Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1888-07-23
Day of Death
1960-10-10
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Basil Ruysdael
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 himself, he made his big screen debut in "Cocoanuts" (1929). For the next 30 years he was a frequent character performer in films to include "Come to the Stable" (1949), "Broken Arrow" (1950), "People Will Talk" (1951), "The Last Hurrah" (1958) and "The Horse Soldiers" (1960). He also did voice over in "101 Dalmatians" (1961) and appeared on the TV shows "Perry Mason", "Official Detective", "Father knows Best" and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. He at the age of 72 of complications following surgery.
Filmography (35)
The Story of Ruth
1960
The Horse Soldiers
1959
The Last Hurrah
1958
These Wilder Years
1956
Jubal
1956
Diane
1956
Pearl of the South Pacific
1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
Blackboard Jungle
1955
The Violent Men
1955
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954
The Shanghai Story
1954
Carrie
1952
