Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

6/13/1892 – 7/21/1967Johannesburg, South African Republic

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.

Filmography (125 titles)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn7.7Movie

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage) · 2005

In the Footsteps of Sherlock HolmesMovie

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes

1996

Dracula in the Movies10.0Movie

Dracula in the Movies

(archive footage) · 1992

6.3Movie

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) · 1991

The Great Mouse Detective7.1Movie

The Great Mouse Detective

Sherlock Holmes (voice) · 1986

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes8.5Movie

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) · 1985

The Horror of It All8.3Movie

The Horror of It All

Carmichael (archive footage) · 1983

The Horror Show3.4Movie

The Horror Show

(archive footage) · 1979

Madhouse6.2Movie

Madhouse

Basil (archive footage) · 1974

Autopsy of a Ghost5.2Movie

Autopsy of a Ghost

Canuto Pérez · 1968

The Movie Orgy6.7Movie

The Movie Orgy

Self (archival footage) · 1968

Hillbillys in a Haunted House2.8Movie

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

Gregor · 1967

Soldier in Love7.0Movie

Soldier in Love

Duke of York · 1967

Show

Summer Fun

1966

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini5.2Movie

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

Reginald Ripper · 1966

Queen of Blood5.2Movie

Queen of Blood

Dr. Farraday · 1966

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet4.1Movie

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 · 1965

The Comedy of Terrors6.5Movie

The Comedy of Terrors

John F. Black · 1964

Burke's Law6.3Show

Burke's Law

Milo James · 1963

Two Before Zero7.5Movie

Two Before Zero

1962

The Merv Griffin Show6.6Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

Tales of Terror6.7Movie

Tales of Terror

Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") · 1962

The Magic Sword4.3Movie

The Magic Sword

Lodac · 1962

Pontius Pilate6.8Movie

Pontius Pilate

Caiaphas · 1962

Victoria Regina8.0Movie

Victoria Regina

Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield) · 1961

Dr. Kildare5.7Show

Dr. Kildare

Frederick Foray · 1961

7.0Movie

Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus

Narrator · 1961

10.0Movie

The Black Cat

1960

A Christmas Carol8.7Movie

A Christmas Carol

Scrooge · 1959

7.5Show

Tales from Dickens

Scrooge · 1959