Basil Rathbone
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. 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. Rathbone frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role was that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included roles on Broadway, as well as self-ironic film and television work. He received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play. He was also nominated for two Academy Awards and was honoured with three stars on the Hollywood...
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Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
The Great Mouse Detective
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Autopsia de un fantasma
Soldier in Love
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Queen of Blood
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
The Comedy of Terrors
Tri plyus dva
Two Before Zero
Tales of Terror
Pontius Pilate
The Magic Sword
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
The Last Hurrah
Aladdin
The Lark
The Black Sleep
The Court Jester
We're No Angels
Casanova's Big Night
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Wind in the Willows
Dressed to Kill
Heartbeat
Terror by Night
Pursuit to Algiers
The Woman in Green
The House of Fear
Frenchman's Creek
The Pearl of Death
Bathing Beauty
The Scarlet Claw
The Spider Woman
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Above Suspicion
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Crossroads
Fingers at the Window
Paris Calling
The Black Cat
International Lady
The Mad Doctor
The Mark of Zorro
Rhythm on the River
Rio
The Sun Never Sets
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Son of Frankenstein
Tower of London
The Adventures of Robin Hood
If I Were King
The Dawn Patrol
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Tovarich
Confession
A Night of Terror
Make a Wish
The Garden of Allah
Private Number
Kind Lady
A Feather in Her Hat
Anna Karenina
David Copperfield
A Tale of Two Cities
The Last Days of Pompeii
Captain Blood
Loyalties
One Precious Year
After the Ball
A Woman Commands
Sin Takes a Holiday
A Lady Surrenders
The Lady of Scandal
The Flirting Widow
A Notorious Affair
This Mad World
The Bishop Murder Case
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Masked Bride
The School for Scandal
Innocent