Biography:
Of Russian descent, American actor Basil Ruysdael was a successful opera singer in the 'teens and twenties. Firmly based in New York, Ruysdael made his first screen appearance in the Marx Brothers Astoria-filmed The Cocoanuts (1929). His portrayal of Detective Hennessy in this film was ordinary enough, save for his hilarious vocal renditio... Continue Bio >>

Filmography:
1960 The Story of Ruth
1959 Perry Mason: The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma
1959 The Horse Soldiers
1958 The Last Hurrah
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