Basil Rathbone
Acting
Born: 1892-06-13 in Johannesburg, South African Republic
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
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Dr. Kildare
Frederick Foray
Studio One
Hazelton Crome
Suspense
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Suspense
Sherlock Holmes
What's My Line?
Self
Burke's Law
Milo James
The Jack Benny Program
Basil Rathbone
Lights Out
Your Show of Shows
The Great Mouse Detective
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Screen Director's Playhouse
Paul Charters
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
DuPont Show of the Month
Emperor
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban Pasquale
Bathing Beauty
George Adams
Captain Blood
Levasseur
Tales of Terror
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Madhouse
Basil (archive footage)
We're No Angels
Andre Trochard
The Comedy of Terrors
John F. Black
Terror by Night
Sherlock Holmes
Pontius Pilate
Caiaphas
Son of Frankenstein
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Dressed to Kill
Sherlock Holmes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Inquisitor
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Boekman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lord Beaconsfield
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Duke of York
Anna Karenina
Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
The Court Jester
Sir Ravenhurst
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green
Sherlock Holmes
Pursuit to Algiers
Sherlock Holmes