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 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.
Films (108)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
The Horror of It All
1983
The Horror Show
1979
Madhouse
1974
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
The Movie Orgy
1968
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
Soldier in Love
1967
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
Queen of Blood
1966
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
Two Before Zero
1962
Tales of Terror
1962
The Magic Sword
1962
Pontius Pilate
1962
Victoria Regina
1961
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
1961
The Black Cat
1960
A Christmas Carol
1959
The Last Hurrah
1958
Aladdin
1958
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958
The Lark
1957
The Stingiest Man in Town
1956
The Black Sleep
1956
Affair in Sumatra
1956
The Court Jester
1955
We're No Angels
1955
A Christmas Carol
1954
The General's Boots
1954
Casanova's Big Night
1954
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
The Wind in the Willows
1949
Dressed to Kill
1946
Heartbeat
1946
Terror by Night
1946
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
The Woman in Green
1945
The House of Fear
1945
Frenchman's Creek
1944
The Pearl of Death
1944
Bathing Beauty
1944
The Scarlet Claw
1944
The Spider Woman
1943
Crazy House
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
Above Suspicion
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Crossroads
1942
Fingers at the Window
1942
Paris Calling
1941
International Lady
1941
The Black Cat
1941
The Mad Doctor
1940
The Mark of Zorro
1940
Rhythm on the River
1940
Tower of London
1939
Rio
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
The Sun Never Sets
1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
Son of Frankenstein
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
The Dawn Patrol
1938
If I Were King
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
Tovarich
1937
Make a Wish
1937
Confession
1937
Love from a Stranger
1937
The Garden of Allah
1936
Romeo and Juliet
1936
Private Number
1936
Captain Blood
1935
A Tale of Two Cities
1935
Kind Lady
1935
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Anna Karenina
1935
David Copperfield
1935
Loyalties
1933
One Precious Year
1933
After the Ball
1932
A Woman Commands
1932
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
A Lady Surrenders
1930
The Lady of Scandal
1930
The Flirting Widow
1930
A Notorious Affair
1930
This Mad World
1930
The Bishop Murder Case
1929
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929
The Great Deception
1926
The Masked Bride
1925
Trouping with Ellen
1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
The School for Scandal
1923
The Fruitful Vine
1921
Innocent
1921