Acting
Basil Rathbone
- Titles
- 107movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1985, with a break from 1969 to 1984, busiest in 1939 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 74top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
The Adventures of Robin Hood89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Wholesome3.7average 3.3
- Wonder3.9average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.4, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Social Commentary3.9, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 9
- Political Intrigue 8
- Period Piece 7
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Sherlock Holmes 7
- Suspenseful 7
- Mystery 6
- Class Conflict 6
- Crime 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Forbidden Love 5
- Social Commentary 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nigel BruceActorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Woman in Green, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Pearl of Death, +12 more
Roy William NeillDirectorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Woman in Green, The Pearl of Death, Dressed to Kill, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, +6 more
John CarradineActorThe Hound of the Baskervilles, The Last Hurrah, Casanova's Big Night, The Garden of Allah, Hillbillys in a Haunted House, +2 more
Dennis HoeyActorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Pearl of Death, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, Terror by Night, The House of Fear, +2 more
Lionel AtwillActorSon of Frankenstein, Captain Blood, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sun Never Sets, +1 more
Boris KarloffActorSon of Frankenstein, Tower of London, The Comedy of Terrors, The Lark, The Son of Frankenstein
Reginald OwenActorA Tale of Two Cities, Anna Karenina, Above Suspicion, The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes, A Woman Commands
Melville CooperActorThe Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sun Never Sets, The Dawn Patrol, Tovarich, The General's Boots- BBertram MillhauserWriterThe Woman in Green, The Pearl of Death, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, The Spider Woman
Frank SkinnerComposerSon of Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Tower of London, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, The Sun Never Sets
Rowland V. LeeDirectorSon of Frankenstein, Tower of London, The Sun Never Sets, Love from a Stranger, The Son of Frankenstein
Holmes HerbertActorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Pearl of Death, Dressed to Kill, The House of Fear
Movies and TV shows
118Great
Score 80 to 89
6 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
86
as Levasseur
85
TV show · as The Duke of York / Lord Beaconsfield
83
as John F. Black
83
as Mr. Edward Murdstone
82
as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Good
Score 70 to 79
22 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
76
as Sherlock Holmes
75
as Sir Ravenhurst
73
as Captain Esteban Pasquale
73
as Sherlock Holmes
72
as Louis XI
72
as Sherlock Holmes
71
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
71
as Sherlock Holmes
70
as Sherlock Holmes
70
as Sherlock Holmes
70
as Sherlock Holmes
70
as Sherlock Holmes
Decent
Score 60 to 69
26 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Sherlock Holmes
69
as Narrator (voice)
68
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
67
as Oliver Courtney
67
as Sherlock Holmes
66
as George Adams
65
as Sherlock Holmes
63
as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
61
as Sherlock Holmes
61
as Sherlock Holmes
60
as Sherlock Holmes
60
as Sir Joel Cadman
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
28 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
59
as Gerald Lovell
57
as Reginald Durant
57
as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
53
as Montague Hartley
52
as Pontius Pilate
45
as Lodac
45
as Lord Rockingham
44
as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
43
as Philo Vance
39
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
2 titles
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
29
as Dr. Farraday
Not rated yet
34 titles
Not rated yet
as Clive Randolph
as Canuto Pérez
as Andre Benoit
as Dr. Boekman
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
as Ebenezer Scrooge
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)
as Ferdinand de Levis
as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
as Amadis de Jocelyn
as Scrooge
as General Lee