Basil Rathbone
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
movieDracula in the Movies
1992
(archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
movieThe Great Mouse Detective
1986
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
movieThe Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
movieThe Horror of It All
1983
Carmichael (archive footage)
movieThe Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
movieMadhouse
1974
Basil (archive footage)
movieAutopsy of a Ghost
1968
Canuto Pérez
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archival footage)
movieSoldier in Love
1967
Duke of York
movieThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
Reginald Ripper
movieQueen of Blood
1966
Dr. Farraday
movieVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965
Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
movieThe Comedy of Terrors
1964
John F. Black
tvBurke's Law
1963
Milo James
movieTales of Terror
1962
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
moviePontius Pilate
1962
Caiaphas
movieVictoria Regina
1961
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Frederick Foray
movieA Christmas Carol
1959
Scrooge
movieThe Last Hurrah
1958
Norman Cass Sr.
movieAladdin
1958
Emperor
movieHans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958
Dr. Boekman
movieThe Lark
1957
Chief Inquisitor
movieThe Stingiest Man in Town
1956
Ebenezer Scrooge
movieThe Black Sleep
1956
Sir Joel Cadman
movieAffair in Sumatra
1956
Paul Charters
movieThe Court Jester
1955
Sir Ravenhurst
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
Paul Charters
movieWe're No Angels
1955
Andre Trochard
movieA Christmas Carol
1954
Marley's Ghost
movieCasanova's Big Night
1954
Lucio / Narrator
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Inquisitor / Dr. Boekman / Lord Beaconsfield / The Duke of York
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Self - Host / General Lee / The Jewel Thief
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950
Basil Rathbone
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Frampton / Sir Paul Maxim / Ambrose Wallington
movieThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
movieThe Wind in the Willows
1949
Narrator (voice)
tvSuspense
1949
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / Sherlock Holmes
tvStudio One
1948
Hazelton Crome
movieDressed to Kill
1946
Sherlock Holmes
movieHeartbeat
1946
Professor Aristide
movieTerror by Night
1946
Sherlock Holmes
moviePursuit to Algiers
1945
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Woman in Green
1945
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe House of Fear
1945
Sherlock Holmes
movieFrenchman's Creek
1944
Lord Rockingham
movieThe Pearl of Death
1944
Sherlock Holmes
movieBathing Beauty
1944
George Adams
movieThe Scarlet Claw
1944
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Spider Woman
1943
Sherlock Holmes
movieCrazy House
1943
Sherlock Holmes
movieSherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
Sherlock Holmes
movieAbove Suspicion
1943
Sig von Aschenhausen
movieSherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Sherlock Holmes
movieSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Sherlock Holmes
movieSherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Sherlock Holmes
movieCrossroads
1942
Henri Sarrou
movieFingers at the Window
1942
Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
movieParis Calling
1941
Andre Benoit
movieInternational Lady
1941
Reggie Oliver
movieThe Black Cat
1941
Montague Hartley
movieThe Mad Doctor
1940
Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
movieThe Mark of Zorro
1940
Captain Esteban Pasquale
movieRhythm on the River
1940
Oliver Courtney
movieTower of London
1939
Richard - Duke of Gloucester
movieRio
1939
Paul Reynard
movieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Sun Never Sets
1939
Clive Randolph
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
Sherlock Holmes
movieSon of Frankenstein
1939
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Dawn Patrol
1938
Maj. Brand
movieIf I Were King
1938
Louis XI
movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
movieTovarich
1937
Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
movieMake a Wish
1937
Johnny Selden
movieConfession
1937
Michael Michailow
movieLove from a Stranger
1937
Gerald Lovell
movieThe Garden of Allah
1936
Count Ferdinand Anteoni
moviePrivate Number
1936
Thomas Wroxton
movieCaptain Blood
1935
Levasseur
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1935
Marquis St. Evremonde
movieKind Lady
1935
Henry Abbott
movieA Feather in Her Hat
1935
Captain Randolph Courtney
movieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Pontius Pilate
movieAnna Karenina
1935
Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
movieDavid Copperfield
1935
Mr. Edward Murdstone
movieLoyalties
1933
Ferdinand de Levis
movieOne Precious Year
1933
Derek Nagel
movieAfter the Ball
1932
Jack Harrowby
movieA Woman Commands
1932
Capt. Alex Pastitsch
movieSin Takes a Holiday
1930
Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
movieA Lady Surrenders
1930
Carl Vandry
movieThe Flirting Widow
1930
Col. Smith
movieA Notorious Affair
1930
Paul Gherardi
movieThis Mad World
1930
Paul Parisot
movieThe Bishop Murder Case
1929
Philo Vance
movieThe Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929
Lord Arthur Dilling
movieThe Masked Bride
1925
Antoine
movieTrouping with Ellen
1924
Tony Winterslip
movieThe Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
Undetermined Subordinate Role
movieThe School for Scandal
1923
Joseph Surface
The Fruitful Vine
1921
Don Cesare Carelli
movieInnocent
1921
Amadis de Jocelyn