Basil Rathbone

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Basil Rathbone was a British actor best known for his definitive film portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Basil Rathbone canonical 43
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
film actor
human
radio actor
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
awardReceived Military Cross
birthName Basil Rathbone self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship United Kingdom
conflict World War I
countryOfBirth South Africa
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-06-13
dateOfDeath 1967-07-21
familyName Rathbone
genre adventure film
drama film
mystery film
givenName Basil
Philip
knownFor film portrayals of Sherlock Holmes
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryUnit London Scottish Regiment
name Basil Rathbone self-link
notableWork A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)
Captain Blood (1935 film)
David Copperfield
surface form: David Copperfield (1935 film)

Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Son of Frankenstein
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film)
The Comedy of Terrors
The Court Jester
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film)
The Magic Sword
surface form: The Magic Sword (1962 film)

The Mark of Zorro
surface form: The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)
occupation actor
soldier
placeOfBirth Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
placeOfDeath New York City
portrayed Holmes
surface form: Sherlock Holmes
residence London, England
surface form: London

New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Ethel Marion Foreman
Ouida Bergère
yearsActive 1911–1967

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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949 film) narrator Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Sheriff of Nottingham portrayedBy Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone name Basil Rathbone self-link
Basil Rathbone birthName Basil Rathbone self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
The Magic Sword starring Basil Rathbone
The Mark of Zorro stars Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States hasNotableBurial Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: Holy Cross Cemetery (Culver City)
Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States notableBurial Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: Ferncliff Cemetery
Rathbone hasNotableBearer Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death stars Basil Rathbone
Basil hasNotableBearer Basil Rathbone
Captain Blood (1935 film) starring Basil Rathbone
Romeo and Juliet (1936 film) stars Basil Rathbone
Son of Frankenstein stars Basil Rathbone
Son of Frankenstein portrayedBy Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film) stars Basil Rathbone
The Court Jester castMember Basil Rathbone
The Comedy of Terrors starring Basil Rathbone
Ouida Bergère spouse Basil Rathbone
Ouida Bergère associatedWith Basil Rathbone
The Black Sleep hasCastMember Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce coStarredWith Basil Rathbone
Philip fullName Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
this entity surface form: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
Philip nameInReligion Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
Philip knownAs Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone
The Last Days of Pompeii castMember Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)
Repton School notableAlumnus Basil Rathbone
Boris Karloff coStarredWith Basil Rathbone
Ethel Marion Foreman spouse Basil Rathbone
Ethel Marion Foreman hasRelative Basil Rathbone
Ethel Marion Foreman hasSpouse Basil Rathbone
The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Basil Rathbone
Ferncliff Cemetery hasNotableBurial Basil Rathbone
If I Were King (1938 film) castMember Basil Rathbone
The Garden of Allah starring Basil Rathbone
subject surface form: The Garden of Allah (1936 film)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney starring Basil Rathbone
The Last Hurrah starring Basil Rathbone