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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 13, 1892
Died
July 21, 1967
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South African Republic
Also Known As
- Sir Basil Rathbone
- Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
- Бэзил Рэтбоун
Basil Rathbone
1.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.8
Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
0.0
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
🎬
5.7
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
7.0
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
7.0
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
8.0
Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983
3.8
(archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979
6.2
Basil (archive footage)
Madhouse
1974
4.8
Canuto Pérez
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
6.3
Self (archival footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968
Credits
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
2005
7.8
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
0.0
🎬
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
1991
5.7
The Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1986
7.0
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985
7.0
The Horror of It All
as Carmichael (archive footage)
1983
8.0
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
3.8
Madhouse
as Basil (archive footage)
1974
6.2
Autopsy of a Ghost
as Canuto Pérez
1968
4.8
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archival footage)
1968
6.3
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
as Gregor
1967
2.6
Soldier in Love
as Duke of York
1967
0.0
🎬
Summer Fun
1966
0.0
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Reginald Ripper
1966
5.0
Queen of Blood
as Dr. Farraday
1966
5.2
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
1965
4.0
The Comedy of Terrors
as John F. Black
1964
6.5
Burke's Law
as Milo James
1963
6.0
Two Before Zero
1962
5.0
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
Tales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962
6.6
The Magic Sword
as Lodac
1962
4.2
Pontius Pilate
as Caiaphas
1962
6.4
Victoria Regina
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
1961
0.0
Dr. Kildare
as Frederick Foray
1961
5.5
🎬
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
as Narrator
1961
0.0
🎬
The Black Cat
1960
0.0
A Christmas Carol
as Scrooge
1959
8.7
🎬
Tales from Dickens
as Scrooge
1959
7.0
The Last Hurrah
as Norman Cass Sr.
1958
7.2
Aladdin
as Emperor
1958
0.0
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
as Dr. Boekman
1958
0.0
DuPont Show of the Month
as Emperor
1957
6.8
The Lark
as Chief Inquisitor
1957
0.0
The Stingiest Man in Town
as Ebenezer Scrooge
1956
3.5
The Black Sleep
as Sir Joel Cadman
1956
6.1
Affair in Sumatra
as Paul Charters
1956
0.0
The Court Jester
as Sir Ravenhurst
1955
7.3
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Paul Charters
1955
6.5
We're No Angels
as Andre Trochard
1955
7.2
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
1954
6.6
🎬
The General's Boots
as General Lee
1954
0.0
Casanova's Big Night
as Lucio / Narrator
1954
5.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Inquisitor
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Boekman
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord Beaconsfield
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Duke of York
1951
8.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Host / General Lee
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as The Jewel Thief
1951
7.2
The Jack Benny Program
as Basil Rathbone
1950
7.8
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Frampton
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Sir Paul Maxim
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Ambrose Wallington
1950
6.3
Your Show of Shows
1950
6.3
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
6.9
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
1949
6.5
Lights Out
1949
5.8
The Wind in the Willows
as Narrator (voice)
1949
6.7
Suspense
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1949
4.9
Suspense
as Sherlock Holmes
1949
4.9
Studio One
as Hazelton Crome
1948
5.0
Dressed to Kill
as Sherlock Holmes
1946
6.6
Heartbeat
as Professor Aristide
1946
4.6
Terror by Night
as Sherlock Holmes
1946
6.5
Pursuit to Algiers
as Sherlock Holmes
1945
6.8
The Woman in Green
as Sherlock Holmes
1945
6.4
The House of Fear
as Sherlock Holmes
1945
6.9
Frenchman's Creek
as Lord Rockingham
1944
5.3
The Pearl of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1944
7.1
Bathing Beauty
as George Adams
1944
5.7
The Scarlet Claw
as Sherlock Holmes
1944
6.9
The Spider Woman
as Sherlock Holmes
1943
6.9
Crazy House
as Sherlock Holmes
1943
5.0
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1943
6.8
Above Suspicion
as Sig von Aschenhausen
1943
6.1
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Sherlock Holmes
1943
6.7
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Sherlock Holmes
1942
6.4
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as Himself
1942
6.0
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Sherlock Holmes
1942
6.5
Crossroads
as Henri Sarrou
1942
5.8
Fingers at the Window
as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
1942
5.5
Paris Calling
as Andre Benoit
1941
5.4
International Lady
as Reggie Oliver
1941
6.5
The Black Cat
as Montague Hartley
1941
6.5
The Mad Doctor
as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
1940
6.2
The Mark of Zorro
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
1940
7.1
Rhythm on the River
as Oliver Courtney
1940
6.8
Tower of London
as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
1939
6.0
Rio
as Paul Reynard
1939
4.9
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1939
6.9
The Sun Never Sets
as Clive Randolph
1939
4.8
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
1939
7.1
Son of Frankenstein
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
1939
6.7
Breakdowns of 1938
as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
4.7
The Dawn Patrol
as Maj. Brand
1938
6.8
If I Were King
as Louis XI
1938
6.8
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
1938
7.5
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Ahmed
1938
6.0
Tovarich
as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
1937
6.2
Make a Wish
as Johnny Selden
1937
5.5
Confession
as Michael Michailow
1937
6.1
Love from a Stranger
as Gerald Lovell
1937
6.0
The Garden of Allah
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
1936
5.8
Romeo and Juliet
as Tybalt
1936
6.2
Private Number
as Thomas Wroxton
1936
6.6
Captain Blood
as Levasseur
1935
7.2
A Tale of Two Cities
as Marquis St. Evremonde
1935
6.8
Kind Lady
as Henry Abbott
1935
6.6
A Feather in Her Hat
as Captain Randolph Courtney
1935
6.8
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Pontius Pilate
1935
5.6
Anna Karenina
as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
1935
6.5
David Copperfield
as Mr. Edward Murdstone
1935
6.6
Loyalties
as Ferdinand de Levis
1933
6.0
One Precious Year
as Derek Nagel
1933
0.0
After the Ball
as Jack Harrowby
1932
0.0
A Woman Commands
as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
1932
8.0
Sin Takes a Holiday
as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
1930
5.4
A Lady Surrenders
as Carl Vandry
1930
2.7
The Lady of Scandal
as Edward
1930
5.1
The Flirting Widow
as Col. Smith
1930
4.0
A Notorious Affair
as Paul Gherardi
1930
4.0
This Mad World
as Paul Parisot
1930
7.0
The Bishop Murder Case
as Philo Vance
1929
5.2
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Arthur Dilling
1929
5.6
The Great Deception
as Rizzio
1926
0.0
The Masked Bride
as Antoine
1925
0.0
Trouping with Ellen
as Tony Winterslip
1924
0.0
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Undetermined Subordinate Role
1924
0.0
The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
1923
0.0
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The Fruitful Vine
as Don Cesare Carelli
1921
0.0
Innocent
as Amadis de Jocelyn
1921
0.0