Basil Rathbone

Biography

Basil Rathbone, 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.

Filmografi

The Great Mouse Detective1986 · Sherlock Holmes (voice)The Adventures of Robin Hood1938 · Sir Guy of GisbourneThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949 · Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")Bathing Beauty1944 · George AdamsVictoria Regina1961 · Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)Terror by Night1946 · Sherlock HolmesWe're No Angels1955 · Andre TrochardVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet1965 · Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7The Movie Orgy1968 · Self (archival footage)Captain Blood1935 · LevasseurRio1939 · Paul ReynardThe Mark of Zorro1940 · Captain Esteban PasqualeInternational Lady1941 · Reggie OliverCasanova's Big Night1954 · Lucio / NarratorThe Hound of the Baskervilles1939 · Sherlock HolmesAnna Karenina1935 · Alexei Alexandrovitch KareninSon of Frankenstein1939 · Baron Wolf von FrankensteinThe Pearl of Death1944 · Sherlock HolmesThe Woman in Green1945 · Sherlock HolmesThe Court Jester1955 · Sir RavenhurstRomeo and Juliet1936 · TybaltDracula in the Movies1992 · (archive footage)Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942 · Sherlock HolmesTales of Terror1962 · Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")