Acting credits
116
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Basil Rathbone
Acting
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Movies: 103Series: 13
TMDB ID: 8727
IMDb ID: nm0001651
Known for: Acting
Born: June 13, 1892
Died: July 21, 1967
Age: 75
Place of birth: Johannesburg, South African Republic
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1921 - 2005
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 6.35
Wikidata: Q336865
Also known as
Sir Basil Rathbone • Philip St. John Basil Rathbone • Бэзил Рэтбоун
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Basil Rathbone.
7.8
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
2005 Movie
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996 Movie
7.0
The Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1986 Movie
8.0
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985 Movie
8.0
The Horror of It All
as Carmichael (archive footage)
1983 Movie
3.8
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979 Movie
6.2
Madhouse
as Basil (archive footage)
1974 Movie
4.8
Autopsy of a Ghost
as Canuto Pérez
1968 Movie
6.3
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archival footage)
1968 Movie
2.6
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
as Gregor
1967 Movie
Soldier in Love
as Duke of York
1967 Movie
5.0
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Reginald Ripper
1966 Movie
5.2
Queen of Blood
as Dr. Farraday
1966 Movie
4.0
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
1965 Movie
6.5
The Comedy of Terrors
as John F. Black
1964 Movie
5.0
Two Before Zero
1962 Movie
6.6
Tales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962 Movie
4.2
The Magic Sword
as Lodac
1962 Movie
6.4
Pontius Pilate
as Caiaphas
1962 Movie
Victoria Regina
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
1961 Movie
8.7
A Christmas Carol
as Scrooge
1959 Movie
7.2
The Last Hurrah
as Norman Cass Sr.
1958 Movie
Aladdin
as Emperor
1958 Movie
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
as Dr. Boekman
1958 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Basil Rathbone.
6.0
Burke's Law
as Milo James • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 3 eps
1962 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Frederick Foray • 2 eps
1961 Series
6.8
DuPont Show of the Month
as Emperor • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Paul Charters • 1 eps
1955 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Inquisitor • 1 eps
1951 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Host / General Lee • 1 eps
1951 Series
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
as Basil Rathbone • 1 eps
1950 Series
6.3
Your Show of Shows
1 eps
1950 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
5.8
Lights Out
1 eps
1949 Series
4.9
Suspense
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde • 1 eps
1949 Series
5.0
Studio One
as Hazelton Crome • 1 eps
1948 Series