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Biography
Born June 13, 1892 - South African-born Basil Rathbone was the son of a British mining engineer working in Johannesburg. After a brief career as an insurance agent, the 19-year-old aspiring actor joined his cousin's repertory group. World War I service as a lieutenant in Liverpool Scottish Regiment followed, then a rapid ascension to leading-man status on the British s... Continue Bio >>

Filmography:
1986 The Great Mouse Detective
1986 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1967 Autopsia de un Fantasma
1967 Soldier in Love
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Discography:
Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 1
Nathaniel Hawthorne Tales, Vol. 2
Nathaniel Hawthorne Tales, Vol. 1
Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes
2002 Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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