 1912 · The Chief's Blanket as The Young Man
• 1912 · So Near, Yet So Far as In Club
• 1912 · Friends as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
• 1911 · The Miser's Heart as Jules - the Thief
• 1911 · The Battle as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
• 1911 · Fighting Blood as
• 1905 · The White Caps as