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 3 May 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
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Burke's Law (1963) as Milo James
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Frederick Foray
- Studio One (1948) as Hazelton Crome
- Suspense (1949) as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Basil Rathbone
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Paul Charters
- Lights Out (1949) Cast
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Frampton
- Your Show of Shows (1950) Cast
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Emperor
- The Great Mouse Detective (1986) as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
- Summer Fun (1966) Cast
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Inquisitor
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
- The Mark of Zorro (1940) as Captain Esteban Pasquale
- The Court Jester (1955) as Sir Ravenhurst
- Captain Blood (1935) as Levasseur
- The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archival footage)
- Tales of Terror (1962) as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Self - Host / General Lee
- A Tale of Two Cities (1935) as Marquis St. Evremonde
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Woman in Green (1945) as Sherlock Holmes
- Anna Karenina (1935) as Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin
- The Last Hurrah (1958) as Norman Cass Sr.
- Paris Calling (1941) as Andre Benoit
- Madhouse (1974) as Basil (archive footage)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Scarlet Claw (1944) as Sherlock Holmes
- Tower of London (1939) as Richard - Duke of Gloucester
- Above Suspicion (1943) as Sig von Aschenhausen
- If I Were King (1938) as Louis XI
- David Copperfield (1935) as Mr. Edward Murdstone
- Terror by Night (1946) as Sherlock Holmes
- Son of Frankenstein (1939) as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
- Bathing Beauty (1944) as George Adams
- Private Number (1936) as Thomas Wroxton
- Dressed to Kill (1946) as Sherlock Holmes
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Pearl of Death (1944) as Sherlock Holmes
- Romeo and Juliet (1936) as Tybalt
- The House of Fear (1945) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Magic Sword (1962) as Lodac
- Crazy House (1943) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
- The Black Cat (1941) as Montague Hartley
- Tovarich (1937) as Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) as Sherlock Holmes
- Kind Lady (1935) as Henry Abbott
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) as Sherlock Holmes
- Crossroads (1942) as Henri Sarrou
- We're No Angels (1955) as Andre Trochard
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Lucio / Narrator
- Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) as Reginald 'Reggie' Durant
- Confession (1937) as Michael Michailow
- Rhythm on the River (1940) as Oliver Courtney
- The Bishop Murder Case (1929) as Philo Vance
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) as Reginald Ripper
- International Lady (1941) as Reggie Oliver
- The Sun Never Sets (1939) as Clive Randolph
- The Lady of Scandal (1930) as Edward
- Pontius Pilate (1962) as Caiaphas
- The Dawn Patrol (1938) as Maj. Brand
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)
- The Garden of Allah (1936) as Count Ferdinand Anteoni
- The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) as Ahmed
- Frenchman's Creek (1944) as Lord Rockingham
- Heartbeat (1946) as Professor Aristide
- Fingers at the Window (1942) as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle
- The Wind in the Willows (1949) as Narrator (voice)
- Pursuit to Algiers (1945) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Horror of It All (1983) as Carmichael (archive footage)
- Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
- Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage)
- Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) as Lord Arthur Dilling
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Where can I watch Basil Rathbone films in the UK?
Basil Rathbone's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Basil Rathbone's most popular films?
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), The Mark of Zorro (1940), The Court Jester (1955).
What TV shows has Basil Rathbone appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Merv Griffin Show (1962), What's My Line? (1950), Burke's Law (1963), Dr. Kildare (1961), Studio One (1948).
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