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Acting

Basil Rathbone

Birthplace
Johannesburg, South African Republic
Popularity
1.5

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 …

Movies
The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 ⭐ 7.0
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 ⭐ 7.5
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 ⭐ 6.5
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty
1944 ⭐ 5.9
as George Adams
Victoria Regina
Victoria Regina
1961 ⭐ 8.0
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Terror by Night
Terror by Night
1946 ⭐ 6.6
as Sherlock Holmes
We're No Angels
We're No Angels
1955 ⭐ 7.2
as Andre Trochard
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 ⭐ 6.8
as Self (archival footage)
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965 ⭐ 4.0
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
Rio
Rio
1939 ⭐ 5.4
as Paul Reynard