Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Date of Birth:

Jun 14, 1892

Place of Birth:

Johannesburg, South African Republic

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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filmography:

The Last Days of Pompeii The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate

1962

A Notorious Affair A Notorious Affair

1930

Sin Takes a Holiday Sin Takes a Holiday

1930

The Adventures of Marco Polo The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

Kind Lady Kind Lady

1935

The Sun Never Sets The Sun Never Sets

1939

The Flirting Widow The Flirting Widow

1930

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1929

The Lady of Scandal The Lady of Scandal

1930

Loyalties Loyalties

1933

Make a Wish Make a Wish

1937

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Frenchman's Creek Frenchman's Creek

1944

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

1966

Paris Calling Paris Calling

1941

Casanova's Big Night Casanova's Big Night

1954

Confession Confession

1937

The Lark The Lark

1957

Hillbillys in a Haunted House Hillbillys in a Haunted House

1967

The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows

1949

The Garden of Allah The Garden of Allah

1936

Rhythm on the River Rhythm on the River

1940

If I Were King If I Were King

1938

The Adventures of Errol Flynn The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

A Feather in Her Hat A Feather in Her Hat

1935

Private Number Private Number

1936

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

The School for Scandal The School for Scandal

1923

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

1985

Breakdowns of 1938 Breakdowns of 1938

1938

The Fruitful Vine The Fruitful Vine

1921

A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol

1959

Innocent Innocent

1921

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes

1996

Madhouse Madhouse

1974

The Stingiest Man in Town The Stingiest Man in Town

1956

Aladdin Aladdin

1958

Two Before Zero Two Before Zero

1962

The Black Cat The Black Cat

1960

International Lady International Lady

1941

The General's Boots The General's Boots

1954

A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol

1954

This Mad World This Mad World

1930

The Horror of It All The Horror of It All

1983

A Lady Surrenders A Lady Surrenders

1930

Victoria Regina Victoria Regina

1961

After the Ball After the Ball

1932

A Woman Commands A Woman Commands

1932

The Great Deception The Great Deception

1926

Soldier in Love Soldier in Love

1967

The Son of Frankenstein The Son of Frankenstein

1965

The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah

1958

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

1965

The Great Mouse Detective The Great Mouse Detective

1986

Queen of Blood Queen of Blood

1966

The Scarlet Claw The Scarlet Claw

1944

The Pearl of Death The Pearl of Death

1944

The House of Fear The House of Fear

1945

Rio Rio

1939

The Woman in Green The Woman in Green

1945

The Black Sleep The Black Sleep

1956

The Black Cat The Black Cat

1941

Tower of London Tower of London

1939

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

The Horror Show The Horror Show

1979

The Magic Sword The Magic Sword

1962

Autopsy of a Ghost Autopsy of a Ghost

1968

Terror by Night Terror by Night

1946

Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill

1946

The Adventures of Robin Hood The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

The Movie Orgy The Movie Orgy

1968

The Spider Woman The Spider Woman

1943

We're No Angels We're No Angels

1955

The Court Jester The Court Jester

1955

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942

The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

Above Suspicion Above Suspicion

1943

The Mark of Zorro The Mark of Zorro

1940

Love from a Stranger Love from a Stranger

1937

Crazy House Crazy House

1943

The Masked Bride The Masked Bride

1925

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities

1935

The Dawn Patrol The Dawn Patrol

1938

Fingers at the Window Fingers at the Window

1942

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

1924

One Precious Year One Precious Year

1933

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

1935

Pursuit to Algiers Pursuit to Algiers

1945

Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates

1958

Trouping with Ellen Trouping with Ellen

1924

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Captain Blood Captain Blood

1935

The Comedy of Terrors The Comedy of Terrors

1964

Crossroads Crossroads

1942

Heartbeat Heartbeat

1946

Tales of Terror Tales of Terror

1962

The Mad Doctor The Mad Doctor

1940

Tovarich Tovarich

1937

Bathing Beauty Bathing Beauty

1944

David Copperfield David Copperfield

1935

Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet

1936

The Bishop Murder Case The Bishop Murder Case

1929

Sherlock Holmes in Washington Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

Son of Frankenstein Son of Frankenstein

1939

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