Where to watch Basil Rathbone in the UK
Find every Basil Rathbone film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 1 August 2026.
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967), was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later …
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- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Studio One (1948) as Hazelton Crome
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Frederick Foray
- Burke's Law (1963) as Milo James
- Suspense (1949) as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Basil Rathbone
- Lights Out (1949) Cast
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Paul Charters
- Your Show of Shows (1950) Cast
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Frampton
- The Great Mouse Detective (1986) as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Emperor
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
- Bathing Beauty (1944) as George Adams
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Inquisitor
- Terror by Night (1946) as Sherlock Holmes
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Self - Host / General Lee
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) as Sherlock Holmes
- Tales of Terror (1962) as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) as Sherlock Holmes
- We're No Angels (1955) as Andre Trochard
- The Court Jester (1955) as Sir Ravenhurst
- The Mark of Zorro (1940) as Captain Esteban Pasquale
- Captain Blood (1935) as Levasseur
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) as Ahmed
- Summer Fun (1966) Cast
- The Woman in Green (1945) as Sherlock Holmes
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Lucio / Narrator
- Dressed to Kill (1946) as Sherlock Holmes
- Innocent (1921) as Amadis de Jocelyn
- The Pearl of Death (1944) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archival footage)
- Son of Frankenstein (1939) as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) as Sherlock Holmes
- A Tale of Two Cities (1935) as Marquis St. Evremonde
- Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) as Gregor
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Where can I watch Basil Rathbone films in the UK?
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Most-watched Basil Rathbone films currently: The Great Mouse Detective (1986), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949), Bathing Beauty (1944), Terror by Night (1946).
What TV shows has Basil Rathbone appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Merv Griffin Show (1962), Studio One (1948), What's My Line? (1950), Dr. Kildare (1961), Burke's Law (1963).
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