Basil Rathbone
Acting
- Born:
- 1892-06-13
- Died:
- 1967-07-21
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Dracula in the Movies
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Great Mouse Detective
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Horror of It All
The Horror Show
Madhouse
Autopsy of a Ghost
The Movie Orgy
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Soldier in Love
Summer Fun
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Queen of Blood
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
The Comedy of Terrors
Burke's Law
Two Before Zero
The Merv Griffin Show
Tales of Terror
The Magic Sword
Pontius Pilate
Victoria Regina
Dr. Kildare
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
The Black Cat
A Christmas Carol
Tales from Dickens
The Last Hurrah
Aladdin
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
DuPont Show of the Month
The Lark
The Stingiest Man in Town
The Black Sleep
Affair in Sumatra
The Court Jester
Screen Director's Playhouse
We're No Angels
A Christmas Carol
The General's Boots
Casanova's Big Night
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Jack Benny Program
Lux Video Theatre
Your Show of Shows
What's My Line?
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Lights Out
The Wind in the Willows
Suspense
Studio One
Dressed to Kill
Heartbeat
Terror by Night
Pursuit to Algiers
The Woman in Green
The House of Fear
Frenchman's Creek
The Pearl of Death
Bathing Beauty
The Scarlet Claw
The Spider Woman
Crazy House
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Above Suspicion
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Crossroads
Fingers at the Window
Paris Calling
International Lady
The Black Cat
The Mad Doctor
The Mark of Zorro
Rhythm on the River
Tower of London
Rio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Sun Never Sets
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Son of Frankenstein
Breakdowns of 1938
The Dawn Patrol
If I Were King
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Tovarich
Make a Wish
Confession
Love from a Stranger
The Garden of Allah
Romeo and Juliet
Private Number
Captain Blood
A Tale of Two Cities
Kind Lady
A Feather in Her Hat
The Last Days of Pompeii
Anna Karenina
David Copperfield
Loyalties
One Precious Year
After the Ball
A Woman Commands
Sin Takes a Holiday
A Lady Surrenders
The Lady of Scandal
The Flirting Widow
A Notorious Affair
This Mad World
The Bishop Murder Case
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Great Deception
The Masked Bride
Trouping with Ellen
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
The School for Scandal
The Fruitful Vine
Innocent