8.4
8.4
A Christmas Carol
1959
as Scrooge
Basil Rathbone
Acting
Born:June 13, 1892
Died:July 21, 1967(aged 75)
Birthplace:Johannesburg, South African Republic
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (103 movies)
8.0
8.0
The Horror of It All
1983
as Carmichael (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
A Woman Commands
1932
as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
7.8
7.8
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
7.2
7.2
We're No Angels
1955
as Andre Trochard
7.2
7.2
Captain Blood
1935
as Levasseur
7.2
7.2
The Court Jester
1955
as Sir Ravenhurst
7.2
7.2
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Norman Cass Sr.
7.1
7.1
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Sherlock Holmes
7.1
7.1
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Sherlock Holmes
7.0
7.0
The Mark of Zorro
1940
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
7.0
7.0
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
7.0
7.0
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
This Mad World
1930
as Paul Parisot
6.9
6.9
The House of Fear
1945
as Sherlock Holmes
6.9
6.9
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Sherlock Holmes
6.9
6.9
The Scarlet Claw
1944
as Sherlock Holmes
6.8
6.8
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
as Sherlock Holmes
6.8
6.8
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
as Sherlock Holmes
6.8
6.8
The Spider Woman
1943
as Sherlock Holmes
6.8
6.8
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Captain Randolph Courtney
6.8
6.8
The Dawn Patrol
1938
as Maj. Brand
6.8
6.8
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Oliver Courtney
6.8
6.8
If I Were King
1938
as Louis XI
6.8
6.8
A Tale of Two Cities
1935
as Marquis St. Evremonde
6.7
6.7
Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
6.7
6.7
The Wind in the Willows
1949
as Narrator (voice)
6.7
6.7
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Sherlock Holmes
6.6
6.6
David Copperfield
1935
as Mr. Edward Murdstone
6.6
6.6
Kind Lady
1935
as Henry Abbott
6.6
6.6
Tales of Terror
1962
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
6.5
6.5
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Sherlock Holmes
6.5
6.5
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
6.5
6.5
The Black Cat
1941
as Montague Hartley
6.5
6.5
Anna Karenina
1935
as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
6.5
6.5
Private Number
1936
as Thomas Wroxton
6.5
6.5
International Lady
1941
as Reggie Oliver
6.5
6.5
Terror by Night
1946
as Sherlock Holmes
6.5
6.5
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
as Sherlock Holmes
6.5
6.5
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
as John F. Black
6.4
6.4
The Woman in Green
1945
as Sherlock Holmes
6.4
6.4
Pontius Pilate
1962
as Caiaphas
6.3
6.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Sherlock Holmes
6.3
6.3
A Christmas Carol
1954
as Marley's Ghost
6.2
6.2
Tovarich
1937
as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
6.2
6.2
Madhouse
1974
as Basil (archive footage)
6.2
6.2
Romeo and Juliet
1936
as Tybalt
6.1
6.1
The Black Sleep
1956
as Sir Joel Cadman
6.1
6.1
Confession
1937
as Michael Michailow
6.1
6.1
Above Suspicion
1943
as Sig von Aschenhausen
6.0
6.0
The Mad Doctor
1940
as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
6.0
6.0
Loyalties
1933
as Ferdinand de Levis
6.0
6.0
Tower of London
1939
as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
6.0
6.0
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
as Himself
6.0
6.0
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Ahmed
6.0
6.0
Love from a Stranger
1937
as Gerald Lovell
5.8
5.8
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Lucio / Narrator
5.8
5.8
Crossroads
1942
as Henri Sarrou
5.8
5.8
The Garden of Allah
1936
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
5.7
5.7
Bathing Beauty
1944
as George Adams
5.6
5.6
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Pontius Pilate
5.6
5.6
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929
as Lord Arthur Dilling
5.5
5.5
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
5.5
5.5
Make a Wish
1937
as Johnny Selden
5.4
5.4
Paris Calling
1941
as Andre Benoit
5.3
5.3
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930
as Reginald Durant
5.3
5.3
Frenchman's Creek
1944
as Lord Rockingham
5.2
5.2
Queen of Blood
1966
as Dr. Farraday
5.2
5.2
The Bishop Murder Case
1929
as Philo Vance
5.1
5.1
The Lady of Scandal
1930
as Edward
5.0
5.0
Two Before Zero
1962
5.0
5.0
Crazy House
1943
as Sherlock Holmes
5.0
5.0
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
as Reginald Ripper
4.9
4.9
Rio
1939
as Paul Reynard
4.8
4.8
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Clive Randolph
4.8
4.8
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968
as Canuto Pérez
4.6
4.6
Heartbeat
1946
as Professor Aristide
4.2
4.2
The Magic Sword
1962
as Lodac
4.0
4.0
A Notorious Affair
1930
as Paul Gherardi
4.0
4.0
The Flirting Widow
1930
as Col. Smith
4.0
4.0
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
3.5
3.5
The Stingiest Man in Town
1956
as Ebenezer Scrooge
2.7
2.7
A Lady Surrenders
1930
as Carl Vandry
2.6
2.6
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
as Gregor
The Fruitful Vine
1921
as Don Cesare Carelli
Soldier in Love
1967
as Duke of York
The School for Scandal
1923
as Joseph Surface
The Lark
1957
as Chief Inquisitor
Innocent
1921
as Amadis de Jocelyn
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
as Undetermined Subordinate Role
Aladdin
1958
as Emperor
The Great Deception
1926
as Rizzio
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
The Masked Bride
1925
as Antoine
Trouping with Ellen
1924
as Tony Winterslip
One Precious Year
1933
as Derek Nagel
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958
as Dr. Boekman
The General's Boots
1954
as General Lee
Victoria Regina
1961
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
The Black Cat
1960
Affair in Sumatra
1956
as Paul Charters
After the Ball
1932
as Jack Harrowby
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