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Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

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

Born

Jun 13, 1892

Johannesburg, South African Republic

Died

Jul 21, 1967

Known For

Acting

Movies

110 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 • as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
★ 7.0
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 • as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
★ 7.5
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 • as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
★ 6.5
Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty
1944 • as George Adams
★ 5.9
Rio
Rio
1939 • as Paul Reynard
★ 5.4
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 • as Levasseur
★ 7.3
Terror by Night
Terror by Night
1946 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.6
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
1940 • as Captain Esteban Pasquale
★ 7.2
We're No Angels
We're No Angels
1955 • as Andre Trochard
★ 7.2
Victoria Regina
Victoria Regina
1961 • as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
★ 8.0
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1935 • as Mr. Edward Murdstone
★ 6.7
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 7.1
The Court Jester
The Court Jester
1955 • as Sir Ravenhurst
★ 7.3
The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death
1944 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 7.1
The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green
1945 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.5
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.8
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.9
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
1946 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.7
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger
1937 • as Gerald Lovell
★ 6.3
Innocent
Innocent
1921 • as Amadis de Jocelyn
★ 7.0
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.5
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
1939 • as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
★ 6.7
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.9
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archival footage)
★ 6.8
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror
1962 • as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
★ 6.7
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
1936 • as Tybalt
★ 6.2
Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night
1954 • as Lucio / Narrator
★ 6.0
Make a Wish
Make a Wish
1937 • as Johnny Selden
★ 5.8
The Garden of Allah
The Garden of Allah
1936 • as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
★ 6.0
Madhouse
Madhouse
1974 • as Basil (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965 • as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
★ 4.0
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1935 • as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
★ 6.6
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 • as John F. Black
★ 6.5
The Adventures of Marco Polo
★ 6.1
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1935 • as Marquis St. Evremonde
★ 6.9
This Mad World
This Mad World
1930 • as Paul Parisot
★ 7.5
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 • as Reginald Ripper
★ 5.1
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • as Norman Cass Sr.
★ 7.2
The House of Fear
The House of Fear
1945 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.9
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
1943 • as Sig von Aschenhausen
★ 6.2
The Scarlet Claw
The Scarlet Claw
1944 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 7.0
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935 • as Pontius Pilate
★ 5.9
Pursuit to Algiers
Pursuit to Algiers
1945 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.8
International Lady
International Lady
1941 • as Reggie Oliver
★ 6.6
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
1949 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies
1992 • as (archive footage)
★ 10.0
The Black Cat
The Black Cat
1941 • as Montague Hartley
★ 6.4
If I Were King
If I Were King
1938 • as Louis XI
★ 7.2
Tower of London
Tower of London
1939 • as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
★ 6.1
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1938 • as Maj. Brand
★ 6.8
The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword
1962 • as Lodac
★ 4.4
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate
1962 • as Caiaphas
★ 6.7
Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River
1940 • as Oliver Courtney
★ 6.9
Sin Takes a Holiday
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930 • as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
★ 5.5
Crossroads
Crossroads
1942 • as Henri Sarrou
★ 5.9
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1946 • as Professor Aristide
★ 5.2
The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman
1943 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 7.0
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 • as (archive footage)
★ 3.4
A Lady Surrenders
A Lady Surrenders
1930 • as Carl Vandry
★ 4.5
Private Number
Private Number
1936 • as Thomas Wroxton
★ 6.7
Tovarich
Tovarich
1937 • as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
★ 6.4
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window
1942 • as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
★ 5.7
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 • as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
★ 7.7
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 • as Captain Randolph Courtney
★ 7.0
The Flirting Widow
The Flirting Widow
1930 • as Col. Smith
★ 5.7
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 • as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Queen of Blood
Queen of Blood
1966 • as Dr. Farraday
★ 5.2
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958 • as Dr. Boekman
★ 9.0
Kind Lady
Kind Lady
1935 • as Henry Abbott
★ 6.8
Confession
Confession
1937 • as Michael Michailow
★ 6.3
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
★ 2.8
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1954 • as Marley's Ghost
★ 6.9
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek
1944 • as Lord Rockingham
★ 5.8
The Bishop Murder Case
The Bishop Murder Case
1929 • as Philo Vance
★ 5.4
Crazy House
Crazy House
1943 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.0
Autopsy of a Ghost
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968 • as Canuto Pérez
★ 5.1
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep
1956 • as Sir Joel Cadman
★ 6.2
The Mad Doctor
The Mad Doctor
1940 • as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
★ 6.2
Paris Calling
Paris Calling
1941 • as Benoit
★ 6.0
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets
1939 • as Clive Randolph
★ 5.5
The Lady of Scandal
The Lady of Scandal
1930 • as Edward
★ 5.5
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
1983 • as Carmichael (archive footage)
★ 8.3
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
★ 6.0
movie
The General's Boots
1954 • as General Lee
The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town
1956 • as Ebenezer Scrooge
★ 5.7
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929 • as Lord Arthur Dilling
★ 6.0
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 • as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
★ 8.5
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924 • as Undetermined Subordinate Role
★ 10.0
movie
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 • as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
★ 6.2
The Lark
The Lark
1957 • as Chief Inquisitor
Loyalties
Loyalties
1933 • as Ferdinand de Levis
★ 7.0
Soldier in Love
Soldier in Love
1967 • as Duke of York
★ 7.0
The Masked Bride
The Masked Bride
1925 • as Antoine
★ 10.0
Aladdin
Aladdin
1958 • as Emperor
★ 10.0
movie
★ 7.0
The Great Deception
The Great Deception
1926 • as Rizzio
★ 7.0
A Woman Commands
A Woman Commands
1932 • as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
★ 9.0
Affair in Sumatra
Affair in Sumatra
1956 • as Paul Charters
A Notorious Affair
A Notorious Affair
1930 • as Paul Gherardi
★ 4.7
After the Ball
After the Ball
1932 • as Jack Harrowby
★ 10.0
Two Before Zero
★ 7.5
The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal
1923 • as Joseph Surface
★ 8.0
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1959 • as Scrooge
★ 8.9
One Precious Year
One Precious Year
1933 • as Derek Nagel
★ 8.0
movie
★ 10.0
movie
The Fruitful Vine
1921 • as Don Cesare Carelli
★ 10.0
Trouping with Ellen
Trouping with Ellen
1924 • as Tony Winterslip
★ 10.0