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:
- 41
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Red Hot Romance 1922-02-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Hands of Orlac 1960-12-01
Known For
Filmography
| 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 |
| Movie | The Devil's Disciple | Lawyer Hawkins | 1959-08-20 |
| Series | No Hiding Place | Unknown | 1959-09-16 |
| Movie | Mayerling | The Emperor Franz Joseph | 1957-02-04 |
| Movie | Sea Wife | Bulldog | 1957-08-20 |
| Movie | Island in the Sun | Julian Fleury | 1957-06-12 |
| Movie | Around the World in Eighty Days | Reform Club Member | 1956-10-17 |
| Movie | The Dam Busters | Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. | 1955-05-16 |
| Movie | Simba | Mr Crawford | 1955-01-07 |
| Movie | Star of India | King Louis XIV | 1954-01-02 |
| Movie | Hell Below Zero | Bland | 1954-01-13 |
| 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 | Hamlet | Claudius - The King | 1948-12-10 |
| Movie | The Man Within | Sir Henry Merriman | 1947-05-19 |
| Movie | Meet Me at Dawn | Georges Vermorel | 1947-02-17 |
| Movie | Jassy | Nick Helmar | 1947-08-13 |
| Movie | Caesar and Cleopatra | Rufio | 1945-12-11 |
| Movie | The Black Sheep of Whitehall | Costello | 1942-02-23 |
| Movie | Went the Day Well? | Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter | 1942-12-07 |
| Movie | The Next of Kin | Naval captain | 1942-06-15 |
| Movie | Spring Meeting | James | 1941-01-23 |
| Movie | Ships with Wings | Capt. Fairfax | 1941-11-10 |
| Movie | The Farmer's Wife | Samuel Sweetland | 1941-04-20 |
| Movie | The Four Just Men | Frank Snell | 1939-06-01 |
| Movie | The Amateur Gentleman | Louis Chichester | 1936-04-26 |
| Movie | Blind Man's Bluff | Dr. Peter Fairfax | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Rhodes of Africa | Dr. Jim Jameson | 1936-06-30 |
| Movie | Talk of the Devil | 1936-12-09 | |
| Movie | Accused | Eugene Roget | 1936-12-18 |
| 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 |