Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Acting

Born June 13, 1892 · Johannesburg, South African Republic

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 c…

Known for

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

1950

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Acting(125)

2005The Adventures of Errol FlynnSelf / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)

1996In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes

1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)

1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookBaron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)

1986The Great Mouse DetectiveSherlock Holmes (voice)

1985The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes (archive footage)

1983The Horror of It AllCarmichael (archive footage)

1979The Horror Show(archive footage)

1974MadhouseBasil (archive footage)

1968Autopsy of a GhostCanuto Pérez

1968The Movie OrgySelf (archival footage)

1967Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseGregor

1967Soldier in LoveDuke of York

1966The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniReginald Ripper

1966Queen of BloodDr. Farraday

1965Voyage to the Prehistoric PlanetProf. Hartman, Lunar 7

1964The Comedy of TerrorsJohn F. Black

1963Burke's LawMilo James

1962Two Before Zero

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf

1962Tales of TerrorCarmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

1962The Magic SwordLodac

1962Pontius PilateCaiaphas

1961Victoria ReginaPrime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)

1961Dr. KildareFrederick Foray

1961Mystic Prophecies and NostradamusNarrator

1960The Black Cat

1959A Christmas CarolScrooge

1959Tales from DickensScrooge

1958The Last HurrahNorman Cass Sr.

1958AladdinEmperor

1958Hans Brinker or the Silver SkatesDr. Boekman

1957DuPont Show of the MonthEmperor

1957The LarkChief Inquisitor

1956The Stingiest Man in TownEbenezer Scrooge

1956The Black SleepSir Joel Cadman

1956Affair in SumatraPaul Charters

1955The Court JesterSir Ravenhurst

1955Screen Director's PlayhousePaul Charters

1955We're No AngelsAndre Trochard

1954A Christmas CarolMarley's Ghost

1954The General's BootsGeneral Lee

1954Casanova's Big NightLucio / Narrator

1951Hallmark Hall of FameInquisitor

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSelf - Host / General Lee

1950The Jack Benny ProgramBasil Rathbone

1950Lux Video TheatreFrampton

1950Your Show of Shows

1950What's My Line?Self

1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadNarrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")

1949The Wind in the WillowsNarrator (voice)

1949SuspenseDr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

1948Studio OneHazelton Crome

1946Dressed to KillSherlock Holmes

1946HeartbeatProfessor Aristide

1946Terror by NightSherlock Holmes

1945Pursuit to AlgiersSherlock Holmes

1945The Woman in GreenSherlock Holmes

1945The House of FearSherlock Holmes

1944Frenchman's CreekLord Rockingham

1944The Pearl of DeathSherlock Holmes

1944Bathing BeautyGeorge Adams

1944The Scarlet ClawSherlock Holmes

1943The Spider WomanSherlock Holmes

1943Crazy HouseSherlock Holmes

1943Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathSherlock Holmes

1943Above SuspicionSig von Aschenhausen

1943Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonSherlock Holmes

1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponSherlock Holmes

1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Himself

1942Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorSherlock Holmes

1942CrossroadsHenri Sarrou

1942Fingers at the WindowCesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle

1941Paris CallingAndre Benoit

1941International LadyReggie Oliver

1941The Black CatMontague Hartley

1940The Mad DoctorDr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann

1940The Mark of ZorroCaptain Esteban Pasquale

1940Rhythm on the RiverOliver Courtney

1939Tower of LondonRichard - Duke of Gloucester

1939RioPaul Reynard

1939The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes

1939The Sun Never SetsClive Randolph

1939The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock Holmes

1939Son of FrankensteinBaron Wolf von Frankenstein

1938Breakdowns of 1938Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938The Dawn PatrolMaj. Brand

1938If I Were KingLouis XI

1938The Adventures of Robin HoodSir Guy of Gisbourne

1938The Adventures of Marco PoloAhmed

1937TovarichCommissar Dimitri Gorotchenko

1937Make a WishJohnny Selden

1937ConfessionMichael Michailow

1937Love from a StrangerGerald Lovell

1936The Garden of AllahCount Ferdinand Anteoni

1936Romeo and JulietTybalt

1936Private NumberThomas Wroxton

1935Captain BloodLevasseur

1935A Tale of Two CitiesMarquis St. Evremonde

1935Kind LadyHenry Abbott

1935A Feather in Her HatCaptain Randolph Courtney

1935The Last Days of PompeiiPontius Pilate

1935Anna KareninaAlexei Alexandrovitch Karenin

1935David CopperfieldMr. Edward Murdstone

1933LoyaltiesFerdinand de Levis

1933One Precious YearDerek Nagel

1932After the BallJack Harrowby

1932A Woman CommandsCapt. Alex Pastitsch

1930Sin Takes a HolidayReginald 'Reggie' Durant

1930A Lady SurrendersCarl Vandry

1930The Lady of ScandalEdward

1930The Flirting WidowCol. Smith

1930A Notorious AffairPaul Gherardi

1930This Mad WorldPaul Parisot

1929The Bishop Murder CasePhilo Vance

1929The Last of Mrs. CheyneyLord Arthur Dilling

1926The Great DeceptionRizzio

1925The Masked BrideAntoine

1924Trouping with EllenTony Winterslip

1924The Loves of Mary, Queen of ScotsUndetermined Subordinate Role

1923The School for ScandalJoseph Surface

1921The Fruitful VineDon Cesare Carelli

1921InnocentAmadis de Jocelyn

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