Basil Rathbone
English actor (1892-1967) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 75
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films.
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1967Died21 July 19671966Summer FunSeries
Queen of BloodFilm, 1966Dr. Farraday1965
Voyage to the Prehistoric PlanetFilm, Prof. Hartman, Lunar 71963
Burke's LawSeries, Milo James1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries
Tales of TerrorFilm, 1962Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")1961
Dr. KildareSeries, Frederick Foray1959Tales from DickensSeries, Scrooge1958
The Last HurrahFilm, Norman Cass Sr.1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries, Paul Charters
The Court JesterFilm, 1955Sir Ravenhurst1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Inquisitor1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Frampton1949
Lights OutSeries
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadFilm, 1949Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")1948Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayAward
Studio OneSeries, 1948Hazelton Crome1945
Pursuit to AlgiersFilm, Sherlock Holmes1944
Bathing BeautyFilm, George Adams1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponFilm, Sherlock Holmes1941
The Black CatFilm, Montague Hartley1939
Son of FrankensteinFilm, Baron Wolf von Frankenstein1938
The Adventures of Robin HoodFilm, Sir Guy of Gisbourne1935
A Tale of Two CitiesFilm, Marquis St. Evremonde1918Military CrossAward1892Born13 June 1892
Queen of BloodFilm, 1966Dr. Farraday1965Voyage to the Prehistoric PlanetFilm, Prof. Hartman, Lunar 71963Burke's LawSeries, Milo James1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesTales of TerrorFilm, 1962Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")1961Dr. KildareSeries, Frederick Foray1959Tales from DickensSeries, Scrooge1958The Last HurrahFilm, Norman Cass Sr.1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries, Paul ChartersThe Court JesterFilm, 1955Sir Ravenhurst1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Inquisitor1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Frampton1949Lights OutSeriesThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadFilm, 1949Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")1948Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayAwardStudio OneSeries, 1948Hazelton Crome1945Pursuit to AlgiersFilm, Sherlock Holmes1944Bathing BeautyFilm, George Adams1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponFilm, Sherlock Holmes1941The Black CatFilm, Montague Hartley1939Son of FrankensteinFilm, Baron Wolf von Frankenstein1938The Adventures of Robin HoodFilm, Sir Guy of Gisbourne1935A Tale of Two CitiesFilm, Marquis St. Evremonde1918Military CrossAward1892Born13 June 1892Known for
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The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938
The Court Jester 1955
Captain Blood 1935
The Last Hurrah 1958
We're No Angels 1955
People around Basil
David O. Selznick Produced Anna Karenina and David Copperfield
Nigel Bruce Also in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Holmes Herbert Also in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Rowland V. Lee Directed Son of Frankenstein and Tower of London
Mary Gordon Also in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Roy William Neill Directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Harry Cording Also in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Samuel Z. Arkoff Produced Tales of Terror (1964)
Dennis Hoey Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Hal B. Wallis Produced The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Michael Curtiz Directed The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Mary Forbes Also in Captain Blood (1935)
E. E. Clive Also in Captain Blood (1935)
Gavin Muir Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Frederick Worlock Also in Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Bertram Millhauser Wrote Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Ivan Simpson Also in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
John Ford Directed The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Irving Thalberg Produced Romeo and Juliet (1936)
John Carradine Also in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Lionel Atwill Also in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Paul Cavanagh Also in The Woman in Green (1945)
Tim Whelan Directed International Lady and The Mad Doctor
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1967 · aged 75
