Basil Ruysdael
Birthday
1888/07/23
Day of death
1960/10/10 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Also know as
Basil Milspaugh Ruysdael, Basil Spaulding Millspaugh
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Basil Ruysdael (July 24, 1888 - October 10, 1960) was an American film actor and opera singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Basil Ruysdael, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. He started his career as a baritone singer for the Metropolitan Opera Company in the early 1900's and appeared on the New York stage in 1918. Moving to California in 1923, he was a voice teacher for many actors. Encouraged to try acting ...Read more
Acting
(1960) The Story of Ruth
as Shammah
(1929) The Cocoanuts
as Detective Hennessy
(1955) Blackboard Jungle
as Prof. A.R. Kraal
(1949) The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock
(1955) Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
(1949) Colorado Territory
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
(1950) One Way Street
as Father Moreno
(1951) The Scarf
as Cyrus Barrington
(1956) Diane
as Chamberlain
(1950) Broken Arrow
as General Oliver
(1952) Carrie
as Mr. Fitzgerald
(1955) The Violent Men
as Tex Hinkleman
(1956) These Wilder Years
as Judge
(1950) Gambling House
as Judge Ravinek
(1959) The Horse Soldiers
as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
(1958) The Last Hurrah
as The Episcopal Bishop
(1938) The Romance of Iron and Steel
as Narrator
(1955) Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
as Andrew Jackson
(1950) High Lonesome
as 'Horse' Davis
(1951) Half Angel
as Dr. Jackson
(1955) Pearl of the South Pacific
as Tuan Michael
(1949) Come to the Stable
as The Bishop
(1952) Boots Malone
as Preacher Cole
(1951) Raton Pass
as Pierre Challon
(1954) The Shanghai Story
as Rev. Hollingsworth
(1956) Jubal
as Shem Hoktor
(1940) The Archives
as Narrator
(1949) Pinky
as Judge Walker
(1943) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Narrator
(1949) The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. Francis I. Garard
(1951) People Will Talk
as Dean Lyman Brockwell
(1954) Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
as General Jackson
(1951) My Forbidden Past
as Dean Cazzley
(1934) Dealers in Death
as Narrator
(1945) Clippers at War
as Narrator (voice)
(1957) Perry Mason
as Henry W. Dameron
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1959) Black Saddle
as Senator McQueen