Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

English actor (1892–1967)

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 74 films (1923–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 24 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington. Universal Pictures 23:50 16mm B&W sound
1943 The Spider Woman. Roy William Neill 7 reels B&W
1944 Bathing beauty George Sidney 101 min Color
1944 Frenchman's Creek. Mitchell Leisen 12 reels Color sound
1944 The pearl of death. Universal Pictures 2300 16mm B&W sound
1944 The Scarlet Claw. Roy William Neill 74 min. 16mm B&W sound
1944 The spider woman. Universal Pictures 2175 16mm B&W sound
1945 Pursuit to Algiers. Universal Pictures 2300 16mm B&W sound
1945 Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear Roy William Neill 73 min B&W
1945 Terror by night. Universal Pictures 2100 16mm B&W sound
1945 The woman in green. Universal Pictures 2400 16mm B&W sound
1945 Woman In Green unknown 70 min 16mm sound
1946 Dressed to Kill REEL 72 min. 16mm B&W
1946 Terror by Night FESTIV 60 min. 16mm B&W
1946 Terror By Night. Roy William Neill 6 reels B&W
1954 Casanova’s Big Night. Paramount Pictures Corp. 86 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 We’re No Angels. Paramount Pictures Corp. 103 min 35mm Color sound
1956 The Black Sleep. Prospect Productions Inc. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 The court jester. Dena Enterprises 101 min 35mm Color sound
1958 The Last Hurrah. Columbia Pictures Corp. 121 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 Tales Of Terror Amer International Pictures 89 min 16mm Color sound
1962 Tower of London Universal-International 91 min 16mm B&W Sound
1964 The Comedy Of Terrors. Alta Vista Productions 83 min 35mm Color sound
1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House Jean Yarbrough 86 min