Basil Rathbone
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1967
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Mystery Classics
- The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad
- Basil Rathbone Selects Strange Tales
- 8-Movie Fantasy Collection Vol 1
- Pearl of Death
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Film & TV
Acting · Johannesburg, South African Republic
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…
Known for
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)2005
- In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes1996
- Dracula in the Movies1992
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook — Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)1991
- The Great Mouse Detective — Sherlock Holmes (voice)1986
- The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)1985
- The Horror of It All — Carmichael (archive footage)1983
- The Horror Show — (archive footage)1979
- Madhouse — Basil (archive footage)1974
- The Movie Orgy — Self (archival footage)1968
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
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- 3,628
- Total plays
- 16,971
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Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African–born British actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and of suave villains in such swashbuckler films as The Mark of Zorro, Captain Blood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Basil+Rathbone">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias:
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- Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
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Key facts
- Born
- Philip St. John Basil Rathbone , ( 1892-06-13 ) 13 June 1892, Johannesburg , South African Republic (present-day South Africa)
- Died
- 21 July 1967 (1967-07-21) (aged 75), New York City , US
- Resting place
- Ferncliff Cemetery Shrine of Memories , Hartsdale, New York , US
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1911–1967
- Spouses
- Ethel Marion Foreman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1914 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1926 ) Ouida Bergère ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 )
- Relatives
- Sir Frank Benson (cousin) William Rathbone V (great-grandfather) Eleanor Rathbone (first cousin once removed)
- Family
- Rathbone
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army
- Service years
Key dates
- Born
- 13 June 1892
- Died
- 21 July 1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Basil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Place of death
- The Langham
- Spouse
- Ouida Bergère
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- Repton School
- Languages spoken
Article
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films.
Rathbone frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role was that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series.
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