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Basil Rathbone is a Actor British born on 14 june 1892 at Johannesburg (South africa)
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the UK as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers and, occasionally, horror films.
He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Mr. 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 roles on Broadway, as well as self-ironic film and television work. He received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play.
During Rathbone's Hollywood career, Ouida Rathbone, who was also her husband's business manager, developed a reputation for hosting elaborate expensive parties in their home, with many prominent and influential people on the guest lists. This trend inspired a joke in The Ghost Breakers (1940), a film in which Rathbone does not appear: During a tremendous thunderstorm in New York City, Bob Hope observes that "Basil Rathbone must be throwing a party". Actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell described Rathbone as "two profiles pasted together". As cited in the same autobiography, Mrs. Campbell would later refer to him as, "a folded umbrella taking elocution lessons."
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Basil Rathbone
Birth name Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 june 1892 at Johannesburg (South africa)
Death 21 july 1967 (at 75 years) at New York City (USA)
Awards Military Cross
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 june 1892 at Johannesburg (South africa)
Death 21 july 1967 (at 75 years) at New York City (USA)
Awards Military Cross
He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Mr. 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 roles on Broadway, as well as self-ironic film and television work. He received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play.
Biography
Rathbone married actress Ethel Marion Foreman in 1914. They had one son, Rodion Rathbone (1915–1996), who had a brief Hollywood career under the name John Rodion. The couple divorced in 1926. In 1924 he was involved in a brief relationship with Eva Le Gallienne. In 1927, he married writer Ouida Bergère; the couple adopted a daughter, Cynthia Rathbone (1939–1969). The American actor Jackson Rathbone is a distant relation (a third cousin, several times removed). Basil Rathbone was a first cousin once-removed of the British campaigning independent MP, Eleanor Rathbone.During Rathbone's Hollywood career, Ouida Rathbone, who was also her husband's business manager, developed a reputation for hosting elaborate expensive parties in their home, with many prominent and influential people on the guest lists. This trend inspired a joke in The Ghost Breakers (1940), a film in which Rathbone does not appear: During a tremendous thunderstorm in New York City, Bob Hope observes that "Basil Rathbone must be throwing a party". Actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell described Rathbone as "two profiles pasted together". As cited in the same autobiography, Mrs. Campbell would later refer to him as, "a folded umbrella taking elocution lessons."
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Filmography of Basil Rathbone (88 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Actor | Sherlock Holmes (voice) |
| 1974 | Madhouse | Actor | Basil (archive footage) |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Actor | Self (archival footage) |
| 1967 | Hillbillys in a Haunted House | Actor | Gregor |
| 1966 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Actor | Reginald Ripper |
| 1966 | Queen of Blood | Actor | Dr. Farraday |
| 1965 | Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet | Actor | Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 |
| 1964 | The Comedy of Terrors | Actor | John F. Black |
| 1963 | Three Plus Two | Actor | |
| 1962 | The Magic Sword | Actor | Lodac |
| 1962 | Pontius Pilate | Actor | Caiaphas |
| 1962 | Tales of Terror | Actor | Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Actor | Norman Cass Sr. |
| 1958 | Cole Porter's Aladdin | Actor | Emperor |
| 1956 | The Black Sleep | Actor | Sir Joel Cadman |
| 1955 | We're No Angels | Actor | Andre Trochard |
| 1955 | The Court Jester | Actor | Sir Ravenhurst |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Actor | Lucio / Narrator |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Actor | Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows") |
| 1949 | The Wind in the Willows | Actor | Narrator (voice) |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1946 | Terror by Night | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1946 | Heartbeat | Actor | Professor Aristide |
| 1945 | Pursuit to Algiers | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1945 | The Woman in Green | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1945 | The House of Fear | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1944 | The Scarlet Claw | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1944 | The Spider Woman | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty | Actor | George Adams |
| 1944 | Frenchman's Creek | Actor | Lord Rockingham |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion | Actor | Sig von Aschenhausen |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1942 | Crossroads | Actor | Henri Sarrou |
| 1942 | Fingers at the Window | Actor | Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle |
| 1941 | The Black Cat | Actor | Montague Hartley |
| 1941 | International Lady | Actor | Reggie Oliver |
| 1941 | Paris Calling | Actor | Andre Benoit |
| 1940 | Rhythm on the River | Actor | Oliver Courtney |
| 1940 | The Mark of Zorro | Actor | Captain Esteban Pasquale |
| 1940 | The Mad Doctor | Actor | Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann |
| 1939 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein | Actor | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Actor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1939 | Tower of London | Actor | Richard - Duke of Gloucester |
| 1939 | Rio | Actor | Paul Reynard |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets | Actor | Clive Randolph |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Actor | Ahmed |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Actor | Sir Guy of Gisbourne |
| 1938 | The Dawn Patrol | Actor | Maj. Brand |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Actor | King Louis XI |
| 1937 | Tovarich | Actor | Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko |
| 1937 | Love from a Stranger | Actor | Gerald Lovell |
| 1937 | Make a Wish | Actor | Johnny Selden |
| 1937 | Confession | Actor | Michael Michailow |
| 1936 | The Garden of Allah | Actor | Count Ferdinand Anteoni |
| 1936 | Romeo and Juliet | Actor | Tybalt |
| 1936 | Private Number | Actor | Thomas Wroxton |
| 1935 | Anna Karenina | Actor | Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Actor | Levasseur |
| 1935 | David Copperfield | Actor | Mr. Edward Murdstone |
| 1935 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Actor | Pontius Pilate |
| 1935 | A Tale of Two Cities | Actor | Marquis St. Evremonde |
| 1935 | A Feather in Her Hat | Actor | Captain Randolph Courtney |
| 1935 | Kind Lady | Actor | Henry Abbott |
| 1933 | Loyalties | Actor | Ferdinand de Levis |
| 1933 | One Precious Year | Actor | Derek Nagel |
| 1932 | After the Ball | Actor | Jack Harrowby |
| 1932 | A Woman Commands | Actor | Capt. Alex Pastitsch |
| 1930 | The Flirting Widow | Actor | Col. Smith |
| 1930 | Sin Takes a Holiday | Actor | Reginald 'Reggie' Durant |
| 1930 | The Bishop Murder Case | Actor | Philo Vance |
| 1930 | A Notorious Affair | Actor | Paul Gherardi |
| 1930 | The Lady of Scandal | Actor | Edward |
| 1930 | A Lady Surrenders | Actor | Carl Vandry |
| 1930 | This Mad World | Actor | Paul Parisot |
| 1929 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Actor | Lord Arthur Dilling |
| 1926 | The Great Deception | Actor | Rizzio |
| 1925 | The Masked Bride | Actor | Antoine |
| 1924 | The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | Actor | Undetermined Subordinate Role |
| 1924 | Trouping with Ellen | Actor | Tony Winterslip |
| 1923 | The School for Scandal | Actor | Joseph Surface |
| 1921 | The Fruitful Vine | Actor | Don Cesare Carelli |
| 1921 | Innocent | Actor | Amadis de Jocelyn |