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Basil Rathbone Acting Filmography (109)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005·Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991·Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986·Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985·Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Horror of It All
1983·Carmichael (archive footage)
The Horror Show
1979·(archive footage)
Madhouse
1974·Basil (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968·Self (archival footage)
Autopsy of a Ghost
1968·Canuto Pérez
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967·Gregor
Soldier in Love
1967·Duke of York
Queen of Blood
1966·Dr. Farraday
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966·Reginald Ripper
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965·Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
The Comedy of Terrors
1964·John F. Black
The Magic Sword
1962·Lodac
Tales of Terror
1962·Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Pontius Pilate
1962·Caiaphas
Two Before Zero
1962
Victoria Regina
1961·Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus
1961·Narrator
The Black Cat
1960
A Christmas Carol
1959·Scrooge
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958·Dr. Boekman
The Last Hurrah
1958·Norman Cass Sr.
Aladdin
1958·Emperor
The Lark
1957·Chief Inquisitor
The Black Sleep
1956·Sir Joel Cadman
The Stingiest Man in Town
1956·Ebenezer Scrooge
Affair in Sumatra
1956·Paul Charters
We're No Angels
1955·Andre Trochard
The Court Jester
1955·Sir Ravenhurst
Casanova's Big Night
1954·Lucio / Narrator
The General's Boots
1954·General Lee
A Christmas Carol
1954·Marley's Ghost
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949·Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows
1949·Narrator (voice)
Terror by Night
1946·Sherlock Holmes
Dressed to Kill
1946·Sherlock Holmes
Heartbeat
1946·Professor Aristide
The House of Fear
1945·Sherlock Holmes
The Woman in Green
1945·Sherlock Holmes
Pursuit to Algiers
1945·Sherlock Holmes
The Pearl of Death
1944·Sherlock Holmes
The Scarlet Claw
1944·Sherlock Holmes
Bathing Beauty
1944·George Adams
Frenchman's Creek
1944·Lord Rockingham
The Spider Woman
1943·Sherlock Holmes
Above Suspicion
1943·Sig von Aschenhausen
Crazy House
1943·Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943·Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943·Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942·Sherlock Holmes
Crossroads
1942·Henri Sarrou
Fingers at the Window
1942·Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942·Sherlock Holmes
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942·Himself
The Black Cat
1941·Montague Hartley
Paris Calling
1941·Andre Benoit
International Lady
1941·Reggie Oliver
The Mark of Zorro
1940·Captain Esteban Pasquale
The Mad Doctor
1940·Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann
Rhythm on the River
1940·Oliver Courtney
Son of Frankenstein
1939·Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939·Sherlock Holmes
Rio
1939·Paul Reynard
Tower of London
1939·Richard - Duke of Gloucester
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939·Sherlock Holmes
The Sun Never Sets
1939·Clive Randolph
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938·Sir Guy of Gisbourne
The Dawn Patrol
1938·Maj. Brand
If I Were King
1938·Louis XI
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938·Ahmed
Breakdowns of 1938
1938·Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love from a Stranger
1937·Gerald Lovell
Tovarich
1937·Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Confession
1937·Michael Michailow
Make a Wish
1937·Johnny Selden
Romeo and Juliet
1936·Tybalt
The Garden of Allah
1936·Count Ferdinand Anteoni
Private Number
1936·Thomas Wroxton
David Copperfield
1935·Mr. Edward Murdstone
Captain Blood
1935·Levasseur
A Tale of Two Cities
1935·Marquis St. Evremonde
Anna Karenina
1935·Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935·Pontius Pilate
Kind Lady
1935·Henry Abbott
A Feather in Her Hat
1935·Captain Randolph Courtney
One Precious Year
1933·Derek Nagel
Loyalties
1933·Ferdinand de Levis
After the Ball
1932·Jack Harrowby
A Woman Commands
1932·Capt. Alex Pastitsch
Sin Takes a Holiday
1930·Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
A Notorious Affair
1930·Paul Gherardi
The Lady of Scandal
1930·Edward
The Flirting Widow
1930·Col. Smith
A Lady Surrenders
1930·Carl Vandry
This Mad World
1930·Paul Parisot
The Bishop Murder Case
1929·Philo Vance
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929·Lord Arthur Dilling
The Great Deception
1926·Rizzio
The Masked Bride
1925·Antoine
Trouping with Ellen
1924·Tony Winterslip
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924·Undetermined Subordinate Role
The School for Scandal
1923·Joseph Surface
The Fruitful Vine
1921·Don Cesare Carelli
Innocent
1921·Amadis de Jocelyn