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Basil Ruysdael(1878-1960)

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Basil Ruysdael
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The Last Hurrah (1958)
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Basil Ruysdael was born on 24 July 1878 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Broken Arrow (1950), Pinky (1949) and Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955). He was previously married to Kathleen Dobbyn, Rose Swettenham and Eleanor Mason Manierre. He died on 10 October 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJuly 24, 1878
DiedOctober 10, 1960(82)
BornJuly 24, 1878
DiedOctober 10, 1960(82)
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Photos13

Barbara Stanwyck and Basil Ruysdael in These Wilder Years (1956)
Jeanne Crain, Sidney Blackmer, Bess Flowers, and Basil Ruysdael in People Will Talk (1951)
Stuart Holmes, Hans Moebus, Basil Ruysdael, and Walter Slezak in People Will Talk (1951)
Basil Ruysdael in People Will Talk (1951)
Basil Ruysdael and Walter Slezak in People Will Talk (1951)
Cary Grant, Hume Cronyn, Stuart Holmes, Hans Moebus, Basil Ruysdael, and Walter Slezak in People Will Talk (1951)
James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, and Basil Ruysdael in Broken Arrow (1950)
Basil Ruysdael in Broken Arrow (1950)
Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Mary Eaton, Kay Francis, Barton MacLane, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, Cyril Ring, Basil Ruysdael, Oscar Shaw, and The Marx Brothers in The Cocoanuts (1929)
Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, Valerie French, and Basil Ruysdael in Jubal (1956)
Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Jane Darwell, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, Frank McHugh, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
James Mason, Basil Ruysdael, and Märta Torén in One Way Street (1950)

Known for

James Stewart and Debra Paget in Broken Arrow (1950)
Broken Arrow
7.2
  • Gen. Oliver Howard
  • 1950
Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters in Pinky (1949)
Pinky
7.2
  • Judge Walker
  • 1949
Fess Parker in Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
6.9
  • Gen.
  • President Andrew Jackson
  • 1955
Virginia Mayo and Joel McCrea in Colorado Territory (1949)
Colorado Territory
7.2
  • Dave Rickard
  • 1949

Credits

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Actor

  • The Story of Ruth (1960)
    The Story of Ruth
    • Shammah
    • 1960
  • Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    • Henry W. Dameron
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • William Holden and John Wayne in The Horse Soldiers (1959)
    The Horse Soldiers
    • Commandant
    • 1959
  • Black Saddle (1959)
    Black Saddle
    • Senator McQueen
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
    The Last Hurrah
    • Bishop Gardner
    • 1958
  • Father Knows Best (1954)
    Father Knows Best
    • Mr. Emery
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Official Detective (1957)
    Official Detective
    • Joseph
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • These Wilder Years (1956)
    These Wilder Years
    • Judge
    • 1956
  • Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, Rod Steiger, and Valerie French in Jubal (1956)
    Jubal
    • Shem Hoktor
    • 1956
  • Diane (1956)
    Diane
    • Chamberlain
    • 1956
  • Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
    Pearl of the South Pacific
    • Tuan Michael
    • 1955
  • Fess Parker in Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
    Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
    • Gen.
    • President Andrew Jackson
    • 1955
  • Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
    Science Fiction Theatre
    • Prof. Samuel Carson
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, and Margaret Hayes in Blackboard Jungle (1955)
    Blackboard Jungle
    • Prof. A.R. Kraal
    • 1955
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • Andrew Jackson
    • General Jackson
    • TV Series
    • 1954–1955

Soundtrack

  • Groucho Marx, Mary Eaton, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, Oscar Shaw, and The Marx Brothers in The Cocoanuts (1929)
    The Cocoanuts
    • performer: "TALE OF THE SHIRT" (1925) (uncredited)
    • 1929

Videos4

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:45
Official Trailer
Pinky
Trailer 2:30
Pinky
The Last Hurrah
Trailer 3:08
The Last Hurrah
Blackboard Jungle
Trailer 2:52
Blackboard Jungle

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • July 24, 1878
    • Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • October 10, 1960
    • Hollywood, California, USA(complications following surgery)
  • Spouses
      Kathleen DobbynJuly 15, 1945 - October 10, 1960 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Topsy and Eva. Musical comedy. Music by The Duncan Sisters. Book by Catherine Chisholm Cushing. Lyrics by The Duncan Sisters. Based on the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Musical Director: Jerome Stewardson. Musical Staging by Jack Holland. Directed by Oscar Eagle. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 23 Dec 1924- 9 May 1925 (159 performances). Cast: Rosetta Duncan (as "Topsy"), Vivian Duncan (as "Eva St. Clare") [final Broadway role], Alice Averill (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Billie Bart (as "Pickaninny"), Shirley Beauford (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Antoinette Boots (as "Bessie/Old-Fashioned Girl"), Floyd Carder (as "Plantation Quartette"), Helen Case (as "Mrs. Shelby"), Roy Collins (as "Plantation Quartette"), Ashley Cooper (as "Erasmus Marks") [Broadway debut], Hazel Cushman (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Wilbur Cushman (as "Austustine St. Clare"), Nydia D'Arnell (as "Mariette"), Kitty Dolan (as "Pickaninny"), Myrtle Ferguson (as "Ophelia St. Clare"), Harry Furney (as "Plantation Quartette"), Ernee Goodleigh [credited as Ernay Goodleigh] (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Davis Goodman (as "Gee Gee"), Robert Halliday (as "George Shelby"), Dixie Harkins (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Ross Himes (as "Rastus"), Harriet Hoctor (as "Henrique/Danseuse Premiere"), Violet Little (as "Pickaninny"), Renee Lowrie (as "Helen/Old-Fashioned Girl"), Florence Martin (as "Eliza"), Edith Maybaun (as "Jane/Old-Fashioned Girl"), Toresa McSpirit (as "Pickaninny"), Glory Minehart (as "Harry"), Patricia Pattisson (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Jessie Pollard (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Lorraine Ray (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Basil Ruysdael (as "Uncle Tom"), Phillip Ryder (as "Plantation Quartette"), Minnie Shaw (as "Pickaninny"), Lea Swan (as "Ann/Old-Fashioned Girl"), Ethel Swettenham (as "Pickaninny"), Rosie Swettenham (as "Pickaninny"), Elsie Thompson (as "Pickaninny"), Rosa Thompson (as "Pickaninny"), Aimee Torriani (as "Chloe"), Natasha Verova (as "Old-Fashioned Girl"), Frank K. Wallace (as "Simon Legree"), Hettie Ward (as "Pickaninny"). Replacement actor: Rex Cherryman (as "George Shelby") [Broadway debut]. Produced by Thomas Wilkes. Note: Filmed as Topsy and Eva (1927).
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    Before becoming a busy character actor on stage, films, and radio, he was a star bass-baritone with the Metropolitan Opera Company between 1910 and 1918. Although his most frequent role was as the King in Verdi's "Aida", the majority of his roles were in the German repertory, particularly the operas of Richard Wagner. As a voice teacher and coach, his students included Lawrence Tibbett.

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