Basil Sydney

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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Movies starring Basil Sydney (46)

The Hands of Orlac (1960)

Maurice Seidelman

John Paul Jones (1959)

Sir William Young

Mayerling (1957)

The Emperor Franz Joseph

The Dam Busters (1955)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.c.b., O.b.e., A.f.c.

Simba (1955)

Mr Crawford

Star of India (1954)

King Louis Xiv

Salome (1953)

Pontius Pilate

Ivanhoe (1952)

Waldemar Fitzurse

The Magic Box (1952)

William Fox-Talbot

Treasure Island (1950)

Captain Smollett

Hamlet (1948)

Claudius - The King

Jassy (1947)

Nick Helmar

The Man Within (1947)

Sir Henry Merriman

Meet Me at Dawn (1947)

Georges Vermorel

Went the Day Well? (1942)

Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter

The Farmer's Wife (1941)

Samuel Sweetland

Accused (1936)

Eugene Roget

Crime Over London (1936)

'Joker' Finnigan

Blind Man's Bluff (1936)

Dr. Peter Fairfax

The Riverside Murder (1935)

Inspector Philip Winton

Dirty Work (1934)

Hugh Stafford

The Third Clue (1934)

Reinhardt Conway

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