Acting
Basil Rathbone
- Titles
- 108movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1985, with a break from 1969 to 1984, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 73top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- 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.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Wholesome3.7average 3.3
- Wonder3.8average 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 Commentary3.8, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 9
- Political Intrigue 8
- Suspenseful 7
- Sherlock Holmes 7
- Period Piece 7
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Mystery 6
- Class Conflict 6
- Crime 5
- Intrigue 5
- Historical Setting 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, +11 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
Lionel AtwillActorSon of Frankenstein, Captain Blood, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sun Never Sets, +1 more
Dennis HoeyActorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Pearl of Death, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, Terror by Night, The House of Fear, +1 more
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
Boris KarloffActorSon of Frankenstein, Tower of London, The Comedy of Terrors, The Lark, The Son of Frankenstein
Frank SkinnerComposerSon of Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Tower of London, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, The Sun Never Sets- BBertram MillhauserWriterThe Woman in Green, The Pearl of Death, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, The Spider Woman
Rowland V. LeeDirectorSon of Frankenstein, Tower of London, The Sun Never Sets, Love from a Stranger, The Son of Frankenstein
Miles ManderActorThe Pearl of Death, The Scarlet Claw, Fingers at the Window, Loyalties
Movies and TV shows
181950s
1 title · average score 69
69
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
as Lucio / Narrator
1940s
3 titles · average score 57
52
Heartbeat (1946)
as Professor Aristide
66
Bathing Beauty (1944)
as George Adams
53
Above Suspicion (1943)
as Sig von Aschenhausen
1930s
10 titles · average score 66
89
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
57
Tovarich (1937)
as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
59
The Garden of Allah (1936)
as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
49
Private Number (1936)
as Thomas Wroxton
63
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
as Tybalt
66
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
as Captain Randolph Courtney
81
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
as Marquis St. Evremonde
77
Anna Karenina (1935)
as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
A Woman Commands (1932)
as Capt. Alex Pastitsch
57
Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
1920s
4 titles · average score 60
60
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
as Lord Arthur Dilling
Trouping with Ellen (1924)
as Tony Winterslip
The School for Scandal (1923)
as Joseph Surface
The Fruitful Vine (1921)
as Don Cesare Carelli