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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African 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.
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Learn about the life and career of Basil Rathbone, a versatile actor who starred in films, theater and TV. He was famous for his roles as Sherlock Holmes, a swashbuckling villain and a fencing master.
- June 13, 1892
- July 21, 1967
Basil Rathbone was a versatile actor who starred in films, theater and TV. He is best known for playing Sherlock Holmes, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, and various villains in costume dramas.
- January 1, 1
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Learn about the life and career of Basil Rathbone, the master of stage and screen, from his birth in South Africa to his death in California. Discover his roles in Shakespeare, World War I, Hollywood, and Sherlock Holmes.
Actor Basil Rathbone, whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes, died of a heart attack Friday in New York. He was 75. Mr. Rathbone’s career spanned 56 years, two continents and...
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor. He was known for playing Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
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A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories was released between 1939 and 1946; British actors Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively.