Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867 – 30 January 1953) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century.

Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors.

He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on.

He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters.

[3] He is interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood.