Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

Acting
🎂 1894-04-23 (73 years old at death)
✝️ 1968-01-10
📍 Essex, England, UK
👤 Male
🎬 43 Movies
🔗 IMDb
Basil Sydney (23 April 1894 – 10 January 1968) was an English stage and screen actor. Sydney made his name in 1915 in the London stage hit Romance by Edward Sheldon, with Broadway star Doris Keane, and he costarred with Keane in the 1920 silent film of the play. The couple married in 1918, and when Keane revived Romance in New York City in 1921, Sydney made his Broadway debut in the parts. He stayed in New York for over a decade playing classical roles such as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (19 ...
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Filmography (43 movies)

The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac
1960
as Maurice Seidelman
A Story of David
A Story of David
1960
as King Saul
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
1960
as Emperor of Lilliput
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Lawyer Hawkins
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
1959
as Sir William Young
A Question of Adultery
A Question of Adultery
1958
as Sir John Loring
Sea Wife
Sea Wife
1957
as Bulldog
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun
1957
as Julian Fleury
Mayerling
Mayerling
1957
as The Emperor Franz Joseph
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Reform Club Member
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
1955
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Simba
Simba
1955
as Mr Crawford
Hell Below Zero
Hell Below Zero
1954
as Bland
Star of India
Star of India
1954
as King Louis XIV
Salome
Salome
1953
as Pontius Pilate
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
1952
as Waldemar Fitzurse
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
1952
as William Fox-Talbot
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1950
as Captain Smollett
The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950
as Francis Alt
Hamlet
Hamlet
1948
as Claudius - The King
Jassy
Jassy
1947
as Nick Helmar
The Man Within
The Man Within
1947
as Sir Henry Merriman
Meet Me at Dawn
Meet Me at Dawn
1947
as Georges Vermorel
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Rufio
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?
1942
as Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin
1942
as Naval captain
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
as Costello
Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings
1941
as Capt. Fairfax
The Farmer's Wife
The Farmer's Wife
1941
as Samuel Sweetland
Spring Meeting
Spring Meeting
1941
as James
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
1939
as Frank Snell
Accused
Accused
1936
as Eugene Roget
Talk of the Devil
Talk of the Devil
1936
 Crime Over London
Crime Over London
1936
as 'Joker' Finnigan
Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Dr. Jim Jameson
The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman
1936
as Louis Chichester
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
1935
as Mostyn
The Riverside Murder
The Riverside Murder
1935
as Inspector Philip Winton
Dirty Work
Dirty Work
1934
as Hugh Stafford
The Third Clue
The Third Clue
1934
as Reinhardt Conway
The Midshipmaid
The Midshipmaid
1932
as Cmdr. Fosberry
Red Hot Romance
Red Hot Romance
1922
as Rowland Stone
Romance
Romance
1920