Overview
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Basil Rathbone was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1892, but 3...
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Interred at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, USA.
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Filmography
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Chief Inquisitor / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1967)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Soldier in Love (1967) TV episode .... The Duke of York
- Victoria Regina (1961) TV episode .... Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
- Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Boekman
- The Lark (1957) TV episode .... Chief Inquisitor - "Summer Fun" .... Governor (1 episode, 1966)
- Pirates of Flounder Bay (1966) TV episode .... Governor - "Dr. Kildare" .... Frederick Foray (2 episodes, 1965)
- Duet for One Hand (1965) TV episode .... Frederick Foray
- Perfect Is Too Hard to Be (1965) TV episode .... Frederick Foray - "Burke's Law" .... Milo James (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) TV episode .... Milo James - "Suspense" (1 episode, 1964)
- The Leader (1964) TV episode - "The Christophers" (1 episode, 1960)
- Tips for the Homemaker (1960) TV episode - "The Red Skelton Show" .... British Artist / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1960)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Super-Cauliflower (1960) TV episode .... Hugh Rubicoff
- The Sculpture Show (1956) TV episode .... British Artist
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Emperor (1 episode, 1958)
- Aladdin (1958) TV episode .... Emperor - "Tales from Dickens" .... Ebenezer Scrooge (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (USA)
- A Dickens Christmas: A Christmas Carol (1958) TV episode .... Ebenezer Scrooge - "Kraft Television Theatre" .... General Zomback (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- Heroes Walk on Sand (1957) TV episode .... General Zomback
- Five Minutes to Live (1956) TV episode - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Duke (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1957) TV episode .... Duke - "The Alcoa Hour" .... Ebenezer Scrooge (1 episode, 1956)
- The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) TV episode .... Ebenezer Scrooge - "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Paul Charters (1 episode, 1956)
- Affair in Sumatra (1956) TV episode .... Paul Charters - "Star Tonight" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1955)
- The Selfish Giant (1955) TV episode .... Narrator - "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Dr. Victor Berenson (1 episode, 1955)
- The Stones Began to Move (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Victor Berenson - "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" .... Robert (1 episode, 1955)
- Always the Butler (1955) TV episode .... Robert - "General Motors Presents" .... Claggart (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Encounter (USA)
... aka General Motors Theatre (Canada: English title: new title)
- Billy Budd (1955) TV episode .... Claggart - "Shower of Stars" .... Marley's ghost (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- A Christmas Carol (1954) TV episode .... Marley's ghost - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... The Jewel Thief (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Volturio Investigates (1954) TV episode .... The Jewel Thief - "Studio One" .... Hazelton Crane (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The House of Gair (1954) TV episode .... Hazelton Crane - "Love Story" (1 episode, 1954)
- The Yo-Yo People (1954) TV episode - "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka P.M. Playhouse
- The Man They'd Murdered (1954) TV episode - "The Motorola Television Hour" .... Duke (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Motorola TV Hour (USA: alternative title)
... aka Motorola TV Theatre (USA: alternative title)
- The Thirteen Clocks (1953) TV episode .... Duke - Season's Greetings (1953) (TV)
- "Danger" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Educated Heart (1953) TV episode - "Suspense" .... Dr. Jekyll / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
- The Adventure of the Black Baronet (1953) TV episode .... Sherlock Holmes
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1951) TV episode .... Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde - "Broadway Television Theatre" .... Benvenuto Cellini (2 episodes, 1953)
- The Firebrand (1953) TV episode .... Benvenuto Cellini
- Criminal at Large (1953) TV episode - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Ambrose Wallington / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1953)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Miss Marlowe at Play (1953) TV episode .... Ambrose Wallington
- Masquerade (1952) TV episode .... Sir Paul Maxim
- Purple and Fine Linen (1951) TV episode .... Frampton - "Lights Out" .... Gregory (1 episode, 1951)
- Dead Man's Coat (1951) TV episode .... Gregory - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Would-Be Gentleman (1951) TV episode - "Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Airflyte Theatre
- The Kind Mr. Smith (1950) TV episode - "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- Queen of Spades (1950) TV episode
- At Night All Cats Are Grey (1949) TV episode
- "The Ford Theatre Hour" .... Mr. Brink (1 episode, 1949)
- On Borrowed Time (1949) TV episode .... Mr. Brink
- Dressed to Kill (1946) ("The Swagman", "Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)")
... aka Prelude to Murder (USA: working title) (USA: DVD title)
... aka Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code (UK)
... aka Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill - Above Suspicion (1943) (performer: "Untitled Oxford University Song" (uncredited))
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) (performer: "I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside" (uncredited))
... aka Sherlock Holmes (UK) - Confession (1937) (performer: "Mazurka") ("Sonata in A, K.331" (uncredited))
- A Notorious Affair (1930) ("Second Movement (Andante)" (1844))
- The Bishop Murder Case (1930) ("Waltz of the Flowers" (1891-2) (uncredited), "Waltz in A Minor, Op.34, No.2 ('Waltz Brilliante')" (1831-39) (uncredited))
- Der Rosenkönig (1986) (voice: poem "The Raven")
... aka Le roi des roses (France)
... aka O Rei das rosas (Portugal)
... aka The Rose King
- Captain Lightfoot (1955) (fencing instructor) (uncredited)
- "The Celebrity Game" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1965)
- Episode dated 1 July 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1963-1965)
- Episode dated 23 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
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- "Time to Remember" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1959)
- 1896-1902: Turn of the Century (1959) TV episode .... Narrator
- Came the Dawn (1959) TV episode .... Narrator - "Make Me Laugh" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 10 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Betty White Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 19 March 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Arlene Francis Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode #1.107 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Arthur Murray Party" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957)
... aka Arthur Murray Party Time
... aka The Arthur Murray Show
- Episode dated 17 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 May 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #4.18 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Amazing Dunninger" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 10 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
- Episode dated 29 February 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 December 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Himself--Host / ... (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- The General's Boots (1954) TV episode .... Himself--Host/The General - "The Name's the Same" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1954)
- Episode dated 30 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 February 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
(1 more) - "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1948-1954)
... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #6.16 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.2 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.46 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
- Episode #1.44 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Cameo - "Your Lucky Clue" (1952) TV series .... Emcee
- "Who's Whose" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode dated 25 June 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode dated 8 April 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- The Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #1.25 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "Ford Star Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #1.2 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - "Your Show of Shows" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 8 April 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - "Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #1.10 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - "The Ken Murray Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode dated 21 January 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
- "Tonight on Broadway" .... Himself (1 episode, 1948)
- The Heiress (1948) TV episode .... Himself
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