Acting
Basil Rathbone
EN, ES, IT cinema · 110 credits
Born
13 June 1892
Died
21 July 1967 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Johannesburg, South African Republic
Also known as Philip St. John Basil Rathbone · Бэзил Рэтбоун
Basil Rathbone, 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
Filmography
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
as Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Madhouse
as Basil (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archival footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost
as Canuto Pérez
Soldier in Love
as Duke of York
Queen of Blood
as Dr. Farraday
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Reginald Ripper
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Comedy of Terrors
as John F. Black
The Magic Sword
as Lodac
Tales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Pontius Pilate
as Caiaphas
Victoria Regina
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
A Christmas Carol
as Scrooge
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
as Dr. Boekman
The Last Hurrah
as Norman Cass Sr.
Aladdin
as Emperor
The Lark
as Chief Inquisitor
The Black Sleep
as Sir Joel Cadman
The Stingiest Man in Town
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Affair in Sumatra
as Paul Charters
We're No Angels
as Andre Trochard
The Court Jester
as Sir Ravenhurst
Casanova's Big Night
as Lucio / Narrator
A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows
as Narrator (voice)
Terror by Night
as Sherlock Holmes
Dressed to Kill
as Sherlock Holmes
Heartbeat
as Professor Aristide
The House of Fear
as Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green
as Sherlock Holmes
Pursuit to Algiers
as Sherlock Holmes
The Pearl of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
The Scarlet Claw
as Sherlock Holmes
Bathing Beauty
as George Adams
Frenchman's Creek
as Lord Rockingham
The Spider Woman
as Sherlock Holmes
Above Suspicion
as Sig von Aschenhausen
Crazy House
as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Sherlock Holmes
Crossroads
as Henri Sarrou
Fingers at the Window
as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Sherlock Holmes
The Black Cat
as Montague Hartley
Paris Calling
as Benoit
International Lady
as Reggie Oliver
The Mark of Zorro
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
The Mad Doctor
as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
Rhythm on the River
as Oliver Courtney
Son of Frankenstein
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
Rio
as Paul Reynard
Tower of London
as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
The Sun Never Sets
as Clive Randolph
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Dawn Patrol
as Maj. Brand
If I Were King
as Louis XI
Breakdowns of 1938
as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love from a Stranger
as Gerald Lovell
Tovarich
as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Confession
as Michael Michailow
Make a Wish
as Johnny Selden
Romeo and Juliet
as Tybalt
The Garden of Allah
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Private Number
as Thomas Wroxton
David Copperfield
as Mr. Edward Murdstone
Captain Blood
as Levasseur
A Tale of Two Cities
as Marquis St. Evremonde
Anna Karenina
as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Pontius Pilate
Kind Lady
as Henry Abbott
A Feather in Her Hat
as Captain Randolph Courtney
One Precious Year
as Derek Nagel
Loyalties
as Ferdinand de Levis
After the Ball
as Jack Harrowby
A Woman Commands
as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
Sin Takes a Holiday
as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
A Notorious Affair
as Paul Gherardi
The Lady of Scandal
as Edward
The Flirting Widow
as Col. Smith
A Lady Surrenders
as Carl Vandry
This Mad World
as Paul Parisot
The Bishop Murder Case
as Philo Vance
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Arthur Dilling
The Great Deception
as Rizzio
The Masked Bride
as Antoine
Trouping with Ellen
as Tony Winterslip
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Undetermined Subordinate Role
The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
The Fruitful Vine
1921
The Fruitful Vine
as Don Cesare Carelli
Innocent
as Amadis de Jocelyn