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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Character:Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/2005
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Character:
Release Date:01/07/1996
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character:Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
The Great Mouse Detective
Character:Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Release Date:02/07/1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1985
The Horror of It All
Character:Carmichael (archive footage)
Release Date:23/02/1983
The Horror Show
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/1979
Madhouse
Character:Basil (archive footage)
Release Date:28/03/1974
Autopsy of a Ghost
Character:Canuto Pérez
Release Date:07/11/1968
The Movie Orgy
Character:Self (archival footage)
Release Date:01/01/1968
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Character:Gregor
Release Date:01/05/1967
Soldier in Love
Character:Duke of York
Release Date:26/04/1967
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Character:Reginald Ripper
Release Date:06/04/1966
Queen of Blood
Character:Dr. Farraday
Release Date:01/03/1966
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Character:Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
Release Date:01/08/1965
The Comedy of Terrors
Character:John F. Black
Release Date:22/01/1964
Two Before Zero
Character:
Release Date:31/10/1962
Tales of Terror
Character:Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Release Date:04/07/1962
The Magic Sword
Character:Lodac
Release Date:01/04/1962
Pontius Pilate
Character:Caiaphas
Release Date:15/02/1962
Victoria Regina
Character:Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Release Date:30/11/1961
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
Character:Narrator
Release Date:13/09/1961
The Black Cat
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1960
A Christmas Carol
Character:Scrooge
Release Date:27/12/1959
The Last Hurrah
Character:Norman Cass Sr.
Release Date:31/12/1958
Aladdin
Character:Emperor
Release Date:21/02/1958
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Character:Dr. Boekman
Release Date:09/02/1958
The Lark
Character:Chief Inquisitor
Release Date:10/02/1957
The Stingiest Man in Town
Character:Ebenezer Scrooge
Release Date:23/12/1956
The Black Sleep
Character:Sir Joel Cadman
Release Date:15/06/1956
Affair in Sumatra
Character:Paul Charters
Release Date:22/02/1956
The Court Jester
Character:Sir Ravenhurst
Release Date:24/12/1955
We're No Angels
Character:Andre Trochard
Release Date:07/07/1955
A Christmas Carol
Character:Marley's Ghost
Release Date:01/12/1954
The General's Boots
Character:General Lee
Release Date:23/07/1954
Casanova's Big Night
Character:Lucio / Narrator
Release Date:07/04/1954
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Character:Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
Release Date:05/10/1949
The Wind in the Willows
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/05/1949
Dressed to Kill
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:24/05/1946
Heartbeat
Character:Professor Aristide
Release Date:01/05/1946
Terror by Night
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:01/02/1946
Pursuit to Algiers
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:26/10/1945
The Woman in Green
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:15/06/1945
The House of Fear
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:16/03/1945
Frenchman's Creek
Character:Lord Rockingham
Release Date:20/09/1944
The Pearl of Death
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:01/08/1944
Bathing Beauty
Character:George Adams
Release Date:27/06/1944
The Scarlet Claw
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:18/05/1944
The Spider Woman
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:10/12/1943
Crazy House
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:08/10/1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:17/09/1943
Above Suspicion
Character:Sig von Aschenhausen
Release Date:31/05/1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:24/03/1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:25/12/1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Character:Himself
Release Date:05/10/1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:18/09/1942
Crossroads
Character:Henri Sarrou
Release Date:23/07/1942
Fingers at the Window
Character:Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
Release Date:22/04/1942
Paris Calling
Character:Andre Benoit
Release Date:04/12/1941
International Lady
Character:Reggie Oliver
Release Date:16/10/1941
The Black Cat
Character:Montague Hartley
Release Date:02/05/1941
The Mad Doctor
Character:Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
Release Date:20/12/1940
The Mark of Zorro
Character:Captain Esteban Pasquale
Release Date:08/11/1940
Rhythm on the River
Character:Oliver Courtney
Release Date:28/08/1940
Tower of London
Character:Richard - Duke of Gloucester
Release Date:17/11/1939
Rio
Character:Paul Reynard
Release Date:29/09/1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:01/09/1939
The Sun Never Sets
Character:Clive Randolph
Release Date:31/05/1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:24/03/1939
Son of Frankenstein
Character:Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Release Date:13/01/1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938
The Dawn Patrol
Character:Maj. Brand
Release Date:24/12/1938
If I Were King
Character:Louis XI
Release Date:28/09/1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Release Date:13/05/1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Character:Ahmed
Release Date:07/04/1938
Tovarich
Character:Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Release Date:25/12/1937
Make a Wish
Character:Johnny Selden
Release Date:01/09/1937
Confession
Character:Michael Michailow
Release Date:19/08/1937
Love from a Stranger
Character:Gerald Lovell
Release Date:18/04/1937
The Garden of Allah
Character:Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Release Date:14/10/1936
Romeo and Juliet
Character:Tybalt
Release Date:03/09/1936
Private Number
Character:Thomas Wroxton
Release Date:05/06/1936
Captain Blood
Character:Levasseur
Release Date:26/12/1935
A Tale of Two Cities
Character:Marquis St. Evremonde
Release Date:25/12/1935
Kind Lady
Character:Henry Abbott
Release Date:06/12/1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Character:Captain Randolph Courtney
Release Date:25/10/1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
Character:Pontius Pilate
Release Date:18/10/1935
Anna Karenina
Character:Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
Release Date:30/08/1935
David Copperfield
Character:Mr. Edward Murdstone
Release Date:18/01/1935
Loyalties
Character:Ferdinand de Levis
Release Date:02/07/1933
One Precious Year
Character:Derek Nagel
Release Date:01/02/1933
After the Ball
Character:Jack Harrowby
Release Date:23/11/1932
A Woman Commands
Character:Capt. Alex Pastitsch
Release Date:12/02/1932
Sin Takes a Holiday
Character:Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
Release Date:10/11/1930
A Lady Surrenders
Character:Carl Vandry
Release Date:06/10/1930
The Lady of Scandal
Character:Edward
Release Date:24/05/1930
The Flirting Widow
Character:Col. Smith
Release Date:11/05/1930
A Notorious Affair
Character:Paul Gherardi
Release Date:26/04/1930
This Mad World
Character:Paul Parisot
Release Date:11/04/1930
The Bishop Murder Case
Character:Philo Vance
Release Date:31/12/1929
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Character:Lord Arthur Dilling
Release Date:06/07/1929
The Great Deception
Character:Rizzio
Release Date:26/07/1926
The Masked Bride
Character:Antoine
Release Date:13/12/1925
Trouping with Ellen
Character:Tony Winterslip
Release Date:05/10/1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Character:Undetermined Subordinate Role
Release Date:04/02/1924
The School for Scandal
Character:Joseph Surface
Release Date:12/09/1923
The Fruitful Vine
Character:Don Cesare Carelli
Release Date:01/09/1921
Innocent
Character:Amadis de Jocelyn
Release Date:01/03/1921
Television Appearances
Summer Fun
Character:
Burke's Law
Character:Milo James
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
Dr. Kildare
Character:Frederick Foray
Tales from Dickens
Character:Scrooge
DuPont Show of the Month
Character:Emperor
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Paul Charters
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Inquisitor
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Dr. Boekman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Lord Beaconsfield
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:The Duke of York
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Self - Host / General Lee
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:The Jewel Thief
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Basil Rathbone
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Frampton
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Sir Paul Maxim
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Ambrose Wallington
Your Show of Shows
Character:
What's My Line?
Character:Self
Lights Out
Character:
Suspense
Character:Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Suspense
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Studio One
Character:Hazelton Crome
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