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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-06-14 (132 years old)

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South African Republic

Basil Rathbone

Biography:

Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) 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.

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Known For

Acting

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)

1996

1991

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)

1986

The Great Mouse Detective as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

1985

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

1983

The Horror of It All as Carmichael (archive footage)

1979

The Horror Show as (archive footage)

1974

Madhouse as Basil (archive footage)

1968

The Movie Orgy as Self (archival footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost as Canuto Pérez

1967

Soldier in Love as Duke of York

1966

Queen of Blood as Dr. Farraday

1965

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7

1964

The Comedy of Terrors as John F. Black

1963

Burke's Law as Milo James

1962

Tales of Terror as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Pontius Pilate as Caiaphas

1961

Victoria Regina as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Dr. Kildare as Frederick Foray

1960

1959

1958

The Last Hurrah as Norman Cass Sr.
Aladdin as Emperor

1957

The Lark as Chief Inquisitor

1956

The Black Sleep as Sir Joel Cadman
The Stingiest Man in Town as Ebenezer Scrooge

1955

We're No Angels as Andre Trochard
The Court Jester as Sir Ravenhurst

1954

Casanova's Big Night as Lucio / Narrator
The General's Boots as General Lee
A Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Inquisitor
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Self - Host / General Lee
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as The Jewel Thief
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Boekman
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lord Beaconsfield
Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Duke of York

1950

Lux Video Theatre as Frampton
The Jack Benny Program as Basil Rathbone
Lux Video Theatre as Sir Paul Maxim
Lux Video Theatre as Ambrose Wallington

1949

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows as Narrator (voice)
Suspense as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Suspense as Sherlock Holmes

1948

Studio One as Hazelton Crome

1946

Terror by Night as Sherlock Holmes
Dressed to Kill as Sherlock Holmes
Heartbeat as Professor Aristide

1945

The House of Fear as Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green as Sherlock Holmes
Pursuit to Algiers as Sherlock Holmes

1944

The Pearl of Death as Sherlock Holmes
The Scarlet Claw as Sherlock Holmes
Bathing Beauty as George Adams
Frenchman's Creek as Lord Rockingham

1943

The Spider Woman as Sherlock Holmes
Above Suspicion as Sig von Aschenhausen
Crazy House as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as Sherlock Holmes

1942

Crossroads as Henri Sarrou
Fingers at the Window as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle

1941

The Black Cat as Montague Hartley
Paris Calling as Andre Benoit
International Lady as Reggie Oliver

1940

The Mark of Zorro as Captain Esteban Pasquale
The Mad Doctor as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
Rhythm on the River as Oliver Courtney

1939

Son of Frankenstein as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Rio as Paul Reynard
Tower of London as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
The Sun Never Sets as Clive Randolph

1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Dawn Patrol as Maj. Brand
If I Were King as Louis XI
Breakdowns of 1938 as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)

1937

Love from a Stranger as Gerald Lovell
Tovarich as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Confession as Michael Michailow
Make a Wish as Johnny Selden

1936

The Garden of Allah as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Private Number as Thomas Wroxton

1935

David Copperfield as Mr. Edward Murdstone
Captain Blood as Levasseur
A Tale of Two Cities as Marquis St. Evremonde
Anna Karenina as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
The Last Days of Pompeii as Pontius Pilate
Kind Lady as Henry Abbott
A Feather in Her Hat as Captain Randolph Courtney

1933

One Precious Year as Derek Nagel
Loyalties as Ferdinand de Levis

1932

After the Ball as Jack Harrowby
A Woman Commands as Capt. Alex Pastitsch

1930

Sin Takes a Holiday as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
A Notorious Affair as Paul Gherardi
The Flirting Widow as Col. Smith
A Lady Surrenders as Carl Vandry
This Mad World as Paul Parisot

1929

The Bishop Murder Case as Philo Vance
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney as Lord Arthur Dilling

1926

1925

The Masked Bride as Antoine

1924

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots as Undetermined Subordinate Role
Trouping with Ellen as Tony Winterslip

1923

The School for Scandal as Joseph Surface

1921

The Fruitful Vine as Don Cesare Carelli
Innocent as Amadis de Jocelyn