Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1892-06-13
- Day of Death1967-07-21 (75 years)
- Place of BirthJohannesburg, South African Republic
- Also Known AsSir Basil RathbonePhilip St. John Basil RathboneБэзил Рэтбоун
Basil Rathbone
Biography
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1986
The Great Mouse Detective
As: Sherlock Holmes (voice)
- 1968
Autopsy of a Ghost
As: Canuto Pérez
- 1967
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
As: Gregor
- 1967
Soldier in Love
As: Duke of York
- 1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
As: Reginald Ripper
- 1966
Queen of Blood
As: Dr. Farraday
- 1965
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
As: Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
- 1964
The Comedy of Terrors
As: John F. Black
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: Milo James
- 1962
Tales of Terror
As: Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- 1962
The Magic Sword
As: Lodac
- 1962
Pontius Pilate
As: Caiaphas
- 1961
Victoria Regina
As: Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Frederick Foray
- 1959
A Christmas Carol
As: Scrooge
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
As: Norman Cass Sr.
- 1958
Aladdin
As: Emperor
- 1958
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
As: Dr. Boekman
- 1957
DuPont Show of the Month
As: Emperor
- 1956
The Stingiest Man in Town
As: Ebenezer Scrooge
- 1956
The Black Sleep
As: Sir Joel Cadman
- 1956
Affair in Sumatra
As: Paul Charters
- 1955
The Court Jester
As: Sir Ravenhurst
- 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
As: Paul Charters
- 1955
We're No Angels
As: Andre Trochard
- 1954
A Christmas Carol
As: Marley's Ghost
- 1954
Casanova's Big Night
As: Lucio / Narrator
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Inquisitor
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Dr. Boekman
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Lord Beaconsfield
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: The Duke of York
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: The Jewel Thief
- 1950
The Jack Benny Program
As: Basil Rathbone
- 1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
As: Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
- 1949
The Wind in the Willows
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1949
Suspense
As: Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
- 1949
Suspense
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1948
Studio One
As: Hazelton Crome
- 1946
Dressed to Kill
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1946
Heartbeat
As: Professor Aristide
- 1946
Terror by Night
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1945
Pursuit to Algiers
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1945
The Woman in Green
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1945
The House of Fear
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1944
Frenchman's Creek
As: Lord Rockingham
- 1944
The Pearl of Death
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1944
Bathing Beauty
As: George Adams
- 1944
The Scarlet Claw
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1943
The Spider Woman
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1943
Crazy House
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1943
Above Suspicion
As: Sig von Aschenhausen
- 1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1942
Crossroads
As: Henri Sarrou
- 1942
Fingers at the Window
As: Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
- 1941
Paris Calling
As: Andre Benoit
- 1941
International Lady
As: Reggie Oliver
- 1941
The Black Cat
As: Montague Hartley
- 1940
The Mad Doctor
As: Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
- 1940
The Mark of Zorro
As: Captain Esteban Pasquale
- 1940
Rhythm on the River
As: Oliver Courtney
- 1939
Tower of London
As: Richard - Duke of Gloucester
- 1939
Rio
As: Paul Reynard
- 1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1939
The Sun Never Sets
As: Clive Randolph
- 1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
As: Sherlock Holmes
- 1939
Son of Frankenstein
As: Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
- 1938
The Dawn Patrol
As: Maj. Brand
- 1938
If I Were King
As: Louis XI
- 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: Sir Guy of Gisbourne
- 1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
As: Ahmed
- 1937
Tovarich
As: Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
- 1937
Make a Wish
As: Johnny Selden
- 1937
Confession
As: Michael Michailow
- 1937
Love from a Stranger
As: Gerald Lovell
- 1936
The Garden of Allah
As: Count Ferdinand Anteoni
- 1936
Romeo and Juliet
As: Tybalt
- 1936
Private Number
As: Thomas Wroxton
- 1935
Captain Blood
As: Levasseur
- 1935
A Tale of Two Cities
As: Marquis St. Evremonde
- 1935
Kind Lady
As: Henry Abbott
- 1935
A Feather in Her Hat
As: Captain Randolph Courtney
- 1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
As: Pontius Pilate
- 1935
Anna Karenina
As: Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
- 1935
David Copperfield
As: Mr. Edward Murdstone
- 1933
Loyalties
As: Ferdinand de Levis
- 1933
One Precious Year
As: Derek Nagel
- 1932
After the Ball
As: Jack Harrowby
- 1932
A Woman Commands
As: Capt. Alex Pastitsch
- 1930
Sin Takes a Holiday
As: Reginald Durant
- 1930
A Lady Surrenders
As: Carl Vandry
- 1930
The Lady of Scandal
As: Edward
- 1930
The Flirting Widow
As: Col. Smith
- 1930
A Notorious Affair
As: Paul Gherardi
- 1930
This Mad World
As: Paul Parisot
- 1929
The Bishop Murder Case
As: Philo Vance
- 1929
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
As: Lord Arthur Dilling
- 1926
The Great Deception
As: Rizzio
- 1925
The Masked Bride
As: Antoine
- 1924
Trouping with Ellen
As: Tony Winterslip
- 1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
As: Undetermined Subordinate Role
- 1923
The School for Scandal
As: Joseph Surface
- 1921
Innocent
As: Amadis de Jocelyn