Basil Rathbone
Acting
1892-06-13 · Johannesburg, 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.
movieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage) · 2005 · 7.7
movieIn the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
as · 1996 · 0.0
movieDracula in the Movies
as · 1992 · 10.0
movieFrankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) · 1991 · 6.3
movieThe Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice) · 1986 · 7.1
movieThe Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) · 1985 · 8.5
movieThe Horror of It All
as Carmichael (archive footage) · 1983 · 8.3
movieThe Horror Show
as (archive footage) · 1979 · 3.8
movieMadhouse
as Basil (archive footage) · 1974 · 6.2
movieAutopsy of a Ghost
as Canuto Pérez · 1968 · 5.2
movieThe Movie Orgy
as Self (archival footage) · 1968 · 6.6
movieHillbillys in a Haunted House
as Gregor · 1967 · 2.8
movieSoldier in Love
as Duke of York · 1967 · 7.0
tvSummer Fun
as · 1966 · 0.0
movieThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Reginald Ripper · 1966 · 5.2
movieQueen of Blood
as Dr. Farraday · 1966 · 5.2
movieVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 · 1965 · 4.1
movieThe Comedy of Terrors
as John F. Black · 1964 · 6.5
tvBurke's Law
as Milo James · 1963 · 6.3
movieTwo Before Zero
as · 1962 · 7.5
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962 · 6.6
movieTales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") · 1962 · 6.7
movieThe Magic Sword
as Lodac · 1962 · 4.3
moviePontius Pilate
as Caiaphas · 1962 · 6.8