Basil Rathbone
Actor
Born Jun 13, 1892 · Johannesburg, South African Republic
Active 1921–1967 · 6′1″ (186 cm) · Awards: Military Cross, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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,…
Filmography
The Great Mouse Detective (1986) — Sherlock Holmes (voice)The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — Sir Guy of GisbourneThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) — Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")Captain Blood (1935) — LevasseurThe Court Jester (1955) — Sir RavenhurstThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) — Sherlock HolmesThe Mark of Zorro (1940) — Captain Esteban PasqualeWe're No Angels (1955) — Andre TrochardSon of Frankenstein (1939) — Baron Wolf von FrankensteinTales of Terror (1962) — Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) — Sherlock HolmesThe Comedy of Terrors (1964) — John F. BlackTerror by Night (1946) — Sherlock HolmesThe House of Fear (1945) — Sherlock HolmesThe Pearl of Death (1944) — Sherlock HolmesThe Scarlet Claw (1944) — Sherlock HolmesThe Woman in Green (1945) — Sherlock HolmesThe Spider Woman (1943) — Sherlock HolmesDressed to Kill (1946) — Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) — Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) — Sherlock HolmesAnna Karenina (1935) — Alexei Alexandrovitch KareninA Tale of Two Cities (1935) — Marquis St. Evremonde