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Basil Sydney (23 April 1894 – 10 January 1968) was an English stage and screen actor. Career. Basil Sydney and Doris Keane as Romeo and Juliet. Sydney made his name in 1915 in the London stage hit Romance by Edward Sheldon, with Broadway star Doris Keane, and he costarred with Keane in the 1920 silent film of the play.
Basil Sydney. Actor: Hamlet. The son of a stage manager, Basil Sydney entered the acting profession in 1909. His burgeoning career was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I, during which he saw action with the Norfolk Regiment in the British Army. In the early 1920's, Basil established himself as a matinée idol on the London stage.
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Biography. Basil Sydney. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. April 23, 1894 · St. Osyth, Essex, England, UK. Died. January 10, 1968 · London, England, UK (pleurisy) Birth name. Basil Sydney Nugent. Mini Bio. The son of a stage manager, Basil Sydney entered the acting profession in 1909.
- April 23, 1894
- January 10, 1968
Basil Sydney is an actor most teachers of Shakespeare immediately recognize; he played Claudius in Laurence Olivier’s benchmark 1948 film of Hamlet. His first stage appearance was in 1911 and his first part in Shakespeare was as Claudius in 1914 at the Old Vic.
Basil Sydney (23 April 1894 – 10 January 1968) was an English stage and screen actor. Sydney made his name in 1915 in the London stage hit Romance by Edward Sheldon, with Broadway star Doris Keane, and he costarred with Keane in the 1920 silent film of the play.
64 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. The Riverside Murder is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn and Zoe Davis. [1] A woman reporter helps an inspector solve the deaths of four financiers on the eve of a group shareout.
Category. : Basil Sydney. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Basil Sydney (1894 - 1968) was an English actor who made over fifty screen appearances. Basil Sydney. English actor (1894-1968) Upload media. Wikipedia.
