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Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Actor · Born 1892-06-13 · Johannesburg, South African Republic

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Great Mouse Detective (1986) — Sherlock Holmes (voice)
  2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — Sir Guy of Gisbourne
  3. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) — Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
  4. Son of Frankenstein (1939) — Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
  5. Captain Blood (1935) — Levasseur
  6. The Mark of Zorro (1940) — Captain Esteban Pasquale
  7. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) — Sherlock Holmes
  8. The Court Jester (1955) — Sir Ravenhurst
  9. We're No Angels (1955) — Andre Trochard
  10. Tales of Terror (1962) — Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
  11. The Comedy of Terrors (1964) — John F. Black
  12. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) — Sherlock Holmes
  13. Terror by Night (1946) — Sherlock Holmes
  14. The Woman in Green (1945) — Sherlock Holmes
  15. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) — Sherlock Holmes
  16. Dressed to Kill (1946) — Sherlock Holmes
  17. Madhouse (1974) — Basil (archive footage)
  18. The House of Fear (1945) — Sherlock Holmes
  19. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) — Sherlock Holmes
  20. The Scarlet Claw (1944) — Sherlock Holmes
  21. The Spider Woman (1943) — Sherlock Holmes
  22. Anna Karenina (1935) — Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
  23. The Pearl of Death (1944) — Sherlock Holmes
  24. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — Sherlock Holmes
  25. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) — Sherlock Holmes
  26. A Tale of Two Cities (1935) — Marquis St. Evremonde
  27. Pursuit to Algiers (1945) — Sherlock Holmes
  28. David Copperfield (1935) — Mr. Edward Murdstone
  29. The Wind in the Willows (1949) — Narrator (voice)
  30. The Last Hurrah (1958) — Norman Cass Sr.
  31. The Magic Sword (1962) — Lodac
  32. Tower of London (1939) — Richard - Duke of Gloucester
  33. Queen of Blood (1966) — Dr. Farraday
  34. The Dawn Patrol (1938) — Maj. Brand
  35. The Black Sleep (1956) — Sir Joel Cadman
  36. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) — Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
  37. The Black Cat (1941) — Montague Hartley
  38. Romeo and Juliet (1936) — Tybalt
  39. Above Suspicion (1943) — Sig von Aschenhausen
  40. Crossroads (1942) — Henri Sarrou