Acting credits
117
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Basil Rathbone
Acting
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Movies: 104Series: 13
TMDB ID: 8727
IMDb ID: nm0001651
Known for: Acting
Born: June 13, 1892
Died: July 21, 1967
Age: 75
Place of birth: Johannesburg, South African Republic
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1921 - 2005
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 6.39
Wikidata: Q336865
Also known as
Sir Basil Rathbone • Philip St. John Basil Rathbone • Бэзил Рэтбоун
Biography
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 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Basil Rathbone.
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 • Movie
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996 • Movie
as (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992 • Movie
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 • Movie
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 • Movie
as Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979 • Movie
as Basil (archive footage)
Madhouse
1974 • Movie
as Canuto Pérez
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968 • Movie
as Self (archival footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968 • Movie
as Gregor
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967 • Movie
as Duke of York
Soldier in Love
1967 • Movie
as Reginald Ripper
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 • Movie
as Dr. Farraday
Queen of Blood
1966 • Movie
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965 • Movie
as John F. Black
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 • Movie
Two Before Zero
1962 • Movie
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Tales of Terror
1962 • Movie
as Lodac
The Magic Sword
1962 • Movie
as Caiaphas
Pontius Pilate
1962 • Movie
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Victoria Regina
1961 • Movie
as Scrooge
A Christmas Carol
1959 • Movie
as Norman Cass Sr.
The Last Hurrah
1958 • Movie
as Emperor
Aladdin
1958 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Basil Rathbone.
as Milo James • 1 eps
Burke's Law
1963 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Frederick Foray • 2 eps
Dr. Kildare
1961 • Series
as Emperor • 1 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 • Series
as Paul Charters • 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 • Series
as Inquisitor • 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 • Series
as Self - Host / General Lee • 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 • Series
as Basil Rathbone • 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
1950 • Series
1 eps
Your Show of Shows
1950 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
1 eps
Lights Out
1949 • Series
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde • 1 eps
Suspense
1949 • Series
as Hazelton Crome • 1 eps
Studio One
1948 • Series