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* ''Film/TheSeaHawk'' (1940)
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* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'' (1935)

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* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'' ''Film/{{David Copperfield|1935}}'' (1935)
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* SinisterSchnoz: Rathbone has played a ''lot'' of villains.

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* SinisterSchnoz: SinisterSchnoz / VillainousCheekbones: Rathbone has played a ''lot'' of villains.
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When he wasn't playing Sherlock Holmes, he was often playing sneering villains. He was a real-life MasterSwordsman, so he got cast in a lot of swashbucklers.

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When he wasn't playing Sherlock Holmes, he was often playing sneering villains. He was a real-life MasterSwordsman, so he got cast in a lot of swashbucklers.swashbucklers (where he almost always lost those sword fights to the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn).



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* ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' ''Film/{{Romeo and Juliet|1936}}'' (1936)
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* ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - sort of, a sample from the 1966 reading of "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" by Rathbone was used for the voice of Sherlock Holmes

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* ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - sort of, a sample from the 1966 reading of "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" by Rathbone was used for the voice of Sherlock Holmes
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* ''Film/TheComedyOfTerrors'' (1963)

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* ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (1939)
* ''Film/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'' (1939)



* ''Film/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'' (1939)
* ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (1939)
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* ''Film/Madhouse1974'' (1974) (archive footage)
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* ''Film/TalesOfTerror'' (1962)
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* ''Film/QueenOfBlood'' (1966)
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* TheCastShowoff: Rathbone was a skilled fencer in his own right, as demonstrated in his many swashbuckling roles.

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* TheCastShowoff: Rathbone was a skilled judged ''the'' premiere fencer in his own right, Hollywood, as demonstrated in his many swashbuckling roles.
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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor best known for his role as Literature/SherlockHolmes in fourteen Hollywood films and in [[Radio/TheNewAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes a radio series]].

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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever MC]] (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor best known for his role as Literature/SherlockHolmes in fourteen Hollywood films and in [[Radio/TheNewAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes a radio series]].
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Many people in the 1930s thought he was just as cruel as his portrayal of Mr. Murdstone in ''David Copperfield'', but he was very nice in real life.
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* ''Film/{{Tovarich}}'' (1937)
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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (June 13, 1892--July 21 1967) was a South African-born English actor best known for his role as Literature/SherlockHolmes in fourteen Hollywood films and in [[Radio/TheNewAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes a radio series]].

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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (June 13, 1892--July (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor best known for his role as Literature/SherlockHolmes in fourteen Hollywood films and in [[Radio/TheNewAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes a radio series]].
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->''"Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart."''
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* MasterSwordsman: He was a skilled and enthusiastic fencer in real life, which meant that he was often called upon to either play these or [[{{Jobbing}} make other, less martially-talented actors look like they were these]].

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* MasterSwordsman: He was a skilled and enthusiastic fencer in real life, which meant that he was often called upon to either play these or [[{{Jobbing}} [[{{Jobber}} make other, less martially-talented actors look like they were these]].
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* MasterSwordsman: He was a skilled and enthusiastic fencer in real life, which meant that he was often called upon to either play these or [[{{Jobbing}} make other, less martially-talented actors look like they were these]].

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* ''Film/TheBakerStreetDozen'' (1942-1946)

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* ''Film/TheBakerStreetDozen'' (1942-1946)''Film/TheBakerStreetDozen''
** ''Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror'' (1942)
** ''Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon'' (1943)
** ''Sherlock Holmes in Washington'' (1943)
** ''Sherlock Holmes Faces Death'' (1943)
** ''The Spider Woman'' (1944)
** ''The Scarlet Claw'' (1944)
** ''The Pearl of Death'' (1944)
** ''Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear'' (1945)
** ''The Woman in Green'' (1945)
** ''Pursuit to Algiers'' (1945)
** ''Terror by Night'' (1946)
** ''Dressed to Kill'' (1946)
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* ''Film/{{Anna Karenina|1935}}'' (1935)
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* ''Film/TheDawnPatrol'' (1938)
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* ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - sort of, a sample from the 1966 reading of "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" by Rathbone was used for the voice of Sherlock Holmes
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When he wasn't playing Sherlock Holmes, he was often playing sneering villains. He was a real-life MasterSwordsman, so he got cast in a lot of swashbucklers.
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* ''Film/{{The Mark of Zorro|1940}}'' (1940)

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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (June 13, 1892--July 21 1967) was a South African-born English actor best known for his role as Literature/SherlockHolmes in fourteen Hollywood films and in a radio series.

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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (June 13, 1892--July 21 1967) was a South African-born English actor best known for his role as Literature/SherlockHolmes in fourteen Hollywood films and in [[Radio/TheNewAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes a radio series.
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*''Film/VoyageToThePrehistoricPlanet'' (1965)
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* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes'' (1939)

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* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes'' ''Film/{{The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|1939}}'' (1939)
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* AwesomeDearBoy: He was a longtime fan of Literature/SherlockHolmes, so when he was offered the role of the Great Detective, he naturally jumped at the chance.
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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (June 13, 1892--July 21 1967) was a South African-born English actor best known for his role as Literature/SherlockHolmes in fourteen Hollywood films and in a radio series.

!!Film roles with Wiki/TVTropes pages:
* ''Film/SinTakesAHoliday'' (1930)
* ''Film/CaptainBlood'' (1935)
* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'' (1935)
* ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' (1936)
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' (1938)
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes'' (1939)
* ''Film/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'' (1939)
* ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'' (1939)
* ''Film/TheSeaHawk'' (1940)
* ''Film/TheBakerStreetDozen'' (1942-1946)
* ''Film/WereNoAngels'' (1955)
* ''Film/TheCourtJester'' (1956)
* ''Film/TheMagicSword'' (1962)

!!Voice acting roles with Wiki/TVTropes pages:
* ''Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad''
* ''Music/PeterAndTheWolf''
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!!Tropes associated with this actor:
* TheCastShowoff: Rathbone was a skilled fencer in his own right, as demonstrated in his many swashbuckling roles.
* LargeHam: By his own admission, this was why he enjoyed performing in radio shows.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Many people in the 1930s thought he was just as cruel as his portrayal of Mr. Murdstone in ''David Copperfield'', but he was very nice in real life.
* NoStuntDouble: As TheCastShowoff (above), Rathbone largely did his own stunts in fight scenes.
* SinisterSchnoz: Rathbone has played a ''lot'' of villains.

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