Basil Rathbone
106 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 13, 1892
- Died
- Jul 21, 1967 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg, South African Republic
- Also known as
- Philip St. John Basil Rathbone · Бэзил Рэтбоун
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.0 The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · Film
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★ 7.5 The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Film
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★ 6.5 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · Film
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★ 6.7 Son of Frankenstein
1939 · Film
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★ 7.3 Captain Blood
1935 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Mark of Zorro
1940 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 · Film
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★ 7.3 The Court Jester
1955 · Film
Basil Rathbone: movies and TV shows
Acting (118)
- 1996
- 1992 Dracula in the Movies
as (archive footage)
- 1991 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 1986 The Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
- 1985 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
- 1983 The Horror of It All
as Carmichael (archive footage)
- 1979 The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
- 1974 Madhouse
as Basil (archive footage)
- 1968 Autopsy of a Ghost
as Canuto Pérez
- 1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House
as Gregor
- 1967 Soldier in Love
as Duke of York
- 1966
- 1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Reginald Ripper
- 1966 Queen of Blood
as Dr. Farraday
- 1965 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
- 1964 The Comedy of Terrors
as John F. Black
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962 Tales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- 1962 The Magic Sword
as Lodac
- 1962 Pontius Pilate
as Caiaphas
- 1961 Victoria Regina
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
- 1961
- 1961 Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
as Narrator
- 1960
- 1959 A Christmas Carol
as Scrooge
- 1959
- 1958 The Last Hurrah
as Norman Cass Sr.
- 1958 Aladdin
as Emperor
- 1958 Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
as Dr. Boekman
- 1957
- 1957 The Lark
as Chief Inquisitor
- 1956 The Stingiest Man in Town
as Ebenezer Scrooge
- 1956 The Black Sleep
as Sir Joel Cadman
- 1956 Affair in Sumatra
as Paul Charters
- 1955 The Court Jester
as Sir Ravenhurst
- 1955
- 1955 We're No Angels
as Andre Trochard
- 1954 A Christmas Carol
as Marley's Ghost
- 1954 The General's Boots
as General Lee
- 1954 Casanova's Big Night
as Lucio / Narrator
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame · TV
as Inquisitor / Dr. Boekman / Lord Beaconsfield / The Duke of York · 4 episodes
- 1950
- 1950
- 1950
- 1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
- 1949 The Wind in the Willows
as Narrator (voice)
- 1949
- 1948
- 1946 Dressed to Kill
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1946 Heartbeat
as Professor Aristide
- 1946 Terror by Night
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1945 Pursuit to Algiers
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1945 The Woman in Green
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1945 The House of Fear
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1944 Frenchman's Creek
as Lord Rockingham
- 1944 The Pearl of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1944 Bathing Beauty
as George Adams
- 1944 The Scarlet Claw
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1943 The Spider Woman
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1943 Crazy House
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1943 Above Suspicion
as Sig von Aschenhausen
- 1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1942 Crossroads
as Henri Sarrou
- 1942 Fingers at the Window
as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
- 1941 Paris Calling
as Benoit
- 1941 International Lady
as Reggie Oliver
- 1941 The Black Cat
as Montague Hartley
- 1940 The Mad Doctor
as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
- 1940 The Mark of Zorro
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
- 1940 Rhythm on the River
as Oliver Courtney
- 1939 Tower of London
as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
- 1939 Rio
as Paul Reynard
- 1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1939 The Sun Never Sets
as Clive Randolph
- 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1939 Son of Frankenstein
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
- 1938 Breakdowns of 1938
as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938 The Dawn Patrol
as Maj. Brand
- 1938 If I Were King
as Louis XI
- 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
- 1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Ahmed
- 1937 Tovarich
as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
- 1937 Make a Wish
as Johnny Selden
- 1937 Confession
as Michael Michailow
- 1937 Love from a Stranger
as Gerald Lovell
- 1936 The Garden of Allah
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
- 1936 Romeo and Juliet
as Tybalt
- 1936 Private Number
as Thomas Wroxton
- 1935 Captain Blood
as Levasseur
- 1935 A Tale of Two Cities
as Marquis St. Evremonde
- 1935 Kind Lady
as Henry Abbott
- 1935 A Feather in Her Hat
as Captain Randolph Courtney
- 1935 The Last Days of Pompeii
as Pontius Pilate
- 1935 Anna Karenina
as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
- 1935 David Copperfield
as Mr. Edward Murdstone
- 1933 Loyalties
as Ferdinand de Levis
- 1933 One Precious Year
as Derek Nagel
- 1932 After the Ball
as Jack Harrowby
- 1932 A Woman Commands
as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
- 1930 Sin Takes a Holiday
as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
- 1930 A Lady Surrenders
as Carl Vandry
- 1930 The Lady of Scandal
as Edward
- 1930 The Flirting Widow
as Col. Smith
- 1930 A Notorious Affair
as Paul Gherardi
- 1930 This Mad World
as Paul Parisot
- 1929 The Bishop Murder Case
as Philo Vance
- 1929 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Arthur Dilling
- 1926 The Great Deception
as Rizzio
- 1925 The Masked Bride
as Antoine
- 1924 Trouping with Ellen
as Tony Winterslip
- 1924 The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Undetermined Subordinate Role
- 1923 The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
- 1921 The Fruitful Vine
as Don Cesare Carelli
- 1921 Innocent
as Amadis de Jocelyn
Talk shows and appearances (8)
- 2024
- 2005
- 1968
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
3 episodes
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
2 episodes
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1949 Lights Out
1 episode
- 1942