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...
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...
Known For
Hamlet
as Claudius - The King
Around the World in 80 Days
as Reform Club Member
Ivanhoe
as Waldemar Fitzurse
Cast Credits
The Hands of Orlac
as Maurice Seidelman
A Story of David
as King Saul
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
as Emperor of Lilliput
The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins
John Paul Jones
as Sir William Young
A Question of Adultery
as Sir John Loring
Sea Wife
as Bulldog
Island in the Sun
as Julian Fleury
Mayerling
as The Emperor Franz Joseph
Around the World in 80 Days
as Reform Club Member
The Dam Busters
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Simba
as Mr Crawford
Hell Below Zero
as Bland
Star of India
as King Louis XIV
Three's Company
as Dr. Graham
Salome
as Pontius Pilate
Ivanhoe
as Waldemar Fitzurse
The Magic Box
as William Fox-Talbot
Treasure Island
as Captain Smollett
The Angel with the Trumpet
as Francis Alt
Hamlet
as Claudius - The King
Jassy
as Nick Helmar
The Man Within
as Sir Henry Merriman
Meet Me at Dawn
as Georges Vermorel
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Rufio
Went the Day Well?
as Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter
The Next of Kin
as Naval captain
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Costello
Ships with Wings
as Capt. Fairfax
The Farmer's Wife
as Samuel Sweetland