Basil Rathbone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 13, 1892
- Died
- July 21, 1967
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South African Republic
Basil Rathbone, 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
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies 2024
as Self
The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes 1996
Actor
Dracula in the Movies 1992
as (archive footage)
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Great Mouse Detective 1986
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes 1985
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror of It All 1983
as Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror Show 1979
as (archive footage)
Madhouse 1974
as Basil (archive footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost 1968
as Canuto Pérez
The Movie Orgy 1968
as Self (archival footage)
Hillbillys in a Haunted House 1967
as Gregor
Soldier in Love 1967
as Duke of York
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 1966
as Reginald Ripper
Queen of Blood 1966
as Dr. Farraday
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet 1965
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Comedy of Terrors 1964
as John F. Black
Two Before Zero 1962
Actor
Tales of Terror 1962
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
The Magic Sword 1962
as Lodac
Pontius Pilate 1962
as Caiaphas
Victoria Regina 1961
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
- Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus 1961
as Narrator
- The Black Cat
The Black Cat 1960
Actor
A Christmas Carol 1959
as Scrooge
The Last Hurrah 1958
as Norman Cass Sr.
Aladdin 1958
as Emperor
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates 1958
as Dr. Boekman
The Lark 1957
as Chief Inquisitor
The Stingiest Man in Town 1956
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Black Sleep 1956
as Sir Joel Cadman
Affair in Sumatra 1956
as Paul Charters
The Court Jester 1955
as Sir Ravenhurst
We're No Angels 1955
as Andre Trochard
A Christmas Carol 1954
as Marley's Ghost
- The General's Boots
The General's Boots 1954
as General Lee
Casanova's Big Night 1954
as Lucio / Narrator
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1949
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows 1949
as Narrator (voice)
Dressed to Kill 1946
as Sherlock Holmes
Heartbeat 1946
as Professor Aristide
Terror by Night 1946
as Sherlock Holmes
Pursuit to Algiers 1945
as Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green 1945
as Sherlock Holmes
The House of Fear 1945
as Sherlock Holmes
Frenchman's Creek 1944
as Lord Rockingham
The Pearl of Death 1944
as Sherlock Holmes
Bathing Beauty 1944
as George Adams
The Scarlet Claw 1944
as Sherlock Holmes
The Spider Woman 1943
as Sherlock Holmes
Crazy House 1943
as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943
as Sherlock Holmes
Above Suspicion 1943
as Sig von Aschenhausen
Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943
as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942
as Sherlock Holmes
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942
as Self
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 1942
as Sherlock Holmes
Crossroads 1942
as Henri Sarrou
Fingers at the Window 1942
as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
Paris Calling 1941
as Benoit
International Lady 1941
as Reggie Oliver
The Black Cat 1941
as Montague Hartley
The Mad Doctor 1940
as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
The Mark of Zorro 1940
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
Rhythm on the River 1940
as Oliver Courtney
Tower of London 1939
as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
Rio 1939
as Paul Reynard
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939
as Sherlock Holmes
The Sun Never Sets 1939
as Clive Randolph
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939
as Sherlock Holmes
Son of Frankenstein 1939
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol 1938
as Maj. Brand
If I Were King 1938
as Louis XI
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938
as Ahmed
Tovarich 1937
as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Make a Wish 1937
as Johnny Selden
Confession 1937
as Michael Michailow
Love from a Stranger 1937
as Gerald Lovell
The Garden of Allah 1936
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Romeo and Juliet 1936
as Tybalt
Private Number 1936
as Thomas Wroxton
Captain Blood 1935
as Levasseur
A Tale of Two Cities 1935
as Marquis St. Evremonde
Kind Lady 1935
as Henry Abbott
A Feather in Her Hat 1935
as Captain Randolph Courtney
The Last Days of Pompeii 1935
as Pontius Pilate
Anna Karenina 1935
as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
David Copperfield 1935
as Mr. Edward Murdstone
Loyalties 1933
as Ferdinand de Levis
One Precious Year 1933
as Derek Nagel
After the Ball 1932
as Jack Harrowby
A Woman Commands 1932
as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
Sin Takes a Holiday 1930
as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
A Lady Surrenders 1930
as Carl Vandry
The Lady of Scandal 1930
as Edward
The Flirting Widow 1930
as Col. Smith
A Notorious Affair 1930
as Paul Gherardi
This Mad World 1930
as Paul Parisot
The Bishop Murder Case 1929
as Philo Vance
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1929
as Lord Arthur Dilling
The Great Deception 1926
as Rizzio
The Masked Bride 1925
as Antoine
Trouping with Ellen 1924
as Tony Winterslip
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots 1924
as Undetermined Subordinate Role
The School for Scandal 1923
as Joseph Surface
- The Fruitful Vine
The Fruitful Vine 1921
as Don Cesare Carelli
Innocent 1921
as Amadis de Jocelyn
Credits from TMDB.