Basil Rathbone

Known for ActingBorn 1892-06-13Died 1967-07-21Johannesburg, 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Dracula in the Movies

The Black Cat

Aladdin

After the Ball

The Masked Bride

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

Trouping with Ellen

The Fruitful Vine

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

A Woman Commands

Hallmark Hall of Fame

A Christmas Carol

The Horror of It All

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Victoria Regina

One Precious Year

The Jack Benny Program

The School for Scandal

Two Before Zero

Tales from Dickens

DuPont Show of the Month

The Great Mouse Detective

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Court Jester

This Mad World

The Last Hurrah

We're No Angels

Your Show of Shows

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Soldier in Love

Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus

The Mark of Zorro

Captain Blood

Screen Director's Playhouse

The Pearl of Death

The Hound of the Baskervilles

If I Were King

The Movie Orgy

What's My Line?

The Merv Griffin Show

The Spider Woman

The Scarlet Claw

The House of Fear

A Feather in Her Hat

Pontius Pilate

Loyalties

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes