Schauspiel

Basil Rathbone

Auch bekannt als: Sir Basil Rathbone, Philip St. John Basil Rathbone, Бэзил Рэтбоун

Geburtsdatum

13. Juni 1892

Todesdatum

21. Juli 1967

(verstorben mit 75)

Geburtsort

Johannesburg, South African Republic

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Biografie

Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, 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 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included Broadway and television work; he received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play.