Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Acting

Birthday

1892/06/14

Day of death

1967/07/21 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South African Republic

Also know as

Sir Basil Rathbone, Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, Бэзил Рэтбоун

Biography

Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) 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, howe...Read more

Acting
Son of Frankenstein
6.7

(1939) Son of Frankenstein

as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein

The Spider Woman
6.9

(1943) The Spider Woman

as Sherlock Holmes

The Movie Orgy
6.2

(1968) The Movie Orgy

as Self (archival footage)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5

(1938) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Guy of Gisbourne

Terror by Night
6.6

(1946) Terror by Night

as Sherlock Holmes

Dressed to Kill
6.5

(1946) Dressed to Kill

as Sherlock Holmes

We're No Angels
7.2

(1955) We're No Angels

as Andre Trochard

The Court Jester
7.3

(1955) The Court Jester

as Sir Ravenhurst

The Mark of Zorro
7.1

(1940) The Mark of Zorro

as Captain Esteban Pasquale

Above Suspicion
6.4

(1943) Above Suspicion

as Sig von Aschenhausen

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
6.5

(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

as Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1

(1939) The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Sherlock Holmes

Autopsia de un fantasma
4.8

(1968) Autopsy of a Ghost

as Canuto Pérez

The Magic Sword
4.1

(1962) The Magic Sword

as Lodac

The House of Fear
6.8

(1945) The House of Fear

as Sherlock Holmes

The Pearl of Death
7.0

(1944) The Pearl of Death

as Sherlock Holmes

The Scarlet Claw
6.9

(1944) The Scarlet Claw

as Sherlock Holmes

The Great Mouse Detective
7.0

(1986) The Great Mouse Detective

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

Rio
5.1

(1939) Rio

as Paul Reynard

Queen of Blood
5.3

(1966) Queen of Blood

as Dr. Farraday

The Woman in Green
6.4

(1945) The Woman in Green

as Sherlock Holmes

The Horror Show
6.0

(1979) The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
6.5

(1949) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")

Tower of London
5.9

(1939) Tower of London

as Richard - Duke of Gloucester

The Black Sleep
6.0

(1956) The Black Sleep

as Sir Joel Cadman

The Black Cat
6.5

(1941) The Black Cat

as Montague Hartley

Love from a Stranger
5.9

(1937) Love from a Stranger

as Gerald Lovell

Crazy House
5.0

(1943) Crazy House

as Sherlock Holmes

The Mad Doctor
6.0

(1940) The Mad Doctor

as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann

Tales of Terror
6.6

(1962) Tales of Terror

as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Heartbeat
4.9

(1946) Heartbeat

as Professor Aristide

The Comedy of Terrors
6.5

(1964) The Comedy of Terrors

as John F. Black

Crossroads
5.9

(1942) Crossroads

as Henri Sarrou

Tovarich
6.2

(1937) Tovarich

as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko

Bathing Beauty
5.8

(1944) Bathing Beauty

as George Adams

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.7

(1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as Sherlock Holmes

The Bishop Murder Case
5.2

(1929) The Bishop Murder Case

as Philo Vance

Romeo and Juliet
6.2

(1936) Romeo and Juliet

as Tybalt

The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
6.6

(1935) David Copperfield

as Mr. Edward Murdstone

Captain Blood
7.2

(1935) Captain Blood

as Levasseur

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6.8

(1939) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

Fingers at the Window
5.4

(1942) Fingers at the Window

as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle

The Dawn Patrol
6.8

(1938) The Dawn Patrol

as Maj. Brand

A Tale of Two Cities
6.8

(1935) A Tale of Two Cities

as Marquis St. Evremonde

The Masked Bride
0.0

(1925) The Masked Bride

as Antoine

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.3

(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

as Sherlock Holmes

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
0.0

(1924) The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

as Undetermined Subordinate Role

Trouping with Ellen
0.0

(1924) Trouping with Ellen

as Tony Winterslip

One Precious Year
0.0

(1933) One Precious Year

as Derek Nagel

Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
0.0

(1958) Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates

as Dr. Boekman

Pursuit to Algiers
6.8

(1945) Pursuit to Algiers

as Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.8

(1943) Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as Sherlock Holmes

Anna Karenina
6.6

(1935) Anna Karenina

as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
4.0

(1965) Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7

The Last Hurrah
7.1

(1958) The Last Hurrah

as Norman Cass Sr.

0.0

(1957) The Lark

as Chief Inquisitor

Confession
6.1

(1937) Confession

as Michael Michailow

Casanova's Big Night
6.1

(1954) Casanova's Big Night

as Lucio / Narrator

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
5.0

(1966) The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

as Reginald Ripper

Paris Calling
5.4

(1941) Paris Calling

as Andre Benoit

Hillbillys in a Haunted House
2.8

(1967) Hillbillys in a Haunted House

as Gregor

The Wind in the Willows
6.7

(1949) The Wind in the Willows

as Narrator (voice)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
7.8

(2005) The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)

If I Were King
6.7

(1938) If I Were King

as King Louis XI

Rhythm on the River
7.0

(1940) Rhythm on the River

as Oliver Courtney

The Garden of Allah
5.7

(1936) The Garden of Allah

as Count Ferdinand Anteoni

Frenchman's Creek
5.0

(1944) Frenchman's Creek

as Lord Rockingham

5.7

(1991) Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)

The Adventures of Marco Polo
6.0

(1938) The Adventures of Marco Polo

as Ahmed

Sin Takes a Holiday
5.8

(1930) Sin Takes a Holiday

as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant

A Notorious Affair
4.4

(1930) A Notorious Affair

as Paul Gherardi

The Last Days of Pompeii
5.6

(1935) The Last Days of Pompeii

as Pontius Pilate

Ponzio Pilato
6.4

(1962) Pontius Pilate

as Caiaphas

Kind Lady
6.6

(1935) Kind Lady

as Henry Abbott

The Sun Never Sets
4.8

(1939) The Sun Never Sets

as Clive Randolph

Make a Wish
5.9

(1937) Make a Wish

as Johnny Selden

Loyalties
6.0

(1933) Loyalties

as Ferdinand de Levis

The Lady of Scandal
5.1

(1930) The Lady of Scandal

as Edward

The Flirting Widow
4.0

(1930) The Flirting Widow

as Col. Smith

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
5.5

(1929) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Lord Arthur Dilling

A Feather in Her Hat
6.8

(1935) A Feather in Her Hat

as Captain Randolph Courtney

Private Number
6.5

(1936) Private Number

as Thomas Wroxton

A Lady Surrenders
3.5

(1930) A Lady Surrenders

as Carl Vandry

The Horror of It All
8.0

(1983) The Horror of It All

as Carmichael (archive footage)

This Mad World
7.0

(1930) This Mad World

as Paul Parisot

0.0

(1954) The General's Boots

as General Lee

A Christmas Carol
6.3

(1954) A Christmas Carol

as Marley's Ghost

Victoria Regina
0.0

(1961) Victoria Regina

as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)

After the Ball
0.0

(1932) After the Ball

as Jack Harrowby

The Son of Frankenstein
0.0

(1965) The Son of Frankenstein

as Frankenstein (archive footage)

Soldier in Love
0.0

(1967) Soldier in Love

as Duke of York

The Great Deception
0.0

(1926) The Great Deception

as Rizzio

A Woman Commands
8.0

(1932) A Woman Commands

as Capt. Alex Pastitsch

International Lady
6.4

(1941) International Lady

as Reggie Oliver

0.0

(1960) The Black Cat

as ---

0.0

(1921) The Fruitful Vine

as Don Cesare Carelli

Breakdowns of 1938
5.0

(1938) Breakdowns of 1938

as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
7.0

(1985) The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
6.0

(1942) Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as Himself

The School for Scandal
0.0

(1923) The School for Scandal

as Joseph Surface

A Christmas Carol
8.4

(1959) A Christmas Carol

as Scrooge

Innocent
0.0

(1921) Innocent

as Amadis de Jocelyn

Two Before Zero
5.0

(1962) Two Before Zero

as ---

Aladdin
0.0

(1958) Aladdin

as Emperor

The Stingiest Man in Town
3.5

(1956) The Stingiest Man in Town

as Ebenezer Scrooge

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
0.0

(1996) In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes

as ---

Madhouse
6.1

(1974) Madhouse

as Basil (archive footage)

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Milo James

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Hazelton Crome

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Inquisitor

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Frampton

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Self - Host / General Lee

Your Show of Shows
5.5

(1950) Your Show of Shows

as ---

Suspense
4.6

(1949) Suspense

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

0.0

(1966) Summer Fun

as ---

Lights Out
5.3

(1949) Lights Out

as ---

The Jack Benny Program
7.7

(1950) The Jack Benny Program

as Basil Rathbone

Dr. Kildare
5.4

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Frederick Foray

7.0

(1959) Tales from Dickens

as Scrooge

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as The Jewel Thief

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Sir Paul Maxim

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Ambrose Wallington

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Boekman

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lord Beaconsfield

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Duke of York

DuPont Show of the Month
6.7

(1957) DuPont Show of the Month

as Emperor

Suspense
4.6

(1949) Suspense

as Sherlock Holmes

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self

Screen Director's Playhouse
6.5

(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse

as Paul Charters