Basil Rathbone
Biography
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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Movies (37)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
2005
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
1991
The Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985
The Horror of It All
as Carmichael (archive footage)
1983
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
Madhouse
as Basil (archive footage)
1974
Autopsy of a Ghost
as Canuto Pérez
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archival footage)
1968
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
as Gregor
1967
Soldier in Love
as Duke of York
1967
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Reginald Ripper
1966
Queen of Blood
as Dr. Farraday
1966
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
1965
The Comedy of Terrors
as John F. Black
1964
Two Before Zero
1962
Tales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962
The Magic Sword
as Lodac
1962
Pontius Pilate
as Caiaphas
1962
Victoria Regina
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
1961
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
as Narrator
1961
The Black Cat
1960
A Christmas Carol
as Scrooge
1959
The Last Hurrah
as Norman Cass Sr.
1958
Aladdin
as Emperor
1958
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
as Dr. Boekman
1958
The Lark
as Chief Inquisitor
1957
The Stingiest Man in Town
as Ebenezer Scrooge
1956
The Black Sleep
as Sir Joel Cadman
1956
Affair in Sumatra
as Paul Charters
1956
The Court Jester
as Sir Ravenhurst
1955
We're No Angels
as Andre Trochard
1955
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
1954
The General's Boots
as General Lee
1954
Casanova's Big Night
as Lucio / Narrator
1954
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
1949
TV Shows (13)
Summer Fun
1966
Burke's Law
as Milo James
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Dr. Kildare
as Frederick Foray
1961
Tales from Dickens
as Scrooge
1959
DuPont Show of the Month
as Emperor
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Paul Charters
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Inquisitor
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Host / General Lee
1951
The Jack Benny Program
as Basil Rathbone
1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Frampton
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950