Personal Info
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1892-06-14 (133 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Johannesburg, South African Republic
Also Known For
Sir Basil RathbonePhilip St. John Basil RathboneБэзил Рэтбоун
Basil Rathbone
Biography
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) 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, howe ...
Known For
Acting
2005 --
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
| Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
1996 --
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
|
1991 --
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
| Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
1986 --
The Great Mouse Detective
| Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1985 --
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
| Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1983 --
The Horror of It All
| Carmichael (archive footage)
1979 --
The Horror Show
| (archive footage)
1974 --
Madhouse
| Basil (archive footage)
1968 --
Autopsy of a Ghost
| Canuto Pérez
1968 --
The Movie Orgy
| Self (archival footage)
1967 --
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
| Gregor
1967 --
Soldier in Love
| Duke of York
1966 --
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
| Reginald Ripper
1966 --
Queen of Blood
| Dr. Farraday
1965 --
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
| Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
1965 --
The Son of Frankenstein
| Frankenstein (archive footage)
1964 --
The Comedy of Terrors
| John F. Black
1962 --
Two Before Zero
|
1962 --
Tales of Terror
| Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962 --
The Magic Sword
| Lodac
1962 --
Pontius Pilate
| Caiaphas
1961 --
Victoria Regina
| Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
1960 --
The Black Cat
|
1959 --
A Christmas Carol
| Scrooge
1958 --
The Last Hurrah
| Norman Cass Sr.
1958 --
Aladdin
| Emperor
1958 --
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
| Dr. Boekman
1957 --
The Lark
| Chief Inquisitor
1956 --
The Stingiest Man in Town
| Ebenezer Scrooge
1956 --
The Black Sleep
| Sir Joel Cadman
1955 --
The Court Jester
| Sir Ravenhurst
1955 --
We're No Angels
| Andre Trochard
1954 --
A Christmas Carol
| Marley's Ghost
1954 --
The General's Boots
| General Lee
1954 --
Casanova's Big Night
| Lucio / Narrator
1949 --
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
| Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
1949 --
The Wind in the Willows
| Narrator (voice)
1946 --
Dressed to Kill
| Sherlock Holmes
1946 --
Heartbeat
| Professor Aristide
1946 --
Terror by Night
| Sherlock Holmes
1945 --
Pursuit to Algiers
| Sherlock Holmes
1945 --
The Woman in Green
| Sherlock Holmes
1945 --
The House of Fear
| Sherlock Holmes
1944 --
Frenchman's Creek
| Lord Rockingham
1944 --
The Pearl of Death
| Sherlock Holmes
1944 --
Bathing Beauty
| George Adams
1944 --
The Scarlet Claw
| Sherlock Holmes
1943 --
The Spider Woman
| Sherlock Holmes
1943 --
Crazy House
| Sherlock Holmes
1943 --
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
| Sherlock Holmes
1943 --
Above Suspicion
| Sig von Aschenhausen
1943 --
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
| Sherlock Holmes
1942 --
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
| Sherlock Holmes
1942 --
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
| Himself
1942 --
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
| Sherlock Holmes
1942 --
Crossroads
| Henri Sarrou
1942 --
Fingers at the Window
| Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
1941 --
Paris Calling
| Andre Benoit
1941 --
International Lady
| Reggie Oliver
1941 --
The Black Cat
| Montague Hartley
1940 --
The Mad Doctor
| Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
1940 --
The Mark of Zorro
| Captain Esteban Pasquale
1940 --
Rhythm on the River
| Oliver Courtney
1939 --
Tower of London
| Richard - Duke of Gloucester
1939 --
Rio
| Paul Reynard
1939 --
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
| Sherlock Holmes
1939 --
The Sun Never Sets
| Clive Randolph
1939 --
The Hound of the Baskervilles
| Sherlock Holmes
1939 --
Son of Frankenstein
| Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
1938 --
Breakdowns of 1938
| Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938 --
The Dawn Patrol
| Maj. Brand
1938 --
If I Were King
| King Louis XI
1938 --
The Adventures of Robin Hood
| Sir Guy of Gisbourne
1938 --
The Adventures of Marco Polo
| Ahmed
1937 --
Tovarich
| Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
1937 --
Make a Wish
| Johnny Selden
1937 --
Confession
| Michael Michailow
1937 --
Love from a Stranger
| Gerald Lovell
1936 --
The Garden of Allah
| Count Ferdinand Anteoni
1936 --
Romeo and Juliet
| Tybalt
1936 --
Private Number
| Thomas Wroxton
1935 --
Captain Blood
| Levasseur
1935 --
A Tale of Two Cities
| Marquis St. Evremonde
1935 --
Kind Lady
| Henry Abbott
1935 --
A Feather in Her Hat
| Captain Randolph Courtney
1935 --
The Last Days of Pompeii
| Pontius Pilate
1935 --
Anna Karenina
| Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
1935 --
David Copperfield
| Mr. Edward Murdstone
1933 --
Loyalties
| Ferdinand de Levis
1933 --
One Precious Year
| Derek Nagel
1932 --
After the Ball
| Jack Harrowby
1932 --
A Woman Commands
| Capt. Alex Pastitsch
1930 --
Sin Takes a Holiday
| Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
1930 --
A Lady Surrenders
| Carl Vandry
1930 --
The Lady of Scandal
| Edward
1930 --
The Flirting Widow
| Col. Smith
1930 --
A Notorious Affair
| Paul Gherardi
1930 --
This Mad World
| Paul Parisot
1929 --
The Bishop Murder Case
| Philo Vance
1929 --
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
| Lord Arthur Dilling
1926 --
The Great Deception
| Rizzio
1925 --
The Masked Bride
| Antoine
1924 --
Trouping with Ellen
| Tony Winterslip
1924 --
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
| Undetermined Subordinate Role
1923 --
The School for Scandal
| Joseph Surface
1921 --
The Fruitful Vine
| Don Cesare Carelli
1921 --
Innocent
| Amadis de Jocelyn