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Basil Rathbone

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English actor (1892-1967)

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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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Rathbone as Robert Browning in Katharine Cornell's 1933-1934 touring production of The Barretts of Wimpole StreetRathbone as Robert Browning in Katharine Cornell's 1933-1934 touring production of The Barretts of Wimpole StreetWith John Barrymore and Leslie Howard in Romeo and Juliet, 1936With John Barrymore and Leslie Howard in Romeo and Juliet, 1936Basil Rathbone as Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes

Filmography 40

The Great Mouse Detective1986 · ★ 7.1
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · ★ 7.5
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949 · ★ 6.5
Son of Frankenstein1939 · ★ 6.7
The Mark of Zorro1940 · ★ 7.1
Captain Blood1935 · ★ 7.2
The Court Jester1955 · ★ 7.3
The Hound of the Baskervilles1939 · ★ 7.1
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939 · ★ 6.9
We're No Angels1955 · ★ 7.2
Tales of Terror1962 · ★ 6.7
The Woman in Green1945 · ★ 6.5
The Comedy of Terrors1964 · ★ 6.5
Terror by Night1946 · ★ 6.6
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942 · ★ 6.4
Dressed to Kill1946 · ★ 6.6
The House of Fear1945 · ★ 6.9
A Tale of Two Cities1935 · ★ 6.9
Madhouse1974 · ★ 6.2
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942 · ★ 6.5
The Spider Woman1943 · ★ 7.0
Anna Karenina1935 · ★ 6.5
The Scarlet Claw1944 · ★ 6.9
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943 · ★ 6.9
The Pearl of Death1944 · ★ 7.1
David Copperfield1935 · ★ 6.7
Pursuit to Algiers1945 · ★ 6.8
Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943 · ★ 6.7
The Last Hurrah1958 · ★ 7.2
The Wind in the Willows1949 · ★ 6.7
The Magic Sword1962
Crossroads1942
The Black Sleep1956
Tower of London1939
Bathing Beauty1944
Queen of Blood1966
Romeo and Juliet1936
The Black Cat1941
Above Suspicion1943
The Dawn Patrol1938

132 credits on file

Television 16

The Merv Griffin Show1962
What's My Line?1950
Dr. Kildare1961
Studio One1948
Burke's Law1963
The Jack Benny Program1950
Lights Out1949
Suspense1949
Lux Video Theatre1950
Screen Director's Playhouse1955
Your Show of Shows1950
DuPont Show of the Month1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
Tales from Dickens1959
Summer Fun1966

Awards 3

1948Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
1918Military Cross
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 3

Connected to Basil 6

Bing CrosbyAlso in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)Greta GarboAlso in Anna Karenina (1935)Hedy LamarrAlso in Crossroads (1942)Joan CrawfordAlso in Above Suspicion (1943)John FordAlso in The Last Hurrah (1958)Peter UstinovAlso in We're No Angels (1955)

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1967 · aged 75
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