Biography
Basil Rathbone
Acting
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, 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…
Career works
125
Movies
109
Series
16
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
06/13/1892
Place of birth
Johannesburg, South African Republic
Date of death
07/21/1967
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · 7.7
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Dracula in the Movies
1992 · 10.0
The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · 7.1
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 · 8.5
The Horror of It All
1983 · 8.3
The Horror Show
1979 · 3.8
Madhouse
1974 · 6.2
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968 · 5.2
The Movie Orgy
1968 · 6.6
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967 · 2.8
Soldier in Love
1967 · 7.0
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 · 5.2
Queen of Blood
1966 · 5.2
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965 · 4.1
Series
Burke's Law
1963 · 6.3
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · 6.6
Dr. Kildare
1961 · 5.7
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · 7.4
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · 7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · 7.2
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · 7.8
Your Show of Shows
1950 · 7.3
What's My Line?
1950 · 7.0
Lights Out
1949 · 6.0
Suspense
1949 · 5.1
Studio One
1948 · 5.4