Basil Rathbone
Acting
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.
Known for
2005The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
1996In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1992Dracula in the Movies
1986The Great Mouse Detective
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1985The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1983The Horror of It All
Carmichael (archive footage)
1979The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1974Madhouse
Basil (archive footage)
1968The Movie Orgy
Self (archival footage)
1968Autopsy of a Ghost
Canuto Pérez
1967Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Gregor
1967Soldier in Love
Duke of York
1966Queen of Blood
Dr. Farraday
1966The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Reginald Ripper
1965Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
1964The Comedy of Terrors
John F. Black
1962The Magic Sword
Lodac
1962Tales of Terror
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962Pontius Pilate
Caiaphas
1962Two Before Zero
1961Victoria Regina
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
1959A Christmas Carol
Scrooge
1958Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Dr. Boekman
1958The Last Hurrah
Norman Cass Sr.