Cast

Basil Rathbone

1892 – 1967

Active years (films on this site)

1935–1938

Genres

AdventureActionHistoryDramaFamily

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Michael Curtiz2 filmsGeorge Cukor1 film

Biography

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, 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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1948
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

National / local

• Military Cross 1918

3 films on this site

1. Captain Blood 1935 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. David Copperfield 1935 · George Cukor · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.9 · Cast