Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Acting
Born 1892-06-13 Johannesburg, South African Republic 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.9
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 Adventu...
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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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Burke's Law poster
Burke's Law
as Milo James
1963-09-20
The Merv Griffin Show poster
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962-10-01
Dr. Kildare poster
Dr. Kildare
as Frederick Foray
1961-09-27
The Jack Benny Program poster
The Jack Benny Program
as Basil Rathbone
1950-10-28
What's My Line? poster
What's My Line?
as Self
1950-02-02
Suspense poster
Suspense
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1949-01-06
Studio One poster
Studio One
as Hazelton Crome
1948-11-07

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