ACTOR

Basil Rathbone

Best known as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows") in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.

11 Appearances

0 Series

11 Films

7.7 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

13 6月 1892

Died

21 7月 1967

Place of birth

Johannesburg, South African Republic

Also known as

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone · Бэзил Рэтбоун

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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.