Deceased
How Did Basil Rathbone Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 75Also known asSir Basil Rathbone, Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, Бэзил РэтбоунGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn13/06/1892Born inJohannesburg, South African RepublicDied21/07/1967Died inThe LanghamCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ336865 ↗Buried atFerncliff CemeteryTMDb#8727 ↗
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone 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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol FlynnMovie | Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage) | 113 |
| 1996 | In the Footsteps of Sherlock HolmesMovie | — | 104 |
| 1992 | Dracula in the MoviesMovie | (archive footage) | 100 |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) | 99 |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse DetectiveMovie | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 94 |
| 1985 | The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesMovie | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | 93 |
| 1983 | The Horror of It AllMovie | Carmichael (archive footage) | 91 |
| 1979 | The Horror ShowMovie | (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgyMovie | Self (archival footage) | 76 |
| 1967 | Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseMovie | Gregor | 75 |
| 1964 | The Comedy of TerrorsMovie | John F. Black | 72 |
| 1963 | Burke's LawSeries | Milo James | 71 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 70 |
| 1962 | The Magic SwordMovie | Lodac | 70 |
| 1962 | Tales of TerrorMovie | Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") | 70 |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareSeries | Frederick Foray | 69 |
| 1961 | Victoria ReginaMovie | Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield) | 69 |
| 1958 | The Last HurrahMovie | Norman Cass Sr. | 66 |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthSeries | Emperor | 65 |
| 1956 | The Stingiest Man in TownMovie | Ebenezer Scrooge | 64 |
| 1955 | We're No AngelsMovie | Andre Trochard | 63 |
| 1955 | The Court JesterMovie | Sir Ravenhurst | 63 |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big NightMovie | Lucio / Narrator | 62 |
| 1954 | A Christmas CarolMovie | Marley's Ghost | 62 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Lord Beaconsfield | 59 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | The Jewel Thief | 59 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny ProgramSeries | Basil Rathbone | 58 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Ambrose Wallington | 58 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self | 58 |
| 1950 | Your Show of ShowsSeries | — | 58 |
| 1949 | Lights OutSeries | — | 57 |
| 1949 | SuspenseSeries | Sherlock Holmes | 57 |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadMovie | Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows") | 57 |
| 1949 | The Wind in the WillowsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 57 |
| 1948 | Studio OneSeries | Hazelton Crome | 56 |
| 1946 | Dressed to KillMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 54 |
| 1946 | HeartbeatMovie | Professor Aristide | 54 |
| 1946 | Terror by NightMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 54 |
| 1945 | The Woman in GreenMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 53 |
| 1945 | The House of FearMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 53 |
| 1945 | Pursuit to AlgiersMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 53 |
| 1944 | The Scarlet ClawMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 52 |
| 1944 | The Pearl of DeathMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 52 |
| 1944 | Frenchman's CreekMovie | Lord Rockingham | 52 |
| 1944 | Bathing BeautyMovie | George Adams | 52 |
| 1943 | Crazy HouseMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 51 |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 51 |
| 1943 | The Spider WomanMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 51 |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 51 |
| 1943 | Above SuspicionMovie | Sig von Aschenhausen | 51 |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 50 |
| 1942 | CrossroadsMovie | Henri Sarrou | 50 |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 50 |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Movie | Himself | 50 |
| 1942 | Fingers at the WindowMovie | Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle | 50 |
| 1941 | Paris CallingMovie | Andre Benoit | 49 |
| 1940 | The Mark of ZorroMovie | Captain Esteban Pasquale | 48 |
| 1939 | Son of FrankensteinMovie | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein | 47 |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 47 |
| 1939 | The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 47 |
| 1939 | Tower of LondonMovie | Richard - Duke of Gloucester | 47 |
| 1939 | The Sun Never SetsMovie | Clive Randolph | 47 |
| 1938 | The Dawn PatrolMovie | Maj. Brand | 46 |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin HoodMovie | Sir Guy of Gisbourne | 46 |
| 1938 | If I Were KingMovie | Louis XI | 46 |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938Movie | Basil (archive footage) (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1937 | ConfessionMovie | Michael Michailow | 45 |
| 1937 | Love from a StrangerMovie | Gerald Lovell | 45 |
| 1937 | TovarichMovie | Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko | 45 |
| 1936 | Private NumberMovie | Thomas Wroxton | 44 |
| 1936 | The Garden of AllahMovie | Count Ferdinand Anteoni | 44 |
| 1935 | A Feather in Her HatMovie | Captain Randolph Courtney | 43 |
| 1935 | Captain BloodMovie | Levasseur | 43 |
| 1935 | A Tale of Two CitiesMovie | Marquis St. Evremonde | 43 |
| 1935 | David CopperfieldMovie | Mr. Edward Murdstone | 43 |
| 1935 | Kind LadyMovie | Henry Abbott | 43 |
| 1935 | Anna KareninaMovie | Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin | 43 |
| 1933 | LoyaltiesMovie | Ferdinand de Levis | 41 |
| 1933 | One Precious YearMovie | Derek Nagel | 41 |
| 1932 | After the BallMovie | Jack Harrowby | 40 |
| 1930 | The Flirting WidowMovie | Col. Smith | 38 |
| 1930 | A Notorious AffairMovie | Paul Gherardi | 38 |
| 1930 | The Lady of ScandalMovie | Edward | 38 |
| 1929 | The Bishop Murder CaseMovie | Philo Vance | 37 |
| 1925 | The Masked BrideMovie | Antoine | 33 |
| 1924 | The Loves of Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie | Undetermined Subordinate Role | 32 |
| 1924 | Trouping with EllenMovie | Tony Winterslip | 32 |
| 1923 | The School for ScandalMovie | Joseph Surface | 31 |
| 1921 | The Fruitful VineMovie | Don Cesare Carelli | 29 |
| 0 | Marlene Dietrich: Home MoviesMovie | Himself | — |