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.
Known for
★7.0The Great Mouse Detective
★7.5The Adventures of Robin Hood
★6.7Son of Frankenstein
★7.2Captain Blood
★7.2The Mark of Zorro
★7.1The Hound of the Baskervilles
★7.3The Court Jester
★7.2We're No Angels
★6.7Tales of Terror
★6.9The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
★6.5The Comedy of Terrors
★6.6Terror by Night
★6.5The Woman in Green
★6.4Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
★6.7Dressed to Kill
★6.2Madhouse
★6.9The House of Fear
★6.5Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
★7.0The Scarlet Claw
★7.0The Spider Woman
★7.1The Pearl of Death
★6.6Anna Karenina
★6.9Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
★6.8Sherlock Holmes in Washington