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
1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House Jean Yarbrough 86 min
1964 The Comedy Of Terrors. Alta Vista Productions 83 min 35mm Color 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
1958 The Last Hurrah. Columbia Pictures Corp. 121 min 35mm B&W 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
1955 We’re No Angels. Paramount Pictures Corp. 103 min 35mm Color sound
1954 Casanova’s Big Night. Paramount Pictures Corp. 86 min. 35mm Color 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
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
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
1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death. Universal Pictures 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington. Universal Pictures 23:50 16mm B&W sound
1943 The Spider Woman. Roy William Neill 7 reels B&W
1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Roy William Neill 68 min 16mm B&W
1942 Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon. Universal Pictures 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror. John Rawlins 2300 16mm B&W sound
1942 Sherlock Holmes In Washington. Roy William Neill 7 reels B&W
1941 Paris Calling. Universal-International 12 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1941 The Black Cat. Albert S. Rogell 8 reels B&W
1940 Rhythm On The River. Victor Schertzinger 10 reels Color & B&W
1940 The Mad Doctor. Tim Whelan 10 reels B&W
1940 The Mark Of Zorro. Rouben Mamoulian 8 409 ft. B&W
1939 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Learning Corporation of America: Publisher 1:23:00 16mm B&W sound
1939 Hound of the Baskervilles Twentieth Century-Fox 80 16mm B&W
1939 RIO. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 16mm silent
1939 SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 1:25:00 16mm B&W sound
1939 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes. Universal Pictures 7 200 ft. 16mm B&W sound
1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles Learning Corporation of America 80 16mm B&W sound
1939 The Sun Never Sets Allegro Film Productions 97 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 The sun never sets. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1939 Tower of London Rowland V. Lee 92 min Color & B&W
1938 IF I WERE KING Frank Lloyd 3460 16mm Color & B&W sound
1938 IF I WERE KING. Paramount Pictures Inc. 11 reels. 16mm Color & B&W Sound
1938 THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO. Samuel Goldwyn 11 reels. B&W
1938 The dawn patrol. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 12 reels 16mm B&W sound
1937 CONFESSION. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 10 reels
1937 LOVE FROM A STRANGER. Trafalgar Film Productions Ltd. 9 reels B&W