Basil Sydney
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
23 Apr 1894
Age
132 Years
Born In
Essex, England, UK
Total Projects
50
Years Active
42 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
tv
Silent Evidence
Silent Evidence
tv
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
as Mourtzinos
movie
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac
as Maurice Seidelman
movie
A Story of David
A Story of David
as King Saul
movie
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
as Emperor of Lilliput
tv
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
movie
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins
movie
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
as Sir William Young
movie
A Question of Adultery
A Question of Adultery
as Sir John Loring
movie
Sea Wife
Sea Wife
as Bulldog
movie
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun
as Julian Fleury
movie
Mayerling
Mayerling
as The Emperor Franz Joseph
movie
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Reform Club Member
tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Pastor Manders
movie
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
movie
Simba
Simba
as Mr Crawford
movie
Hell Below Zero
Hell Below Zero
as Bland
movie
Star of India
Star of India
as King Louis XIV
movie
Three's Company
Three's Company
as Dr. Graham
movie
Salome
Salome
as Pontius Pilate
movie
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
as Waldemar Fitzurse
movie
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
as William Fox-Talbot
movie
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
as Captain Smollett
movie
The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet
as Francis Alt
movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Claudius - The King
movie
Jassy
Jassy
as Nick Helmar
movie
The Man Within
The Man Within
as Sir Henry Merriman
movie
Meet Me at Dawn
Meet Me at Dawn
as Georges Vermorel
movie
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Rufio
movie
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?
as Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter
movie
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin
as Naval captain
movie
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Costello
movie
Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings
as Capt. Fairfax
movie
The Farmer's Wife
The Farmer's Wife
as Samuel Sweetland
movie
Spring Meeting
Spring Meeting
as James
movie
Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing
Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing
as (uncredited)
movie
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
as Frank Snell
movie
Accused
Accused
as Eugene Roget
movie
Talk of the Devil
Talk of the Devil
movie
Crime Over London
Crime Over London
as 'Joker' Finnigan
movie
Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa
as Dr. Jim Jameson
movie
The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman
as Louis Chichester
movie
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff
as Dr. Peter Fairfax
movie
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
as Mostyn
movie
The Riverside Murder
The Riverside Murder
as Inspector Philip Winton
movie
Dirty Work
Dirty Work
as Hugh Stafford
movie
The Third Clue
The Third Clue
as Reinhardt Conway
movie
The Midshipmaid
The Midshipmaid
as Cmdr. Fosberry
movie
Red Hot Romance
Red Hot Romance
as Rowland Stone
movie
Romance