Basil Rathbone
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Basil Rathbone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 14, 1892Deathday
July 21, 1967Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
107Place of birth
Johannesburg, South African RepublicAlso known as
Sir Basil Rathbone, Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, Бэзил Рэтбоун![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/otVwo6h7l0QJK94qadNRsjW5HNo.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yTbwfGfrJ1opMAIrdltCCf3eRo2.jpg)
The Spider Woman
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oefhX4T3iWo2XFvaOunR7azWAo3.jpg)
Son of Frankenstein
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c7LX3GMf9uXQTgVm3uxpm7E6Woc.jpg)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisbourne![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cjGgLJ2GViKy0bla8OfaAhOBAJw.jpg)
Terror by Night
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oD4z3ON2ciLMv6obEH2K8tGThWG.jpg)
Dressed to Kill
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/UsrZkcoj95K8ZVf7FMnTiZ5P4C.jpg)
We're No Angels
Andre Trochard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pPCOAipDP0sm8SLChpTMBPdCiqB.jpg)
The Court Jester
Sir Ravenhurst![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bJDonmAPnDV8jDv9jLlsejAdAoL.jpg)
The Mark of Zorro
Captain Esteban Pasquale![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/okX71WiiR5SHxKcDpIQf8shJ0c8.jpg)
Above Suspicion
Sig von Aschenhausen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mVivlmUdyUwqSBnQkSzX3TLduky.jpg)
The Magic Sword
Lodac![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/niXCEzj8cg15DNcAh3M1Ps7YIvb.jpg)
The Scarlet Claw
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3tHTXEnBmnTX4tJUQ5JAIKosp3d.jpg)
The House of Fear
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/36crcUCyyKZritifPJNlXMfsp9a.jpg)
The Pearl of Death
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4aprukY55rwcLKzdSVpRzQo1Koa.jpg)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/61XD1LxA3kXLRrBXat3jN84MtPR.jpg)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pd8NVSw7vCeCwhH999NMmQHNjH7.jpg)
Autopsy of a Ghost
Canuto Pérez![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yjWts1yxMTndGwbwqu9AMS2fgss.jpg)
Rio
Paul Reynard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5FylND64Mh6slsOk7PtxmFcAya2.jpg)
Queen of Blood
Dr. Farraday![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rWcMZ8IZWeYZDcW6Acoiz1gG3tn.jpg)
The Woman in Green
Sherlock Holmes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nFOvSgnaLJstPgQFylfmVNwoOxv.jpg)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/glEWt92HOIq7uUoyMyO3JWyzH6K.jpg)
Tower of London
Richard - Duke of Gloucester