Basil Rathbone

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Popular films

The Great Mouse Detective1986
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949
Captain Blood1935

About Basil Rathbone

Known for: Acting
Born: June 13, 1892
Died: July 21, 1967 (age 75)
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South African Republic

Basil Rathbone, 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…

Also credited as

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, Бэзил Рэтбоун

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Filmography

Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies2024as Self

The Adventures of Errol Flynn2005as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes1996
Dracula in the Movies1992as (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Great Mouse Detective1986as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes1985as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror of It All1983as Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror Show1979as (archive footage)
Madhouse1974as Basil (archive footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost1968as Canuto Pérez
The Movie Orgy1968as Self (archival footage)
Hillbillys in a Haunted House1967as Gregor
Soldier in Love1967as Duke of York
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini1966as Reginald Ripper
Queen of Blood1966as Dr. Farraday
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet1965as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Comedy of Terrors1964as John F. Black
Two Before Zero1962
Tales of Terror1962as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
The Magic Sword1962as Lodac
Pontius Pilate1962as Caiaphas
Victoria Regina1961as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus1961as Narrator
The Black Cat1960
A Christmas Carol1959as Scrooge
The Last Hurrah1958as Norman Cass Sr.
Aladdin1958as Emperor
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates1958as Dr. Boekman
The Lark1957as Chief Inquisitor
The Stingiest Man in Town1956as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Black Sleep1956as Sir Joel Cadman
Affair in Sumatra1956as Paul Charters
The Court Jester1955as Sir Ravenhurst
We're No Angels1955as Andre Trochard
The General's Boots1954as General Lee
Casanova's Big Night1954as Lucio / Narrator
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows1949as Narrator (voice)
Dressed to Kill1946as Sherlock Holmes
Heartbeat1946as Professor Aristide
Terror by Night1946as Sherlock Holmes
Pursuit to Algiers1945as Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green1945as Sherlock Holmes
The House of Fear1945as Sherlock Holmes
Frenchman's Creek1944as Lord Rockingham
The Pearl of Death1944as Sherlock Holmes
Bathing Beauty1944as George Adams
The Scarlet Claw1944as Sherlock Holmes
The Spider Woman1943as Sherlock Holmes
Crazy House1943as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943as Sherlock Holmes
Above Suspicion1943as Sig von Aschenhausen
Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942as Sherlock Holmes
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942as Self
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942as Sherlock Holmes
Crossroads1942as Henri Sarrou
Fingers at the Window1942as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
Paris Calling1941as Benoit
International Lady1941as Reggie Oliver
The Black Cat1941as Montague Hartley
The Mad Doctor1940as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
The Mark of Zorro1940as Captain Esteban Pasquale
Rhythm on the River1940as Oliver Courtney
Tower of London1939as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
Rio1939as Paul Reynard
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939as Sherlock Holmes
The Sun Never Sets1939as Clive Randolph
The Hound of the Baskervilles1939as Sherlock Holmes
Son of Frankenstein1939as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Breakdowns of 19381938as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol1938as Maj. Brand
If I Were King1938as Louis XI
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Adventures of Marco Polo1938as Ahmed
Tovarich1937as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Make a Wish1937as Johnny Selden
Confession1937as Michael Michailow
Love from a Stranger1937as Gerald Lovell
The Garden of Allah1936as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Romeo and Juliet1936as Tybalt
Private Number1936as Thomas Wroxton
Captain Blood1935as Levasseur
A Tale of Two Cities1935as Marquis St. Evremonde
Kind Lady1935as Henry Abbott
A Feather in Her Hat1935as Captain Randolph Courtney
The Last Days of Pompeii1935as Pontius Pilate
Anna Karenina1935as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
David Copperfield1935as Mr. Edward Murdstone
Loyalties1933as Ferdinand de Levis
One Precious Year1933as Derek Nagel
After the Ball1932as Jack Harrowby
A Woman Commands1932as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
Sin Takes a Holiday1930as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
A Lady Surrenders1930as Carl Vandry
The Lady of Scandal1930as Edward
The Flirting Widow1930as Col. Smith
A Notorious Affair1930as Paul Gherardi
This Mad World1930as Paul Parisot
The Bishop Murder Case1929as Philo Vance
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney1929as Lord Arthur Dilling
The Great Deception1926as Rizzio
The Masked Bride1925as Antoine
Trouping with Ellen1924as Tony Winterslip
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots1924as Undetermined Subordinate Role
The School for Scandal1923as Joseph Surface
The Fruitful Vine1921as Don Cesare Carelli
Innocent1921as Amadis de Jocelyn

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