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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.
As actor
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Dracula in the Movies
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Great Mouse Detective
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Horror of It All
The Horror Show
Madhouse
The Movie Orgy
Autopsy of a Ghost
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Soldier in Love
Queen of Blood
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
The Comedy of Terrors
The Magic Sword
Tales of Terror
Pontius Pilate
Two Before Zero
Victoria Regina
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
The Black Cat
A Christmas Carol
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
The Last Hurrah
Aladdin
The Lark
The Black Sleep