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3 wins.
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Actor (124 credits)
1961
Victoria Regina
(TV Movie)
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
1957
The Lark
(TV Movie)
Chief Inquisitor
1955
Encounter
(TV Series)
Captain Edward Fairfax Vere
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Billy Budd
(1955)
... Captain Edward Fairfax Vere
1951-1953
Suspense
(TV Series)
Sherlock Holmes / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1951-1953
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Ambrose Wallington / Sir Paul Maxim / Frampton
1937
Tovarich
Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
1956
The Alcoa Hour
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
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The Stingiest Man in Town
(1956)
... (performer: "Humbug", "I Wear A Chain", "Spirit Theme", "The Christmas Spirit", "One Little Boy", "I Wear A Chain', "Mankind Should Be My Business")
1946
Dressed to Kill
(performer: "The Swagman", "Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)" - uncredited)
1937
Confession
(performer: "Sonata in A, K.331" (1783?), "Mazurka" (1935) - uncredited)
1930
A Notorious Affair
("Second Movement: Andante" (1844), uncredited) / (performer: "Second Movement: Andante" (1844) - uncredited)
1929
The Bishop Murder Case
(performer: "Waltz of the Flowers" (1891-2), "Waltz in A Minor, Op.34, No.2 ('Waltz Brilliante')" (1831-39) - uncredited)
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Self (44 credits)
1938
Breakdowns of 1938
(Documentary short)
Basil (The Adventures of Robin Hood wardrobe test) (uncredited)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
TV commercial:
Stratford pens.
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Publicity Listings:
6 Print Biographies
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14 Articles
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3 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Sir Basil Rathbone
Height:
6' 1½" (1.87 m)
Parents:
Edgar Philip Rathbone
| Anna Barbara Rathbone
Relatives:
Horace Rathbone
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Personal Quote:
When you become the character you portray, it's the end of your career as an actor.
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Trivia:
He was awarded three Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for Motion Pictures at 6549 Hollywood Blvd., for Radio at 6300 Hollywood Blvd. and for Television at 6915 Hollywood Blvd.
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