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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 14, 1892
Place of Birth:
Johannesburg, South African Republic
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage) |
| 1996 | In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Sherlock Holmes (voice) |
| 1985 | The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) |
| 1983 | The Horror of It All | Carmichael (archive footage) |
| 1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) |
| 1974 | Madhouse | Basil (archive footage) |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) |
| 1968 | Autopsy of a Ghost | Canuto Pérez |
| 1967 | Hillbillys in a Haunted House | Gregor |
| 1967 | Soldier in Love | Duke of York |
| 1966 | Queen of Blood | Dr. Farraday |
| 1966 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Reginald Ripper |
| 1965 | Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet | Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 |
| 1964 | The Comedy of Terrors | John F. Black |
| 1962 | The Magic Sword | Lodac |
| 1962 | Tales of Terror | Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") |
| 1962 | Pontius Pilate | Caiaphas |
| 1962 | Two Before Zero | |
| 1961 | Victoria Regina | Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield) |
| 1960 | The Black Cat | |
| 1959 | A Christmas Carol | Scrooge |
| 1958 | Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates | Dr. Boekman |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Norman Cass Sr. |
| 1958 | Aladdin | Emperor |
| 1957 | The Lark | Chief Inquisitor |
| 1956 | The Black Sleep | Sir Joel Cadman |
| 1956 | The Stingiest Man in Town | Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 1956 | Affair in Sumatra | Paul Charters |
| 1955 | We're No Angels | Andre Trochard |
| 1955 | The Court Jester | Sir Ravenhurst |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Lucio / Narrator |
| 1954 | The General's Boots | General Lee |
| 1954 | A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows") |
| 1949 | The Wind in the Willows | Narrator (voice) |
| 1946 | Terror by Night | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1946 | Heartbeat | Professor Aristide |
| 1945 | The House of Fear | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1945 | The Woman in Green | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1945 | Pursuit to Algiers | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1944 | The Scarlet Claw | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty | George Adams |
| 1944 | Frenchman's Creek | Lord Rockingham |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion | Sig von Aschenhausen |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1942 | Crossroads | Henri Sarrou |
| 1942 | Fingers at the Window | Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | Himself |
| 1941 | The Black Cat | Montague Hartley |
| 1941 | Paris Calling | Andre Benoit |
| 1941 | International Lady | Reggie Oliver |
| 1940 | The Mark of Zorro | Captain Esteban Pasquale |
| 1940 | The Mad Doctor | Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann |
| 1940 | Rhythm on the River | Oliver Courtney |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein |
| 1939 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1939 | Rio | Paul Reynard |
| 1939 | Tower of London | Richard - Duke of Gloucester |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets | Clive Randolph |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Guy of Gisbourne |
| 1938 | The Dawn Patrol | Maj. Brand |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Louis XI |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Ahmed |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Basil (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Love from a Stranger | Gerald Lovell |
| 1937 | Tovarich | Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko |
| 1937 | Confession | Michael Michailow |
| 1937 | Make a Wish | Johnny Selden |
| 1936 | Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt |
| 1936 | The Garden of Allah | Count Ferdinand Anteoni |
| 1936 | Private Number | Thomas Wroxton |
| 1935 | David Copperfield | Mr. Edward Murdstone |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Levasseur |
| 1935 | A Tale of Two Cities | Marquis St. Evremonde |
| 1935 | Anna Karenina | Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin |
| 1935 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Pontius Pilate |
| 1935 | Kind Lady | Henry Abbott |
| 1935 | A Feather in Her Hat | Captain Randolph Courtney |
| 1933 | One Precious Year | Derek Nagel |
| 1933 | Loyalties | Ferdinand de Levis |
| 1932 | After the Ball | Jack Harrowby |
| 1932 | A Woman Commands | Capt. Alex Pastitsch |
| 1930 | Sin Takes a Holiday | Reginald Durant |
| 1930 | A Notorious Affair | Paul Gherardi |
| 1930 | The Lady of Scandal | Edward |
| 1930 | The Flirting Widow | Col. Smith |
| 1930 | A Lady Surrenders | Carl Vandry |
| 1930 | This Mad World | Paul Parisot |
| 1929 | The Bishop Murder Case | Philo Vance |
| 1929 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Lord Arthur Dilling |
| 1926 | The Great Deception | Rizzio |
| 1925 | The Masked Bride | Antoine |
| 1924 | The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | Undetermined Subordinate Role |
| 1924 | Trouping with Ellen | Tony Winterslip |
| 1923 | The School for Scandal | Joseph Surface |
| 1921 | The Fruitful Vine | Don Cesare Carelli |
| 1921 | Innocent | Amadis de Jocelyn |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Summer Fun | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Milo James |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Frederick Foray |
| 1959 | Tales from Dickens | Scrooge |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Emperor |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Paul Charters |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Inquisitor |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Self - Host / General Lee |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | The Jewel Thief |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Boekman |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lord Beaconsfield |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | The Duke of York |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Frampton |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Basil Rathbone |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Sir Paul Maxim |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Ambrose Wallington |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1949 | Suspense | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde |
| 1949 | Lights Out | |
| 1949 | Suspense | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1948 | Studio One | Hazelton Crome |