Basil Rathbone
Biography
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...
Also Known As
Sir Basil Rathbone, Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, Бэзил Рэтбоун
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Basil Rathbone's Movies
The Great Mouse Detective
02 Jul 1986
The Adventures of Robin Hood
13 May 1938
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
05 Oct 1949
Son of Frankenstein
13 Jan 1939
Captain Blood
26 Dec 1935
The Mark of Zorro
08 Nov 1940
The Hound of the Baskervilles
24 Mar 1939
The Court Jester
24 Dec 1955
We're No Angels
07 Jul 1955
Tales of Terror
04 Jul 1962
The Comedy of Terrors
22 Jan 1964
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
01 Sept 1939
Terror by Night
01 Feb 1946
The Woman in Green
15 Jun 1945
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
25 Dec 1942
Dressed to Kill
24 May 1946
Madhouse
28 Mar 1974
The House of Fear
16 Mar 1945
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
18 Sept 1942
The Scarlet Claw
18 May 1944
Basil Rathbone's TV Shows
What's My Line?
02 Feb 1950
Dr. Kildare
27 Sept 1961
The Jack Benny Program
28 Oct 1950
Studio One
07 Nov 1948
Burke's Law
20 Sept 1963
Suspense
06 Jan 1949
Suspense
06 Jan 1949
The Merv Griffin Show
01 Oct 1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
24 Dec 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
24 Dec 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
24 Dec 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
24 Dec 1951
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Lux Video Theatre
02 Oct 1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
05 Oct 1951
Lights Out
19 Jul 1949
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
05 Oct 1951
DuPont Show of the Month
29 Sept 1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
05 Oct 1955