Basil Rathbone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 13, 1892
- Died
- July 21, 1967 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South African Republic
Biography
Basil Rathbone, 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.
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Filmography
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Movie · as Self
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Movie · as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Movie
Dracula in the Movies
Movie · as (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie · as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Great Mouse Detective
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
Movie · as Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror Show
Movie · as (archive footage)
Madhouse
Movie · as Basil (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost
Movie · as Canuto Pérez
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Movie · as Gregor
Soldier in Love
Movie · as Duke of York
Queen of Blood
Movie · as Dr. Farraday
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Movie · as Reginald Ripper
Summer Fun
TV · 1 ep
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Movie · as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Comedy of Terrors
Movie · as John F. Black
Burke's Law
TV · as Milo James · 1 ep
The Magic Sword
Movie · as Lodac
Tales of Terror
Movie · as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Pontius Pilate
Movie · as Caiaphas
Two Before Zero
Movie
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Victoria Regina
Movie · as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
Movie · as Narrator
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Frederick Foray · 2 eps
The Black Cat
Movie
A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Scrooge
Tales from Dickens
TV · as Scrooge · 1 ep
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Movie · as Dr. Boekman
The Last Hurrah
Movie · as Norman Cass Sr.
Aladdin
Movie · as Emperor
The Lark
Movie · as Chief Inquisitor
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · as Emperor · 1 ep
The Black Sleep
Movie · as Sir Joel Cadman
The Stingiest Man in Town
Movie · as Ebenezer Scrooge
Affair in Sumatra
Movie · as Paul Charters
We're No Angels
Movie · as Andre Trochard
The Court Jester
Movie · as Sir Ravenhurst
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Paul Charters · 1 ep
Casanova's Big Night
Movie · as Lucio / Narrator
The General's Boots
Movie · as General Lee
A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Marley's Ghost
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Inquisitor, Dr. Boekman, Lord Beaconsfield, The Duke of York · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Self - Host / General Lee, The Jewel Thief · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Frampton, Sir Paul Maxim, Ambrose Wallington · 1 ep
Your Show of Shows
TV · 1 ep
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Basil Rathbone · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Movie · as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Suspense
TV · as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde, Sherlock Holmes · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Hazelton Crome · 1 ep
Terror by Night
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Dressed to Kill
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Heartbeat
Movie · as Professor Aristide
The House of Fear
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Pursuit to Algiers
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Pearl of Death
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Scarlet Claw
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Bathing Beauty
Movie · as George Adams
Frenchman's Creek
Movie · as Lord Rockingham
The Spider Woman
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Above Suspicion
Movie · as Sig von Aschenhausen
Crazy House
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Crossroads
Movie · as Henri Sarrou
Fingers at the Window
Movie · as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Movie · as Self
The Black Cat
Movie · as Montague Hartley
Paris Calling
Movie · as Benoit
International Lady
Movie · as Reggie Oliver
The Mark of Zorro
Movie · as Captain Esteban Pasquale
The Mad Doctor
Movie · as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
Rhythm on the River
Movie · as Oliver Courtney
Son of Frankenstein
Movie · as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
Rio
Movie · as Paul Reynard
Tower of London
Movie · as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Sun Never Sets
Movie · as Clive Randolph
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Movie · as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Dawn Patrol
Movie · as Maj. Brand
If I Were King
Movie · as Louis XI
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Movie · as Ahmed
Breakdowns of 1938
Movie · as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love from a Stranger
Movie · as Gerald Lovell
Tovarich
Movie · as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Confession
Movie · as Michael Michailow
Make a Wish
Movie · as Johnny Selden
Romeo and Juliet
Movie · as Tybalt
The Garden of Allah
Movie · as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Private Number
Movie · as Thomas Wroxton
David Copperfield
Movie · as Mr. Edward Murdstone
Captain Blood
Movie · as Levasseur
A Tale of Two Cities
Movie · as Marquis St. Evremonde
Anna Karenina
Movie · as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
The Last Days of Pompeii
Movie · as Pontius Pilate
Kind Lady
Movie · as Henry Abbott
A Feather in Her Hat
Movie · as Captain Randolph Courtney
One Precious Year
Movie · as Derek Nagel
Loyalties
Movie · as Ferdinand de Levis
After the Ball
Movie · as Jack Harrowby
A Woman Commands
Movie · as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
Sin Takes a Holiday
Movie · as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
A Notorious Affair
Movie · as Paul Gherardi
The Lady of Scandal
Movie · as Edward
The Flirting Widow
Movie · as Col. Smith
A Lady Surrenders
Movie · as Carl Vandry
This Mad World
Movie · as Paul Parisot
The Bishop Murder Case
Movie · as Philo Vance
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Movie · as Lord Arthur Dilling
The Great Deception
Movie · as Rizzio
The Masked Bride
Movie · as Antoine
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Movie · as Undetermined Subordinate Role
Trouping with Ellen
Movie · as Tony Winterslip
The School for Scandal
Movie · as Joseph Surface
The Fruitful Vine
Movie · as Don Cesare Carelli
Innocent
Movie · as Amadis de Jocelyn