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Basil Rathbone was an english actor who was born on June 13, 1892 and died on July 21, 1967.

Sherlockian Films:

1. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
3. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
4. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
5. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
6. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
7. The Spider Woman (1944)
8. The Scarlet Claw (1944)
9. The Pearl of Death (1944)
10. The House of Fear (1945)
11. The Woman in Green (1945)
12. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
13. Terror by Night (1946)
14. Dressed to Kill (1946)

Detailed Biography:

Rathbone married actress Marion Foreman, They were married in 1914 and they divorced in 1926. Then he married the writer Ouida Bergere. They were married from 1927 until his death in 1967.

He and Marion Foreman had only one son, Rodion Rathbone, and he and Bergere had one adopted daughter, Cynthia Rathbone.

He died of a heart attack at his home in New York City. He is buried in the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.


Career as Holmes:

He was most famous for his starring roles in Sherlock Holmes movies. He acted as Holmes forover 12 years, and 14 movies.

To many fans, Basil Rathbone was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. He also starred as Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in a radio mystery series, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1943-1946), and did many other radio broadcasts.


Life after Holmes:

After Holmes, Rathbone played many swashbucking villians. Mainly in the following films: "Cosanova's Big Night" (1954) and "The Court Jester." (1956) He also appeared on many different game shows, and major motion pictures. Including "We're no Angels" and "The Last Hurrah."

Other Works:

• A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• Tower of London (1939)
• The Black Sleep (1956)
• The Stingiest Man in Town (1956)
• The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
• Queen of Blood (1966)
• The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
• Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
• Autopsy of a Ghost (1968)