Basil Rathbone
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) was a South African 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Basil Rathbone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jun 13, 1892 In Johannesburg, South African Republic
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 114
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Innocent 1921-03-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn 2015-08-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn | Himself (archive footage) | 2015-08-18 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage) | 2005-04-05 |
| Movie | In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes | 1996-07-01 | |
| Movie | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | The Great Mouse Detective | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 1986-07-02 |
| Movie | The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | The Horror of It All | Carmichael (archive footage) | 1983-02-23 |
| Movie | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
| Movie | Madhouse | Basil (archive footage) | 1974-05-22 |
| Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | Autopsy of a Ghost | Canuto Pérez | 1968-11-07 |
| Movie | Soldier in Love | Duke of York | 1967-04-26 |
| Movie | Hillbillys in a Haunted House | Gregor | 1967-05-01 |
| Movie | Queen of Blood | Dr. Farraday | 1966-03-01 |
| Series | Summer Fun | Unknown | 1966-07-22 |
| Movie | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Reginald Ripper | 1966-04-06 |
| Movie | Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet | Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 | 1965-08-01 |
| Movie | The Comedy of Terrors | John F. Black | 1964-01-22 |
| Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Movie | Pontius Pilate | Caiaphas | 1962-02-15 |
| Movie | The Magic Sword | Lodac | 1962-04-01 |
| Movie | Tales of Terror | Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") | 1962-07-04 |
| Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
| Movie | Victoria Regina | Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield) | 1961-11-30 |
| Movie | A Christmas Carol | Scrooge | 1959-12-27 |
| Movie | Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates | Dr. Boekman | 1958-02-09 |
| Movie | The Last Hurrah | Norman Cass Sr. | 1958-12-31 |
| Movie | The Lark | Chief Inquisitor | 1957-02-10 |
| Movie | The Stingiest Man in Town | Ebenezer Scrooge | 1956-12-23 |
| Movie | The Black Sleep | Sir Joel Cadman | 1956-06-15 |
| Movie | We're No Angels | Andre Trochard | 1955-07-07 |
| Movie | The Court Jester | Sir Ravenhurst | 1955-12-24 |
| Movie | Casanova's Big Night | Lucio / Narrator | 1954-04-07 |
| Movie | A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost | 1954-12-01 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Series | Your Show of Shows | Unknown | 1950-02-25 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Series | The Arthur Murray Party | 1950-07-20 | |
| Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
| Movie | The Wind in the Willows | Narrator (voice) | 1949-05-10 |
| Series | Lights Out | Unknown | 1949-07-19 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows") | 1949-10-05 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Movie | Terror by Night | Sherlock Holmes | 1946-02-01 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Sherlock Holmes | 1946-05-24 |
| Movie | Heartbeat | Professor Aristide | 1946-05-01 |
| Movie | The House of Fear | Sherlock Holmes | 1945-03-16 |
| Movie | The Woman in Green | Sherlock Holmes | 1945-06-15 |
| Movie | Pursuit to Algiers | Sherlock Holmes | 1945-10-26 |
| Movie | The Scarlet Claw | Sherlock Holmes | 1944-05-18 |
| Movie | Bathing Beauty | George Adams | 1944-06-27 |
| Movie | The Pearl of Death | Sherlock Holmes | 1944-08-01 |
| Movie | Frenchman's Creek | Lord Rockingham | 1944-09-20 |
| Movie | Above Suspicion | Sig von Aschenhausen | 1943-05-31 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-03-24 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-09-17 |
| Movie | Crazy House | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-10-08 |
| Movie | The Spider Woman | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Fingers at the Window | Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle | 1942-04-22 |
| Movie | Crossroads | Henri Sarrou | 1942-07-23 |
| Movie | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | Himself | 1942-10-05 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Sherlock Holmes | 1942-09-18 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Sherlock Holmes | 1942-12-25 |
| Movie | The Black Cat | Montague Hartley | 1941-05-02 |
| Movie | Paris Calling | Andre Benoit | 1941-12-04 |
| Movie | International Lady | Reggie Oliver | 1941-10-16 |
| Movie | The Mark of Zorro | Captain Esteban Pasquale | 1940-11-08 |
| Movie | Rhythm on the River | Oliver Courtney | 1940-08-28 |
| Movie | The Mad Doctor | Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | The Sun Never Sets | Clive Randolph | 1939-05-31 |
| Movie | Son of Frankenstein | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein | 1939-01-13 |
| Movie | Rio | Paul Reynard | 1939-09-29 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 1939-09-01 |
| Movie | Tower of London | Richard - Duke of Gloucester | 1939-11-17 |
| Movie | If I Were King | King Louis XI | 1938-09-28 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Ahmed | 1938-04-07 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Guy of Gisbourne | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | The Dawn Patrol | Maj. Brand | 1938-12-24 |
| Movie | Breakdowns of 1938 | Basil (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
| Movie | Confession | Michael Michailow | 1937-08-19 |
| Movie | Love from a Stranger | Gerald Lovell | 1937-04-18 |
| Movie | Make a Wish | Johnny Selden | 1937-09-01 |
| Movie | Tovarich | Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko | 1937-12-25 |
| Movie | Private Number | Thomas Wroxton | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | The Garden of Allah | Count Ferdinand Anteoni | 1936-10-14 |
| Movie | Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | 1936-09-03 |
| Movie | The Last Days of Pompeii | Pontius Pilate | 1935-10-18 |
| Movie | Anna Karenina | Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin | 1935-08-30 |
| Movie | A Feather in Her Hat | Captain Randolph Courtney | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | David Copperfield | Mr. Edward Murdstone | 1935-01-18 |
| Movie | Captain Blood | Levasseur | 1935-12-26 |
| Movie | A Tale of Two Cities | Marquis St. Evremonde | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | Kind Lady | Henry Abbott | 1935-12-06 |
| Movie | One Precious Year | Derek Nagel | 1933-02-01 |
| Movie | Loyalties | Ferdinand de Levis | 1933-07-02 |
| Movie | A Woman Commands | Capt. Alex Pastitsch | 1932-02-12 |
| Movie | After the Ball | Jack Harrowby | 1932-11-23 |
| Movie | A Notorious Affair | Paul Gherardi | 1930-04-26 |
| Movie | This Mad World | Paul Parisot | 1930-04-11 |
| Movie | The Flirting Widow | Col. Smith | 1930-05-11 |
| Movie | A Lady Surrenders | Carl Vandry | 1930-10-06 |
| Movie | The Lady of Scandal | Edward | 1930-05-24 |
| Movie | Sin Takes a Holiday | Reginald 'Reggie' Durant | 1930-11-10 |
| Movie | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Lord Arthur Dilling | 1929-07-06 |
| Movie | The Bishop Murder Case | Philo Vance | 1929-12-31 |
| Movie | The Great Deception | Rizzio | 1926-07-26 |
| Movie | The Masked Bride | Antoine | 1925-12-13 |
| Movie | The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | Undetermined Subordinate Role | 1924-02-04 |
| Movie | Trouping with Ellen | Tony Winterslip | 1924-10-05 |
| Movie | The School for Scandal | Joseph Surface | 1923-09-12 |
| Movie | Innocent | Amadis de Jocelyn | 1921-03-01 |
| Movie | The Fruitful Vine | Don Cesare Carelli | 1921-09-01 |