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May 30, 2024 · Basil Rathbone. Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African actor. 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.
A fan wrote on The Baz (A Basil Rathbone blog): "An essential read for anyone interested in Rathbone's war record would be the book Bravest of Hearts: The Biography of a Battalion, which is all about the Liverpool Scottish during the Great War. I gather he gets quite a bit of coverage.
Basil Rathbone. Philip Saint John Basil Rathbone (13 june 1892 - 21 july 1967) was a British actor, born in Johannesburg (South Africa), where he lived until age of 3, his family had to leave in 1895 to England because his father was accused to be a British spy during the Boer war. He discovered the stage during his school days at Repton School ...
Basil Rathbone is again superlative in the role of Sherlock Holmes, infusing the detective with the color, mystery and genius which have made the character a byword all over the world. Nigel Bruce likewise is outstanding in the same character he portrayed in The Hound of the Baskervilles —the grumpy, lovable and sometimes blundering confidant of the master criminologist.
Originally, the show starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. Together, they starred in 220 episodes which aired weekly on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:00 pm. Basil Rathbone's last episode as the famous detective was "The Singular Affair of the Baconian Cipher". He was eager to separate himself from the show to ...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 1939 1h 25m Approved. 7.3 (7.5K) Rate. The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century. Director Alfred L. Werker Stars Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino. 3. The House of Fear. 1945 1h 9m Approved.
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone ( Johannesburg, 1892. június 13. [9] –. New York, 1967. július 21. [9]) Tony-díjas brit színész. Élete során nemcsak londoni színpadokon és a Broadwayen, hanem a klasszikus Hollywood filmvásznán is hírnevet szerzett magának.
