42+ Beautiful images of Basil Rathbone
42+ Beautiful images of Basil Rathbone. Actor basil rathbone, whose roles ranged from shakespeare to sherlock holmes, died of a heart attack friday in new york. His later career included roles on broadway . Basil rathbone was born in johannesburg, south africa, in 1892, but three years later his family was forced to flee the country because his father was . Perhaps best known for his portrayal of sherlock holmes in the 1930s and 1940s, rathbone gave outstanding performances in many, many other films as well. Basil rathbone was an english actor and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of sherlock holmes, starting in 1939 and ending in 1946.
