Basil Rathbone
Known for: Acting
Born: June 13, 1892
Died: July 21, 1967
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 Sher…
Known for
Son of Frankenstein
1939
The Spider Woman
1943
Terror by Night
1946
Dressed to Kill
1946
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
The Magic Sword
1962
The House of Fear
1945
The Pearl of Death
1944
The Scarlet Claw
1944
Rio
1939
The Woman in Green
1945
Tower of London
1939
The Black Sleep
1956
The Black Cat
1941
The Mad Doctor
1940
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
The Bishop Murder Case
1929
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965
The Wind in the Willows
1949
Loyalties
1933
The General's Boots
1954
The Fruitful Vine
1921
Two Before Zero
1962
The Stingiest Man in Town
1956
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
1961
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
Queen of Blood
1966
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
Love from a Stranger
1937
The Dawn Patrol
1938
One Precious Year
1933
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958
If I Were King
1938
A Notorious Affair
1930
Kind Lady
1935
The Sun Never Sets
1939
Make a Wish
1937
The Lady of Scandal
1930
The Flirting Widow
1930
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929
This Mad World
1930
After the Ball
1932
The Black Cat
1960
A Christmas Carol
1959
Innocent
1921
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
The Court Jester
1955
The Mark of Zorro
1940
Tales of Terror
1962
Tovarich
1937
Bathing Beauty
1944
Fingers at the Window
1942
Confession
1937
Paris Calling
1941
Rhythm on the River
1940
The Garden of Allah
1936
Frenchman's Creek
1944
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Pontius Pilate
1962
Private Number
1936
Victoria Regina
1961
A Woman Commands
1932
International Lady
1941
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
The School for Scandal
1923
Affair in Sumatra
1956
Above Suspicion
1943
Crossroads
1942
Captain Blood
1935
The Masked Bride
1925
Trouping with Ellen
1924
The Lark
1957
Casanova's Big Night
1954
A Lady Surrenders
1930
A Christmas Carol
1954
Soldier in Love
1967
The Great Deception
1926
We're No Angels
1955
Romeo and Juliet
1936
A Tale of Two Cities
1935
The Last Hurrah
1958
Aladdin
1958
Anna Karenina
1935
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
Crazy House
1943
Heartbeat
1946
David Copperfield
1935
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Madhouse
1974
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
The Horror of It All
1983
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
The Horror Show
1979
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
The Movie Orgy
1968
Burke's Law
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Studio One
1948
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Your Show of Shows
1950
Suspense
1949
Summer Fun
1966
Lights Out
1949
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Dr. Kildare
1961
Tales from Dickens
1959
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
What's My Line?
1950
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955