Basil Rathbone
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 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.
Acting
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The Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1986
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
1938
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
1949
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Son of Frankenstein
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
1939
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Captain Blood
as Levasseur
1935
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The Mark of Zorro
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
1940
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
1939
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The Court Jester
as Sir Ravenhurst
1955
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We're No Angels
as Andre Trochard
1955
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Tales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
1962
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The Comedy of Terrors
as John F. Black
1964
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1939
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Terror by Night
as Sherlock Holmes
1946
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The Woman in Green
as Sherlock Holmes
1945
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Sherlock Holmes
1942
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Dressed to Kill
as Sherlock Holmes
1946
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Madhouse
as Basil (archive footage)
1974
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The House of Fear
as Sherlock Holmes
1945
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Sherlock Holmes
1942
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The Scarlet Claw
as Sherlock Holmes
1944
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The Spider Woman
as Sherlock Holmes
1943
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Anna Karenina
as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
1935
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The Pearl of Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1944
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Sherlock Holmes
1943