biography
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Rathbone, Basil (Philip St John)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1892–1967)
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| biography:
| British actor, born in Johannesburg, NE South Africa. He made his film debut in The Fruitful Vine (1921), and went on to become a major star of the 1930s, with roles in several films from literature, such as David Copperfield (1935), Anna Karenina (1935), and Romeo and Juliet (1936). A character actor who specialized in villains, he also played Sherlock Holmes in several films. |
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