Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1892-06-13
Day of Death
1967-07-21
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South African Republic
Basil Rathbone
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.
Filmography (109)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Dracula in the Movies
1992Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
The Horror of It All
1983
The Horror Show
1979
Madhouse
1974
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
The Movie Orgy
1968
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
Soldier in Love
1967
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
