Basil Ruysdael
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Basil Ruysdael (July 24, 1888 - October 10, 1960) was an American film actor and opera singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Basil Ruysdael, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. He started his career as a baritone singer for the Metropolitan Opera Company in the early 1900's and appeared on the New York stage in 1918. Moving to California in 1923, he was a voice teacher for many actors. Encouraged to try acting himself, he made his big screen debut in "Cocoanuts" (1929). For the next 30 years he was a frequent character performer in films to include "Come to the Stable" (1949), "Broken Arrow" (1950), "People Will Talk" (1951), "The Last Hurrah" (1958) and "The Horse Soldiers" (1960). He also did voice over in "101 Dalmatians" (1961) and appeared on the TV shows "Perry Mason", "Official Detective", "Father knows Best" and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. He at the age of 72 of complications following surgery.
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- Born:
- Jul 24, 1888 In Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 29
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Cocoanuts 1929-05-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Story of Ruth 1960-06-17
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Story of Ruth | Shammah | 1960-06-17 |
| Movie | The Horse Soldiers | The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy) | 1959-06-11 |
| Movie | The Last Hurrah | The Episcopal Bishop | 1958-12-31 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Movie | Diane | Chamberlain | 1956-01-12 |
| Movie | These Wilder Years | Judge | 1956-08-17 |
| Movie | Jubal | Shem Hoktor | 1956-02-25 |
| Movie | The Violent Men | Tex Hinkleman | 1955-01-26 |
| Movie | Blackboard Jungle | Prof. A.R. Kraal | 1955-03-25 |
| Movie | Pearl of the South Pacific | Tuan Michael | 1955-09-16 |
| Movie | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Gen. / President Andrew Jackson | 1955-05-25 |
| Movie | The Shanghai Story | Rev. Hollingsworth | 1954-09-01 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | Boots Malone | Preacher Cole | 1952-01-11 |
| Movie | The Scarf | Cyrus Barrington | 1951-04-06 |
| Movie | Raton Pass | Pierre Challon | 1951-04-07 |
| Movie | People Will Talk | Dean Lyman Brockwell | 1951-08-29 |
| Movie | My Forbidden Past | Dean Cazzley | 1951-04-25 |
| Movie | Half Angel | Dr. Jackson | 1951-05-05 |
| Movie | Broken Arrow | General Oliver | 1950-08-01 |
| Movie | One Way Street | Father Moreno | 1950-04-01 |
| Movie | High Lonesome | 'Horse' Davis | 1950-09-01 |
| Movie | Gambling House | Judge Ravinek | 1950-12-27 |
| Movie | Come to the Stable | The Bishop | 1949-07-27 |
| Movie | Colorado Territory | Dave Rickard ('The Old Man') | 1949-06-11 |
| Movie | The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. Francis I. Garard | 1949-09-29 |
| Movie | The File on Thelma Jordon | Judge Jonathan David Hancock | 1949-11-04 |
| Movie | The Archives | Narrator | 1940-07-23 |
| Movie | The Cocoanuts | Detective Hennessy | 1929-05-23 |