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.
TV Shows(16)
Summer Fun
1966
Burke's Law
Milo James
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Dr. Kildare
Frederick Foray
1961
Tales from Dickens
Scrooge
1959
DuPont Show of the Month
Emperor
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
Paul Charters
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Inquisitor
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Self - Host / General Lee
1951
The Jack Benny Program
Basil Rathbone
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Frampton
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1949
Studio One
Hazelton Crome
1948
Movies(109)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
2005
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
1991
The Great Mouse Detective
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985
The Horror of It All
Carmichael (archive footage)
1983
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Madhouse
Basil (archive footage)
1974
Autopsy of a Ghost
Canuto Pérez
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archival footage)
1968
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Gregor
1967
Soldier in Love
Duke of York
1967
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Reginald Ripper
1966
Queen of Blood
Dr. Farraday
1966
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
1965
The Comedy of Terrors
John F. Black
1964
Two Before Zero
1962
Tales of Terror
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962
The Magic Sword
Lodac
1962
Pontius Pilate
Caiaphas
1962
Victoria Regina
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
1961
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
Narrator
1961
The Black Cat
1960
A Christmas Carol
Scrooge
1959
The Last Hurrah
Norman Cass Sr.
1958
Aladdin
Emperor
1958
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Dr. Boekman
1958
The Lark
Chief Inquisitor
1957
The Stingiest Man in Town
Ebenezer Scrooge
1956
The Black Sleep
Sir Joel Cadman
1956
Affair in Sumatra
Paul Charters
1956
The Court Jester
Sir Ravenhurst
1955
We're No Angels
Andre Trochard
1955
A Christmas Carol
Marley's Ghost
1954
The General's Boots
General Lee
1954
Casanova's Big Night
Lucio / Narrator
1954
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
1949
The Wind in the Willows
Narrator (voice)
1949
Dressed to Kill
Sherlock Holmes
1946
Heartbeat
Professor Aristide
1946
Terror by Night
Sherlock Holmes
1946
Pursuit to Algiers
Sherlock Holmes
1945
The Woman in Green
Sherlock Holmes
1945
The House of Fear
Sherlock Holmes
1945
Frenchman's Creek
Lord Rockingham
1944
The Pearl of Death
Sherlock Holmes
1944
Bathing Beauty
George Adams
1944
The Scarlet Claw
Sherlock Holmes
1944
The Spider Woman
Sherlock Holmes
1943
Crazy House
Sherlock Holmes
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes
1943
Above Suspicion
Sig von Aschenhausen
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes
1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Himself
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes
1942
Crossroads
Henri Sarrou
1942
Fingers at the Window
Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
1942
Paris Calling
Andre Benoit
1941
International Lady
Reggie Oliver
1941
The Black Cat
Montague Hartley
1941
The Mad Doctor
Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
1940
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban Pasquale
1940
Rhythm on the River
Oliver Courtney
1940
Tower of London
Richard - Duke of Gloucester
1939
Rio
Paul Reynard
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1939
The Sun Never Sets
Clive Randolph
1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
1939
Son of Frankenstein
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
The Dawn Patrol
Maj. Brand
1938
If I Were King
Louis XI
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Ahmed
1938
Tovarich
Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
1937
Make a Wish
Johnny Selden
1937
Confession
Michael Michailow
1937
Love from a Stranger
Gerald Lovell
1937
The Garden of Allah
Count Ferdinand Anteoni
1936
Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt
1936
Private Number
Thomas Wroxton
1936
Captain Blood
Levasseur
1935
A Tale of Two Cities
Marquis St. Evremonde
1935
Kind Lady
Henry Abbott
1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Captain Randolph Courtney
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
Pontius Pilate
1935
Anna Karenina
Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
1935
David Copperfield
Mr. Edward Murdstone
1935
Loyalties
Ferdinand de Levis
1933
One Precious Year
Derek Nagel
1933
After the Ball
Jack Harrowby
1932
A Woman Commands
Capt. Alex Pastitsch
1932
Sin Takes a Holiday
Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
1930
A Lady Surrenders
Carl Vandry
1930
The Lady of Scandal
Edward
1930
The Flirting Widow
Col. Smith
1930
A Notorious Affair
Paul Gherardi
1930
This Mad World
Paul Parisot
1930
The Bishop Murder Case
Philo Vance
1929
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lord Arthur Dilling
1929
The Great Deception
Rizzio
1926
The Masked Bride
Antoine
1925
Trouping with Ellen
Tony Winterslip
1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Undetermined Subordinate Role
1924
The School for Scandal
Joseph Surface
1923
The Fruitful Vine
Don Cesare Carelli
1921
Innocent
Amadis de Jocelyn
1921