1986Nominee
Best Performance
The Great Mouse Detective
Basil Rathbone
Actor
Johannesburg, South African Republic
June 13, 1892
Biography
Basil Rathbone, 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 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included Broadway and television work; he received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1938Nominee
Best Performance
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1949Nominee
Best Performance
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Career Highlights
1935Highlight
Best Performance
Captain Blood
1944Highlight
Best Performance
Bathing Beauty
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The Great Mouse Detective
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad