Acting
Basil Rathbone
- Titles
- 107movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1985, with a break from 1969 to 1984, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 72top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
The Adventures of Robin Hood89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Mystery5.5average 4.1
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Wonder3.8average 3.4
- Wholesome3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.4
- Coming of Age1.4, average 3.0
- Social Commentary3.6, average 4.9
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Period Piece 7
- Political Intrigue 7
- Sherlock Holmes 7
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Class Conflict 6
- Mystery 6
- Suspenseful 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Forbidden Love 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Crime 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nigel BruceActorPursuit to Algiers, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Pearl of Death, Terror by Night, The Woman in Green, +11 more
Roy William NeillDirectorPursuit to Algiers, The Pearl of Death, Terror by Night, The Woman in Green, Dressed to Kill, +6 more
John CarradineActorThe Hound of the Baskervilles, Casanova's Big Night, The Last Hurrah, The Garden of Allah, Hillbillys in a Haunted House, +2 more
Dennis HoeyActorThe Pearl of Death, Terror by Night, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, The House of Fear, +1 more
Melville CooperActorThe Adventures of Robin Hood, The Dawn Patrol, The Sun Never Sets, Tovarich, The General's Boots
Reginald OwenActorAnna Karenina, A Tale of Two Cities, Above Suspicion, The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes, A Woman Commands
Lionel AtwillActorCaptain Blood, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Son of Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Sun Never Sets- BBertram MillhauserWriterThe Pearl of Death, The Woman in Green, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, The Spider Woman
Frank SkinnerComposerSon of Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, Tower of London, The Sun Never Sets
Holmes HerbertActorThe Pearl of Death, Dressed to Kill, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The House of Fear
Boris KarloffActorSon of Frankenstein, The Comedy of Terrors, Tower of London, The Lark
Gale SondergaardActorThe Mark of Zorro, The Black Cat, The Spider Woman, Paris Calling
Movies and TV shows
1171990s
2 titles
as (archive footage)
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
1980s
3 titles · average score 75
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
as Carmichael (archive footage)
1970s
2 titles · average score 57
as (archive footage)
as Basil (archive footage)
1960s
15 titles · average score 51
as Canuto Pérez
as Dr. Farraday
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
as John F. Black
TV show · as Milo James
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
as Lodac
as Caiaphas
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
as Narrator
TV show · as Frederick Foray
1950s
21 titles · average score 72
as Scrooge
as Dr. Boekman
as Norman Cass Sr.
as Sir Joel Cadman
as Ebenezer Scrooge
as Sir Ravenhurst
as Andre Trochard
as Lucio / Narrator
as General Lee
as Marley's Ghost
TV show · as Basil Rathbone
TV show
1940s
30 titles · average score 65
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as George Adams
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
1930s
35 titles · average score 66
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
as Maj. Brand
as Louis XI
as Gerald Lovell
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
as Pontius Pilate
as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
1920s
9 titles · average score 53
as Philo Vance
as Lord Arthur Dilling
as Rizzio
as Antoine
as Tony Winterslip
as Undetermined Subordinate Role
as Joseph Surface
as Amadis de Jocelyn
as Don Cesare Carelli