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Basil Sydney

Born 23 Apr 1894 in Essex, England, UKDied 10 Jan 1968aged 7352 credits

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 in New York City in 1921, Sydney made his Broadway debut in the parts. He stayed in New York for over a decade playing classical roles such as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (1922), Richard Dudgeon in The Devil's Disciple (1923), the title role in Hamlet (1923), Prince Hal in Henry IV, Part I (1926), and Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew (1927).[citation needed] In 1937 he starred in the murder mystery Blondie White in the West End. He made over 50 screen appearances, most memorably as Claudius in Laurence Olivier's 1948 film of Hamlet. He also appeared in classic films like Treasure Island (1950), Ivanhoe (1952), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), but the focus of his career was the stage on both sides of the Atlantic.

Basil Sydney (* 23. April 1894 in St. Osyth, Essex, England; † 10. Januar 1968 in London) war ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler. Bereits mit 15 Jahren trat Basil Sydney als Schauspieler auf den Theaterbühnen Englands auf. Sein Durchbruch gelang ihm 1915 in einer Londoner Aufführung von Edward Sheldons Theaterstück Romance an der Seite von Doris Keane (1881–1945), die er 1918 nach seinem Militärdienst im Ersten Weltkrieg heiratete und mit der er 1920 in einer US-amerikanischen Stummfilm-Version des Stücks sein Leinwanddebüt gab. 1921 traten Sydney und Keane in Romance auch am New Yorker Broadway auf, wo Sydney während der 1920er Jahre häufig in Shakespeare-Stücken zu sehen war, unter anderem als Mercutio in Romeo und Julia, in der Titelrolle von Hamlet oder als Petruchio in Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung. 1925 ließ er sich von Keane scheiden. Nach der Heirat mit der Schauspielerin Mary Ellis im Jahr 1929 konzentrierte er sich mehr auf seine Filmkarriere. Im Laufe der Jahre war er in knapp 50 Spielfilmen zu sehen, unter anderem als Claudius in Laurence Oliviers Hamlet (1948), als Waldemar Fitzurse in Ivanhoe – Der schwarze Ritter (1952) neben Robert Taylor und Elizabeth Taylor, als Pontius Pilatus in Salome (1953) mit Rita Hayworth und Stewart Granger und in dem starbesetzten Film In 80 Tagen um die Welt (1956).

Basil Sydney est un acteur britannique né le 23 avril 1894 à St Osyth (Royaume-Uni), mort le 10 janvier 1968 à Londres (Royaume-Uni).

Acting (52)

A Story of David
A Story of David1960 · King Saul
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac1960 · Maurice Seidelman
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver1960 · Emperor of Lilliput
Antigone
Antigone1959 · Creon
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple1959 · Lawyer Hawkins
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones1959 · Sir William Young
A Question of Adultery
A Question of Adultery1958 · Sir John Loring
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun1957 · Julian Fleury
Mayerling
Mayerling1957 · The Emperor Franz Joseph
Sea Wife
Sea Wife1957 · Bulldog
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days1956 · Reform Club Member
Simba
Simba1955 · Mr Crawford
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters1955 · Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Hell Below Zero
Hell Below Zero1954 · Bland
Star of India
Star of India1954 · King Louis XIV
Salome
Salome1953 · Pontius Pilate
Three's Company
Three's Company1953 · Dr. Graham (segment: The Surgeon's Story)
Shadow and Substance
Shadow and Substance1953 · The Very Rev. Thomas Canon Skerritt
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe1952 · Waldemar Fitzurse
The Magic Box
The Magic Box1952 · William Fox-Talbot
Treasure on Pelican
Treasure on Pelican1951 · Sir Gilbert Rutland
The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet1950 · Francis Alt
Treasure Island
Treasure Island1950 · Captain Smollett
Hamlet
Hamlet1948 · Claudius - The King
The Man Within
The Man Within1947 · Sir Henry Merriman
Meet Me at Dawn
Meet Me at Dawn1947 · Georges Vermorel
Jassy
Jassy1947 · Nick Helmar
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra1945 · Rufio
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall1942 · Costello
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?1942 · Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin1942 · Naval captain
Spring Meeting
Spring Meeting1941 · James
The Farmer's Wife
The Farmer's Wife1941 · Samuel Sweetland
Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings1941 · Capt. Fairfax
Bits of Our Aircraft Are Missing
Bits of Our Aircraft Are Missing1940 · Wakefield
Shadowed Eyes
Shadowed Eyes1940 · Dr. Zander
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men1939 · Frank Snell
Traitor's Gate
Traitor's Gate1939 · Sir Thomas More
Talk of the Devil
Talk of the Devil1936
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff1936 · Dr. Peter Fairfax
Accused
Accused1936 · Eugene Roget
The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman1936 · Louis Chichester
Crime Over London
Crime Over London1936 · 'Joker' Finnigan
Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa1936 · Dr. Jim Jameson
The Riverside Murder
The Riverside Murder1935 · Inspector Philip Winton
The White Lilac
The White Lilac1935 · Ian Mackie
The Tunnel
The Tunnel1935 · Mostyn
Dirty Work
Dirty Work1934 · Hugh Stafford
The Third Clue
The Third Clue1934 · Reinhardt Conway
The Midshipmaid
The Midshipmaid1932 · Cmdr. Fosberry
Romance
Romance1920
Ghosts
GhostsPastor Manders