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NAME: Basil Rathbone
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor
BIRTH DATE: June 13, 1892
DEATH DATE: July 21, 1967
EDUCATION: Repton School
PLACE OF BIRTH: Johannesburg, South Africa
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Full Name: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone

Best Known For

Character actor Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) is best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in 14 movies from 1939 to 1946.

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Basil Rathbone (born 1892) began as a Shakespearean actor on the London stage. Although he had a few parts in silent films, his big break came when movies added sound. His stage training and fencing skills made him a natural swashbuckler. In 1939, he starred as Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles. After 14 movies in seven years, Rathbone was forever linked to the famous sleuth.

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