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He was born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone in Johannesburg, South Africa, a son of Edgar Philip Rathbone and Anna Barbara George. His younger sister and brother were Beatrice Rathbone and John Rathbone.
Rathbone was married to actress Marion Foreman (married 1914-divorced 1926) and writer Ouida Bergere (married 1927-his death 1967).
He and Foreman had 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 interred in the Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York.
During the 1920s, Rathbone appeared in Shakespearean roles on the British stage. He was in a few silent moviesA silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as the motion picture itself, but before the late 1920s, most films were silent. The years before sound came to the mo, and played detective Philo VancePhilo Vance was a fictional American detective created by S. Van Dine in the 1920s, and appearing in 12 novels. Although largely forgotten today, for a few years he was immensely popular in books, movies, and on the radio. He was portrayed as being a supe in the 1929See also 1928 in film 1929 1930 in film 1920s in film 1930s in film years in film film Events The days of the silent film were numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on. January 20 The movie In Old Arizona was released. The film was th movieFor other uses see film (disambiguation Film — also called movies the cinema the silver screen moving pictures motion pictures photoplays picture shows and flicks — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment The Bishop Murder CaseThe Bishop Murder Case (1928), was commonly cited it as S. Van Dine's best book, but it just seems too labored and pointless today. Here Philo Vance solves a mystery built around a nursery rhyme. Many Golden Age novels are constructed around some formal s.
Rathbone became famous for playing suave villains in many swashbucklers of the 1930sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Link Trainer invented Sc, including David Copperfield ( 1935See also 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Top grossing films # Top Hat # The Miracle Rider # Tumbling Tumbleweeds # Westward Ho Academy Awards Best Picture), Anna Karenina ( 1935), The Last Days of Pompeii ( 1935), Captain Blood ( 1935), A Tale of Two Cities ( 1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1938) and The Mark of Zorro ( 1940).
He was most notable for his starring roles in fifteen Sherlock Holmes movies. To many fans, Basil Rathbone was born to play Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous London detective. He also starred as Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in an old-time radio mystery series, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ( 1943- 1946), and did numerous other radio broadcasts.
He was admired for his athletic cinema swordsmanship, particularly in the duel on the beach in Captain Blood and as Sir Guy of Guisborne in the long fight scene in Robin Hood. Other noteworthy sword fights appear in The Mark of Zorro and The Court Jester ( 1956). The latter duplicates a scene in the former where Rathbone slices a candle in two and leaves it burning.
Basil Rathbone earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance of Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet ( 1936), and another nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance of King Louis XI in If I Were King ( 1938).
It was in 1939 that Rathbone first starred as Sherlock Holmes, in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Unfortunately, the many sequels typecast him (he gained the nickname 'Razzle Bathrobe') and he was unable to break out of the stereotype, except in certain spoofs of his earlier swashbuckling villains in such movies as Casanova's Big Night ( 1954) and The Court Jester ( 1956).
Rathbone also acted on Broadway numerous times. In 1948, he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in Play for his performance of Dr. Austin Sloper in the original production of The Heiress.
Through the 1950s and 1960s, he continued to appear in several anthology programs on television
Basil Rathbone has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; one for motion pictures at 6549 Hollywood Boulevard; one for radio at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard; and one for television at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.
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