Basil Rathbone (13 June, 1892 – 21 July, 1967) was an British actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles.

Early Life

---

He was born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone in Johannesburg, South Africa, a son of British parents: Edgar Philip Rathbone and Anna Barbara George. His younger sister and brother were Beatrice Rathbone and John Rathbone. The Rathbones fled to England when Basil was three years of age after his father was accused by Boers of being a British spy near the onset of the Second Boer War. He was educated at Repton School and served in the Liverpool Scottish in the First World War.

Personal Life

---

Rathbone was married to actress Marion Foreman (married 1914 - divorced 1926), was involved briefly with actress Eva Le Gallienne during his first marriage and was married to writer Ouida Bergere (married 1927 - his death 1967).

More on [ Basil Rathbone ]

Rathbone, Basil - Twitter Search

@ElectaR2010 I love Sherlock Holmes, but only the classics starring Basil Rathbone. Newer remakes are "never as good" as the older movies.
telekin (Cricket) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:41:59 -0000
@ElectaR2010 I love Sherlock Holmes, but only the classics starring Basil Rathbone. Newer remakes are "never as good" as the older movies.
@jeffcannata to be fair those acessories were mostly down to basil rathbone rather than conan Doyle...
JD_Writer (Jason De Luna) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:41:31 -0000
@jeffcannata to be fair those acessories were mostly down to basil rathbone rather than conan Doyle...
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce still the best Holmes and Watson.
Guardian1759 (J Chambers) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:08:37 -0000
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce still the best Holmes and Watson.
@DarrenLeeTwit agreed. Richies best movie so far. Though I've still got to go with Basil Rathbone as definitive...
Mr_DeVille (Reece De Ville) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:10:28 -0000
@DarrenLeeTwit agreed. Richies best movie so far. Though I've still got to go with Basil Rathbone as definitive...
@Indranyx (Although coming from a family of Holmes fanatics & having just watched a marathon of Basil Rathbone SH movies, I have qualms.)
neuronimo (neuronimo) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:32:19 -0000
@Indranyx (Although coming from a family of Holmes fanatics & having just watched a marathon of Basil Rathbone SH movies, I have qualms.)
@DUSTINFRIEL I'm an old school Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes fan. Still I want to see the new movie.
swfong4 (Spencer Fong) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:23:50 -0000
@DUSTINFRIEL I'm an old school Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes fan. Still I want to see the new movie.

Subscribe to Rathbone,_Basil RSS feed