Basil Rathbone

Acting

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Lived June 13, 1892 (died age 75) · Johannesburg, South African Republic

Basil Rathbone, MC, Kt (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967), was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in … From TMDB

Filmography

by popularity

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The Great Mouse Detective

1986Film

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949Film

as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")