Basil Rathbone
Biography
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 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.
Filmography
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
- No poster
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983
as Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Madhouse
1974
as Basil (archive footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
as Canuto Pérez
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archival footage)
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
as Gregor
Soldier in Love
1967
as Duke of York
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
as Reginald Ripper
Queen of Blood
1966
as Dr. Farraday
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
as John F. Black
Two Before Zero
1962
Tales of Terror
1962
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
The Magic Sword
1962
as Lodac
Pontius Pilate
1962
as Caiaphas
Victoria Regina
1961
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
- No poster
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
1961
as Narrator
- No poster
The Black Cat
1960