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