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Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

ActingBorn June 13, 1892Died July 21, 1967 (age 75)Johannesburg, South African Republic

Biography

Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967), was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included Broadway and television work; he received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play.

Filmography

2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)

Movie
1992
Dracula in the Movies

as (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)

Movie
1986
The Great Mouse Detective

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

Movie
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

Movie
1983
The Horror of It All

as Carmichael (archive footage)

Movie
1979
The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Movie
1974
Madhouse

as Basil (archive footage)

Movie
1968
Autopsy of a Ghost

as Canuto Pérez

Movie
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archival footage)

Movie
1967
Soldier in Love

as Duke of York

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Queen of Blood

as Dr. Farraday

Movie
1965
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7

Movie
1964
The Comedy of Terrors

as John F. Black

Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Milo James

TV
1962
Tales of Terror

as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Movie
1962Movie
1962
Pontius Pilate

as Caiaphas

Movie
1961
Victoria Regina

as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)

Movie
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Frederick Foray

TV
1960Movie
1959Movie
1959TV
1958
The Last Hurrah

as Norman Cass Sr.

Movie
1958
Aladdin

as Emperor

Movie
1958Movie
1957TV
1957
The Lark

as Chief Inquisitor

Movie
1956
The Stingiest Man in Town

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Movie
1956
The Black Sleep

as Sir Joel Cadman

Movie
1956
Affair in Sumatra

as Paul Charters

Movie
1955
The Court Jester

as Sir Ravenhurst

Movie
1955TV
1955
We're No Angels

as Andre Trochard

Movie
1954
A Christmas Carol

as Marley's Ghost

Movie
1954
The General's Boots

as General Lee

Movie
1954
Casanova's Big Night

as Lucio / Narrator

Movie
1951TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Boekman

TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lord Beaconsfield

TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Duke of York

TV
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Self - Host / General Lee

TV
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as The Jewel Thief

TV
1950
The Jack Benny Program

as Basil Rathbone

TV
1950TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Sir Paul Maxim

TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Ambrose Wallington

TV
1950TV
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")

Movie
1949
The Wind in the Willows

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1949
Suspense

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

TV
1949
Suspense

as Sherlock Holmes

TV
1948
Studio One

as Hazelton Crome

TV
1946
Dressed to Kill

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1946
Heartbeat

as Professor Aristide

Movie
1946
Terror by Night

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1945
Pursuit to Algiers

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1945
The Woman in Green

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1945
The House of Fear

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1944
Frenchman's Creek

as Lord Rockingham

Movie
1944
The Pearl of Death

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1944
Bathing Beauty

as George Adams

Movie
1944
The Scarlet Claw

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1943
The Spider Woman

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1943
Crazy House

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1943
Above Suspicion

as Sig von Aschenhausen

Movie
1943Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
Crossroads

as Henri Sarrou

Movie
1942
Fingers at the Window

as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle

Movie
1941
Paris Calling

as Andre Benoit

Movie
1941
International Lady

as Reggie Oliver

Movie
1941
The Black Cat

as Montague Hartley

Movie
1940
The Mad Doctor

as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann

Movie
1940
The Mark of Zorro

as Captain Esteban Pasquale

Movie
1940
Rhythm on the River

as Oliver Courtney

Movie
1939
Tower of London

as Richard - Duke of Gloucester

Movie
1939
Rio

as Paul Reynard

Movie
1939Movie
1939
The Sun Never Sets

as Clive Randolph

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Son of Frankenstein

as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein

Movie
1938
Breakdowns of 1938

as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1938
The Dawn Patrol

as Maj. Brand

Movie
1938
If I Were King

as Louis XI

Movie
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Guy of Gisbourne

Movie
1937
Tovarich

as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko

Movie
1937
Make a Wish

as Johnny Selden

Movie
1937
Confession

as Michael Michailow

Movie
1937
Love from a Stranger

as Gerald Lovell

Movie
1936
The Garden of Allah

as Count Ferdinand Anteoni

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Private Number

as Thomas Wroxton

Movie
1935
Captain Blood

as Levasseur

Movie
1935
A Tale of Two Cities

as Marquis St. Evremonde

Movie
1935
Kind Lady

as Henry Abbott

Movie
1935
A Feather in Her Hat

as Captain Randolph Courtney

Movie
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii

as Pontius Pilate

Movie
1935
Anna Karenina

as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin

Movie
1935
David Copperfield

as Mr. Edward Murdstone

Movie
1933
Loyalties

as Ferdinand de Levis

Movie
1933
One Precious Year

as Derek Nagel

Movie
1932
After the Ball

as Jack Harrowby

Movie
1932
A Woman Commands

as Capt. Alex Pastitsch

Movie
1930
Sin Takes a Holiday

as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant

Movie
1930
A Lady Surrenders

as Carl Vandry

Movie
1930Movie
1930
The Flirting Widow

as Col. Smith

Movie
1930
A Notorious Affair

as Paul Gherardi

Movie
1930
This Mad World

as Paul Parisot

Movie
1929Movie
1929
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Lord Arthur Dilling

Movie
1926Movie
1925Movie
1924
Trouping with Ellen

as Tony Winterslip

Movie
1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

as Undetermined Subordinate Role

Movie
1923
The School for Scandal

as Joseph Surface

Movie
1921
The Fruitful Vine

as Don Cesare Carelli

Movie
1921
Innocent

as Amadis de Jocelyn

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 13, 1892
Day of DeathJuly 21, 1967
Place of BirthJohannesburg, South African Republic
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