Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) 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 Adventure...
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Son of Frankenstein
As Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
The Spider Woman
As Sherlock Holmes
The Movie Orgy
As Self (archival footage)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Terror by Night
As Sherlock Holmes
Dressed to Kill
As Sherlock Holmes
We're No Angels
As Andre Trochard
The Court Jester
As Sir Ravenhurst
The Mark of Zorro
As Captain Esteban Pasquale
Above Suspicion
As Sig von Aschenhausen
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
As Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
As Sherlock Holmes
Autopsy of a Ghost
As Canuto Pérez
The Magic Sword
As Lodac
The House of Fear
As Sherlock Holmes
The Pearl of Death
As Sherlock Holmes
The Scarlet Claw
As Sherlock Holmes
The Great Mouse Detective
As Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Rio
As Paul Reynard
Queen of Blood
As Dr. Farraday
The Woman in Green
As Sherlock Holmes
The Horror Show
As (archive footage)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
As Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
Tower of London
As Richard - Duke of Gloucester
The Black Sleep
As Sir Joel Cadman
The Black Cat
As Montague Hartley
Love from a Stranger
As Gerald Lovell
Crazy House
As Sherlock Holmes
The Mad Doctor
As Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
Tales of Terror
As Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Heartbeat
As Professor Aristide
The Comedy of Terrors
As John F. Black
Crossroads
As Henri Sarrou
Tovarich
As Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Bathing Beauty
As George Adams
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
As Sherlock Holmes
The Bishop Murder Case
As Philo Vance
Romeo and Juliet
As Tybalt
David Copperfield
As Mr. Edward Murdstone
Captain Blood
As Levasseur
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
As Sherlock Holmes
Fingers at the Window
As Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
The Dawn Patrol
As Maj. Brand
A Tale of Two Cities
As Marquis St. Evremonde
The Masked Bride
As Antoine
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
As Sherlock Holmes
Trouping with Ellen
As Tony Winterslip
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
As Undetermined Subordinate Role
One Precious Year
As Derek Nagel
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
As Dr. Boekman
Pursuit to Algiers
As Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
As Sherlock Holmes
Anna Karenina
As Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
As Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Last Hurrah
As Norman Cass Sr.
The Lark
As Chief Inquisitor
Confession
As Michael Michailow
Casanova's Big Night
As Lucio / Narrator
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
As Reginald Ripper
Paris Calling
As Andre Benoit
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
As Gregor
The Wind in the Willows
As Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
As Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
If I Were King
As King Louis XI
Rhythm on the River
As Oliver Courtney
The Garden of Allah
As Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Frenchman's Creek
As Lord Rockingham
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
As Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
As Ahmed
Sin Takes a Holiday
As Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
A Notorious Affair
As Paul Gherardi
The Last Days of Pompeii
As Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate
As Caiaphas
Kind Lady
As Henry Abbott
The Sun Never Sets
As Clive Randolph
Make a Wish
As Johnny Selden
Loyalties
As Ferdinand de Levis
The Lady of Scandal
As Edward
The Flirting Widow
As Col. Smith
A Feather in Her Hat
As Captain Randolph Courtney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
As Lord Arthur Dilling
Private Number
As Thomas Wroxton
A Lady Surrenders
As Carl Vandry
The Horror of It All
As Carmichael (archive footage)
This Mad World
As Paul Parisot
The General's Boots
As General Lee
A Christmas Carol
As Marley's Ghost
Victoria Regina
As Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
After the Ball
As Jack Harrowby
The Son of Frankenstein
As Frankenstein (archive footage)
Soldier in Love
As Duke of York
The Great Deception
As Rizzio
A Woman Commands
As Capt. Alex Pastitsch
International Lady
As Reggie Oliver
The Black Cat
The Fruitful Vine
As Don Cesare Carelli
Breakdowns of 1938
As Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
As Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
As Himself
The School for Scandal
As Joseph Surface
A Christmas Carol
As Scrooge
Innocent
As Amadis de Jocelyn
Two Before Zero
Aladdin
As Emperor
The Stingiest Man in Town
As Ebenezer Scrooge
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Madhouse
As Basil (archive footage)
Burke's Law
As Milo James
The Merv Griffin Show
As Self
Studio One
As Hazelton Crome
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Inquisitor
Lux Video Theatre
As Frampton
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As Self - Host / General Lee
Your Show of Shows
Suspense
As Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Summer Fun
Lights Out
The Jack Benny Program
As Basil Rathbone
Dr. Kildare
As Frederick Foray
Tales from Dickens
As Scrooge
DuPont Show of the Month
As Emperor
What's My Line?
As Self - Mystery Guest
Screen Director's Playhouse
As Paul Charters