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Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Birthday: 1892-06-13 | Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South African Republic

Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) was a South African 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Basil Rathbone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1986
The Great Mouse Detective

as    Sherlock Holmes (voice)

1967
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

1962
Tales of Terror

as    Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

1958
The Last Hurrah

as    Norman Cass Sr.

1956
The Black Sleep

as    Sir Joel Cadman

1955
We're No Angels

as    Andre Trochard

1955
The Court Jester

as    Sir Ravenhurst

1954
Casanova's Big Night

as    Lucio / Narrator

1954
A Christmas Carol

as    Marley's Ghost

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)

1946
Heartbeat

as    Professor Aristide

1946
Terror by Night

as    Sherlock Holmes

1946
Dressed to Kill

as    Sherlock Holmes

1945
Pursuit to Algiers

as    Sherlock Holmes

1945
The House of Fear

as    Sherlock Holmes

1945
The Woman in Green

as    Sherlock Holmes

1944
Bathing Beauty

as    George Adams

1944
Frenchman's Creek

as    Lord Rockingham

1944
The Pearl of Death

as    Sherlock Holmes

1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as    Sherlock Holmes

1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as    Sherlock Holmes

1943
Above Suspicion

as    Sig von Aschenhausen

1942
Crossroads

as    Henri Sarrou

1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

as    Sherlock Holmes

1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

as    Sherlock Holmes

1941
The Black Cat

as    Montague Hartley