The Great Mouse Detective1986
As Sherlock Holmes (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Basil Rathbone
Born
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.
Filmography (110)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949
As Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938
As Sir Guy of Gisbourne
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Court Jester1955
As Sir Ravenhurst
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Son of Frankenstein1939
As Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Mark of Zorro1940
As Captain Esteban Pasquale
TMDb 7.2 / 10
We're No Angels1955
As Andre Trochard
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Bathing Beauty1944
As George Adams
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Captain Blood1935
As Levasseur
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Tales of Terror1962
As Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Dressed to Kill1946
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Terror by Night1946
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Garden of Allah1936
As Count Ferdinand Anteoni
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Hound of the Baskervilles1939
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The House of Fear1945
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Woman in Green1945
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991
As Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Pearl of Death1944
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Movie Orgy1968
As Self (archival footage)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Tale of Two Cities1935
As Marquis St. Evremonde
TMDb 6.9 / 10
David Copperfield1935
As Mr. Edward Murdstone
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Anna Karenina1935
As Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
TMDb 6.6 / 10
If I Were King1938
As Louis XI
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Comedy of Terrors1964
As John F. Black
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini1966
As Reginald Ripper
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Casanova's Big Night1954
As Lucio / Narrator
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Scarlet Claw1944
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Magic Sword1962
As Lodac
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Above Suspicion1943
As Sig von Aschenhausen
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Wind in the Willows1949
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Last Hurrah1958
As Norman Cass Sr.
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Adventures of Marco Polo1938
As Ahmed
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Madhouse1974
As Basil (archive footage)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet1965
As Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Romeo and Juliet1936
As Tybalt
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Tower of London1939
As Richard - Duke of Gloucester
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Last Days of Pompeii1935
As Pontius Pilate
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Fingers at the Window1942
As Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Adventures of Errol Flynn2005
As Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Black Cat1941
As Montague Hartley
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Dracula in the Movies1992
As (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Pontius Pilate1962
As Caiaphas
TMDb 6.7 / 10
International Lady1941
As Reggie Oliver
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Spider Woman1943
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Victoria Regina1961
As Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Innocent1921
As Amadis de Jocelyn
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Feather in Her Hat1935
As Captain Randolph Courtney
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rhythm on the River1940
As Oliver Courtney
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Queen of Blood1966
As Dr. Farraday
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Lark1957
As Chief Inquisitor
Love from a Stranger1937
As Gerald Lovell
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Black Sleep1956
As Sir Joel Cadman
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes1985
As Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Hillbillys in a Haunted House1967
As Gregor
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Breakdowns of 19381938
As Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Pursuit to Algiers1945
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Tovarich1937
As Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates1958
As Dr. Boekman
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Crossroads1942
As Henri Sarrou
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Rio1939
As Paul Reynard
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Paris Calling1941
As Andre Benoit
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Christmas Carol1954
As Marley's Ghost
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Frenchman's Creek1944
As Lord Rockingham
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Horror of It All1983
As Carmichael (archive footage)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Horror Show1979
As (archive footage)
TMDb 3.4 / 10
The Sun Never Sets1939
As Clive Randolph
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Sin Takes a Holiday1930
As Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942
As Himself
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Lady of Scandal1930
As Edward
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Autopsy of a Ghost1968
As Canuto Pérez
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney1929
As Lord Arthur Dilling
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Kind Lady1935
As Henry Abbott
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Dawn Patrol1938
As Maj. Brand
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Crazy House1943
As Sherlock Holmes
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Heartbeat1946
As Professor Aristide
TMDb 5.2 / 10
This Mad World1930
As Paul Parisot
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Loyalties1933
As Ferdinand de Levis
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Bishop Murder Case1929
As Philo Vance
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Stingiest Man in Town1956
As Ebenezer Scrooge
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Private Number1936
As Thomas Wroxton
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Woman Commands1932
As Capt. Alex Pastitsch
TMDb 9.0 / 10
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes1996
Soldier in Love1967
As Duke of York
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Make a Wish1937
As Johnny Selden
TMDb 5.8 / 10
A Lady Surrenders1930
As Carl Vandry
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Aladdin1958
As Emperor
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Notorious Affair1930
As Paul Gherardi
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Flirting Widow1930
As Col. Smith
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Masked Bride1925
As Antoine
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Christmas Carol1959
As Scrooge
TMDb 8.7 / 10
Trouping with Ellen1924
As Tony Winterslip
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Mad Doctor1940
As Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
TMDb 6.2 / 10
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As Himself
Two Before Zero1962
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The General's Boots
The General's Boots1954
As General Lee
The Great Deception1926
As Rizzio
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus1961
As Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The School for Scandal1923
As Joseph Surface
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots1924
As Undetermined Subordinate Role
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Confession1937
As Michael Michailow
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Affair in Sumatra1956
As Paul Charters
After the Ball1932
As Jack Harrowby
TMDb 10.0 / 10
One Precious Year1933
As Derek Nagel
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Fruitful Vine
The Fruitful Vine1921
As Don Cesare Carelli
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Black Cat
The Black Cat1960
TMDb 10.0 / 10
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