Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

b. 1892 — d. 1967 (aged 75) Johannesburg, South African Republic

Actor Writer

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.

Known For

Captain Blood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

If I Were King

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Filmography

Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor

Autopsia de un fantasma

Autopsia de un fantasma

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

Queen of Blood

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

Reginald Ripper

Baffling World of ESP

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

Prof. Hartman - Lunar 7

Dr. Rock and Mr. Roll

The Sherlock Holmes Theatre

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

Tri plyus dva

Mystery Novel Character

Tales of Terror

Tales of Terror

Carmichael (segment: The Case of M. Valdemar)

The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword

Pontius Pilate

Two Before Zero

Two Before Zero

Victoria Regina

Victoria Regina

Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)

Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus

Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus

1, 2, 3 Go

1961 Self Actor

Time to Remember

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Norman Cass, Sr.

The Lark

Chief Inquisitor

The Black Sleep

The Black Sleep

Sir Joel Cadman

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

Svengali and the Blonde

The Amazing Dunninger

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

A Christmas Carol

The Motorola Television Hour

The Motorola Television Hour

Season's Greetings

Your Lucky Clue

1952 Self Actor

Betty Crocker Star Matinee

Betty Crocker Star Matinee

Life Begins at Eighty

Vienna Art Treasures

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Tonight on Broadway

Tonight on Broadway

Terror by Night

Terror by Night

Sherlock Holmes

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

Sherlock Holmes

Heartbeat

Prof . Aristide

The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

Sherlock Holmes

The House of Fear

The House of Fear

Sherlock Holmes

Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

Sherlock Holmes

The Scarlet Claw

The Scarlet Claw

Sherlock Holmes

The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death

Sherlock Holmes

Bathing Beauty

Frenchman's Creek

Frenchman's Creek

Lord Rockingham

The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

Sig von Aschenhausen

Screen Snapshots, Series 22, No. 9

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes

Crossroads

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

Dr. H. Santelle

The Black Cat

Montague Hartley

International Lady

International Lady

Paris Calling

Picture People No. 10

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

Capt. Esteban Pasquale

The Mad Doctor

Dr. George Sebastien aka Dr. Frederick Langamann

Rhythm on the River

Rhythm on the River

Oliver Courtney

Screen Snapshots, Series 19, No. 10

Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

Baron Wolf von Frankenstein

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Tower of London

Tower of London

Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Rio

The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets

Screen Snapshots, Series 18, No. 10

1939 Self Actor

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Guy of Gisbourne

The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo

If I Were King

Confession

Michael Michailow

A Night of Terror

A Night of Terror

Tovarich

Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko

Make a Wish

The Garden of Allah

The Garden of Allah

Count Ferdinand Anteoni

Private Number

Captain Blood

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Marquis St. Evrémonde

Anna Karenina

Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

Kind Lady

A Feather in Her Hat

A Feather in Her Hat

Captain Randolph Courtney

Loyalties

Ferdinand de Levis

One Precious Year

One Precious Year

A Woman Commands

A Woman Commands

Capt. Alex Pastitsch

After the Ball

Sin Takes a Holiday

Sin Takes a Holiday

A Notorious Affair

A Notorious Affair

The Flirting Widow

The Flirting Widow

Colonel John Smith

The Lady of Scandal

The Lady of Scandal

Edward Warrington

A Lady Surrenders

A Lady Surrenders

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