Basil Rathbone
Acting
Born: 1892-06-13 · Johannesburg, South African Republic
Died: 1967-07-21
Biography
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 Sher
🎬 Movies (30)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Dracula in the Movies
1992
(archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983
Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
Madhouse
1974
Basil (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archival footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
Canuto Pérez
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
Gregor
Soldier in Love
1967
Duke of York
Queen of Blood
1966
Dr. Farraday
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
Reginald Ripper
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965
Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
John F. Black
The Magic Sword
1962
Lodac
Tales of Terror
1962
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Pontius Pilate
1962
Caiaphas
Two Before Zero
1962
Victoria Regina
1961
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
1961
Narrator
The Black Cat
1960
A Christmas Carol
1959
Scrooge
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958
Dr. Boekman
The Last Hurrah
1958
Norman Cass Sr.
Aladdin
1958
Emperor
The Lark
1957
Chief Inquisitor
The Black Sleep
1956
Sir Joel Cadman
📺 TV Shows (16)
Summer Fun
1966
Burke's Law
1963
Milo James
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
Frederick Foray
Tales from Dickens
1959
Scrooge
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Emperor
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Paul Charters
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Duke of York
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Jewel Thief
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Ambrose Wallington
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Basil Rathbone
What's My Line?
1950
Self
Suspense
1949
Sherlock Holmes
Lights Out
1949
Studio One
1948
Hazelton Crome