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Basil Rathbone
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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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Great Mouse Detective
As Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
As Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Mark of Zorro
As Captain Esteban Pasquale
Anna Karenina
As Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
Dressed to Kill
As Sherlock Holmes
We're No Angels
As Andre Trochard
Terror by Night
As Sherlock Holmes
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
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Related people
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Acted
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Magic Sword
1962 · Lodac
We're No Angels
1955 · Andre Trochard
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
Dressed to Kill
1946 · Sherlock Holmes
Terror by Night
1946 · Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green
1945 · Sherlock Holmes
The House of Fear
1945 · Sherlock Holmes
The Pearl of Death
1944 · Sherlock Holmes
The Scarlet Claw
1944 · Sherlock Holmes
The Spider Woman
1943 · Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 · Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 · Sherlock Holmes
The Mark of Zorro
1940 · Captain Esteban Pasquale
Tower of London
1939 · Richard - Duke of Gloucester
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 · Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 · Sherlock Holmes
Son of Frankenstein
1939 · Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Anna Karenina
1935 · Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
David Copperfield
1935 · Mr. Edward Murdstone