Basil Sydney
b. 1894 — d. 1968 (aged 74)
Essex, England, UK
Actor
Burly British character actor, on stage from 1909. Served in the British Army during World War I. Established himself as a matinée idol on the London stage in the 1920's. In films tended to be cast in support, often as shifty opportunists, public servants, domineering fathers or military types. Occasionally seen in Shakespearean roles.
Known For
Filmography
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Silent Evidence
1962 Actor
Dr. Martin Westlake
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★ 6.4
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
1960 Actor
Emperor of Lilliput
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★ 5.6
The Hands of Orlac
1960 Actor
Maurice Seidelman
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★ 5.5
A Story of David: The Hunted
1960 Actor
King Saul
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★ 6.9
The Devil's Disciple
1959 Actor
Lawyer Hawkins
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Antigone
1959 Actor
Creon
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★ 6.3
A Question of Infidelity
1958 Actor
Sir John Loring
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★ 5.8
Sea Wife
1957 Actor
Bulldog
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★ 6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 Actor
Reform Club Member
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★ 7.4
The Dam Busters
1955 Actor
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (now Marshal of the Royal Air Force) G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
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★ 6.2
Simba
1955 Actor
Mr. Crawford
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★ 5.8
Hell Below Zero
1954 Actor
Bland
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★ 5.6
Star of India
1954 Actor
King Louis XIV
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★ 5.8
Salome
1953 Actor
Pontius Pilate
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★ 5.9
Three's Company
1953 Actor
Dr. Graham (segment \The Surgeon's Story\)
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Shadow and Substance
1953 Actor
The Very Rev. Thomas Canon Skerritt
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Treasure on Pelican
1951 Actor
Sir Gilbert Rutland
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★ 6.9
Treasure Island
1950 Actor
Captain Smollett
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★ 6.3
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950 Actor
Francis Alt
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★ 6.4
Jassy
1947 Actor
Nick Helmar
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★ 5.7
Meet Me at Dawn
1947 Actor
Georges Vermorel
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★ 6.2
The Smugglers
1947 Actor
Sir Henry Merriman
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★ 6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945 Actor
Rufio
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★ 6.7
Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 Actor
Arthur Costello
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★ 6.8
The Next of Kin
1942 Actor
Naval Captain
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★ 5.5
Ships with Wings
1941 Actor
Capt. Fairfax
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★ 5.8
Three Wise Brides
1941 Actor
James
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★ 6.0
The Farmer's Wife
1941 Actor
Samuel Sweetland
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Shadowed Eyes
1940 Actor
Dr. Zander
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Bits of Our Aircraft Are Missing
1940 Actor
Wakefield
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★ 6.3
The Secret Four
1939 Actor
Frank Snell
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Traitor's Gate
1939 Actor
Sir Thomas More
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★ 5.6
Rhodes
1936 Actor
Dr. Jim Jameson
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★ 6.0
The Amateur Gentleman
1936 Actor
Louis Chichester
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★ 5.1
Talk of the Devil
1936 Actor
Stephen Rindlay
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★ 5.7
Accused
1936 Actor
Eugene Roget
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★ 6.3
Crime Over London
1936 Actor
'Joker' Finnigan
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★ 5.4
Blind Man's Bluff
1936 Actor
Dr. Peter Fairfax
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★ 6.0
Transatlantic Tunnel
1935 Actor
Mostyn
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★ 5.8
The Riverside Murder
1935 Actor
Inspector Philip Winton
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The White Lilac
1935 Actor
Ian Mackie
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★ 6.0
Dirty Work
1934 Actor
Hugh Stafford
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★ 4.7
The Third Clue
1934 Actor
Reinhardt Conway
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★ 6.2
Midshipmaid Gob
1932 Actor
Cmdr. Fosberry
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★ 4.8
Red Hot Romance
1922 Actor
Rowland Stone
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Romance
1920 Actor
Tom Armstrong - The Priest's Nephew