British actor Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes The Hound of the Baskervilles (Getty) By Amanda Killelea 19:08, 1 Aug 2020Updated14:51, 3 Aug 2020 ...

Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to British parents. Returning to the UK, he attended Repton School and started his acting career in 1911.

They find the detective, Basil (named after Basil Rathbone, who played Holmes in 14 movies), living on Baker Street underneath the real Holmes (played by Rathbone himself, thanks to some sneaky ...

Sherlock Holmes has had many great adaptations, but there's only one version that remains the best of them all.

Beginning in 1939, a series of 14 films were released starring the beloved book character, starting with The Hound of the Baskervilles, which introduced the world to Basil Rathbone as Sherlock ...

What: "The Hound of the Baskervilles," the 1939 retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel, the first of 14 films that would star Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson.

Cushing deserves a place alongside Rathbone and Cumberbatch in the pantheon of great Sherlock Holmes actors. Hammer’s Hound of the Baskervilles is a must-see for any Sherlock Holmes fan.