Basil Rathbone
- Acting
- June 13, 1892 · Johannesburg, South African Republic
- July 21, 1967
Biography
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
- Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies · Self
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn · Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
- In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
- Dracula in the Movies · (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook · Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
- The Great Mouse Detective · Sherlock Holmes (Voice)
- The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
- The Horror of It All · Carmichael (archive footage)
- The Horror Show · (archive footage)
- Madhouse · Basil (archive footage)
- Autopsy of a Ghost · Canuto Pérez
- The Movie Orgy · Self
- Hillbillys in a Haunted House · Gregor
- Soldier in Love · Duke of York
- Summer Fun
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini · Reginald Ripper
- Queen of Blood · Dr. Farraday
- Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet · Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
- The Comedy of Terrors · John F. Black
- Burke's Law · Milo James
- Two Before Zero
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- Tales of Terror · Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- The Magic Sword · Lodac
- Pontius Pilate · Caiaphas
- Victoria Regina · Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
- Dr. Kildare · Frederick Foray
- Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus · Narrator
- The Black Cat
- A Christmas Carol · Scrooge
- Tales from Dickens · Scrooge
- The Last Hurrah · Norman Cass Sr.
- Aladdin · Emperor
- Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates · Dr. Boekman
- DuPont Show of the Month · Emperor
- The Lark · Chief Inquisitor
- The Stingiest Man in Town · Ebenezer Scrooge
- The Black Sleep · Sir Joel Cadman
- Affair in Sumatra · Paul Charters
- The Court Jester · Sir Ravenhurst
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Paul Charters
- We're No Angels · Andre Trochard
- A Christmas Carol · Marley's Ghost
- The General's Boots · General Lee
- Casanova's Big Night · Lucio / Narrator
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Inquisitor, Dr. Boekman
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Self, The Jewel Thief
- The Jack Benny Program · Basil Rathbone
- Lux Video Theatre · Frampton, Sir Paul Maxim
- Your Show of Shows
- What's My Line? · Self
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad · Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
- Lights Out
- The Wind in the Willows · Narrator (Voice)
- Suspense · Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde, Sherlock Holmes
- Studio One · Hazelton Crome
- Dressed to Kill · Sherlock Holmes
- Heartbeat · Professor Aristide
- Terror by Night · Sherlock Holmes
- Pursuit to Algiers · Sherlock Holmes
- The Woman in Green · Sherlock Holmes
- The House of Fear · Sherlock Holmes
- Frenchman's Creek · Lord Rockingham
- The Pearl of Death · Sherlock Holmes
- Bathing Beauty · George Adams
- The Scarlet Claw · Sherlock Holmes
- The Spider Woman · Sherlock Holmes
- Crazy House · Sherlock Holmes
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death · Sherlock Holmes
- Above Suspicion · Sig von Aschenhausen
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington · Sherlock Holmes
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · Sherlock Holmes
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 · Self
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror · Sherlock Holmes
- Crossroads · Henri Sarrou
- Fingers at the Window · Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
- Paris Calling · Benoit
- International Lady · Reggie Oliver
- The Black Cat · Montague Hartley
- The Mad Doctor · Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann