Basil Sydney
Basil Sydney
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 1.694
Birthday 1894-04-23
Place of Birth Essex, England, UK
Also Known As
Went the Day Well?
1942

Went the Day Well?

Treasure Island
1950

Treasure Island

Caesar and Cleopatra
1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

Ivanhoe
1952

Ivanhoe

Salome
1953

Salome

Meet Me at Dawn
1947

Meet Me at Dawn

Red Hot Romance
1922

Red Hot Romance

The Hands of Orlac
1960

The Hands of Orlac

Simba
1955

Simba

Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing
1940

Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing

Sea Wife
1957

Sea Wife

Hell Below Zero
1954

Hell Below Zero

Accused
1936

Accused

The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

A Story of David
1960

A Story of David

Mayerling
1957

Mayerling

The Riverside Murder
1935

The Riverside Murder

Jassy
1947

Jassy

The Angel with the Trumpet
1950

The Angel with the Trumpet

Dirty Work
1934

Dirty Work

The Dam Busters
1955

The Dam Busters

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
1960

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

The Amateur Gentleman
1936

The Amateur Gentleman

Blind Man's Bluff
1936

Blind Man's Bluff

The Midshipmaid
1932

The Midshipmaid

The Four Just Men
1939

The Four Just Men

The Tunnel
1935

The Tunnel

Hamlet
1948

Hamlet

Three's Company
1953

Three's Company

The Third Clue
1934

The Third Clue

Rhodes of Africa
1936

Rhodes of Africa

Spring Meeting
1941

Spring Meeting

Ships with Wings
1941

Ships with Wings

The Next of Kin
1942

The Next of Kin

The Farmer's Wife
1941

The Farmer's Wife

Around the World in Eighty Days
1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

Star of India
1954

Star of India

The Magic Box
1952

The Magic Box

Crime Over London
1936

Crime Over London

The Devil's Disciple
1959

The Devil's Disciple

Talk of the Devil
1936

Talk of the Devil

John Paul Jones
1959

John Paul Jones

Romance
1920

Romance

Island in the Sun
1957

Island in the Sun

The Man Within
1947

The Man Within

A Question of Adultery
1958

A Question of Adultery