Basil Sydney
Burly British character actor, on stage from 1909. Served in the British Army during World War I. Established himself as a matinée idol on the London stage in the 1920's. In films tended to be cast in support, often as shifty opportunists, public servants, domineering fathers or military types. Occasionally seen in Shakespearean roles.
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- Born:
- Apr 23, 1894 In Essex, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 46
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Red Hot Romance 1922-02-13
- Latest Project:
- Series Silent Evidence 1962-08-07
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Silent Evidence | 1962-08-07 | |
| Movie | The 3 Worlds of Gulliver | Emperor of Lilliput | 1960-11-30 |
| Movie | A Story of David | King Saul | 1960-12-01 |
| Movie | The Hands of Orlac | Maurice Seidelman | 1960-12-01 |
| Movie | John Paul Jones | Sir William Young | 1959-06-16 |
| Series | No Hiding Place | Unknown | 1959-09-16 |
| Movie | The Devil's Disciple | Lawyer Hawkins | 1959-08-20 |
| Movie | A Question of Adultery | Sir John Loring | 1958-07-15 |
| Movie | Island in the Sun | Julian Fleury | 1957-06-12 |
| Movie | Mayerling | The Emperor Franz Joseph | 1957-02-04 |
| Movie | Sea Wife | Bulldog | 1957-08-20 |
| Movie | Around the World in Eighty Days | Reform Club Member | 1956-10-17 |
| Movie | Simba | Mr Crawford | 1955-01-07 |
| Movie | The Dam Busters | Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. | 1955-05-16 |
| Movie | Star of India | King Louis XIV | 1954-01-02 |
| Movie | Hell Below Zero | Bland | 1954-01-13 |
| Movie | Salome | Pontius Pilate | 1953-03-24 |
| Movie | Three's Company | Dr. Graham | 1953-10-26 |
| Movie | The Magic Box | William Fox-Talbot | 1952-01-01 |
| Movie | Ivanhoe | Waldemar Fitzurse | 1952-07-31 |
| Movie | The Angel with the Trumpet | Francis Alt | 1950-03-20 |
| Movie | Treasure Island | Captain Smollett | 1950-07-19 |
| Movie | Hamlet | Claudius - The King | 1948-12-10 |
| Movie | Jassy | Nick Helmar | 1947-08-13 |
| Movie | Meet Me at Dawn | Georges Vermorel | 1947-02-17 |
| Movie | The Man Within | Sir Henry Merriman | 1947-05-19 |
| Movie | Caesar and Cleopatra | Rufio | 1945-12-11 |
| Movie | The Next of Kin | Naval captain | 1942-06-15 |
| Movie | The Black Sheep of Whitehall | Costello | 1942-02-23 |
| Movie | Went the Day Well? | Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter | 1942-12-07 |
| Movie | The Farmer's Wife | Samuel Sweetland | 1941-04-20 |
| Movie | Spring Meeting | James | 1941-01-23 |
| Movie | Ships with Wings | Capt. Fairfax | 1941-11-10 |
| Movie | The Four Just Men | Frank Snell | 1939-06-01 |
| Movie | The Amateur Gentleman | Louis Chichester | 1936-04-26 |
| Movie | Rhodes of Africa | Dr. Jim Jameson | 1936-06-30 |
| Movie | Blind Man's Bluff | Dr. Peter Fairfax | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Accused | Eugene Roget | 1936-12-18 |
| Movie | Talk of the Devil | 1936-12-09 | |
| Movie | Crime Over London | 'Joker' Finnigan | 1936-10-21 |
| Movie | The Riverside Murder | Inspector Philip Winton | 1935-03-02 |
| Movie | The Tunnel | Mostyn | 1935-10-27 |
| Movie | The Third Clue | Reinhardt Conway | 1934-11-20 |
| Movie | Dirty Work | Hugh Stafford | 1934-12-07 |
| Movie | The Midshipmaid | Cmdr. Fosberry | 1932-12-08 |
| Movie | Red Hot Romance | Rowland Stone | 1922-02-13 |