Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume …

Basil Rathbone was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1892, but three years later his family was forced to flee the country because his father was accused by the Boers of being a British …

Basil Rathbone proves that he is as good a writer as he was an actor. In his autobiography Rathbone reveals many facts about his personal life, and also tells anecdotes about fellow …

This playlist features all 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.

Basil Rathbone was a British character actor whose portrayal of Sherlock Holmes highlighted a long and varied stage and screen career. Upon graduating from Repton school in England in …

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespe...

Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967), was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 …

Basil Rathbone was a stage and movie actor who appeared in over 70 movies during his career and who achieved fame for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a series of swashbuckling …

Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series) Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock …

Actor Basil Rathbone, whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes, died of a heart attack Friday in New York. He was 75.