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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 23, 1888
Died
October 10, 1960
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Basil Milspaugh Ruysdael
- Basil Spaulding Millspaugh
Basil Ruysdael
0.2 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Basil Ruysdael (July 24, 1888 - October 10, 1960) was an American film actor and opera singer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Basil Ruysdael, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. He started his career as a baritone singer for the Metropolitan Opera Company in the early 1900's and appeared on the New York stage in 1918. Moving to California in 1923, he was a voice teacher for many actors. Encouraged to try acting himself, he made his big screen debut in "Cocoanuts" (1929). For the next 30 years he was a frequent character performer in films to include "Come to the Stable" (1949), "Broken Arrow" (1950), "People Will Talk" (1951), "The Last Hurrah" (1958) and "The Horse Soldiers" (1960). He also did voice over in "101 Dalmatians" (1961) and appeared on the TV shows "Perry Mason", "Official Detective", "Father knows Best" and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. He at the age of 72 of complications following surgery.
Known For
7.3
Shammah
The Story of Ruth
1960
6.9
The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
The Horse Soldiers
1959
6.0
Senator McQueen
Black Saddle
1959
7.1
The Episcopal Bishop
The Last Hurrah
1958
7.7
Henry W. Dameron
Perry Mason
1957
6.3
Judge
These Wilder Years
1956
6.8
Shem Hoktor
Jubal
1956
5.8
Chamberlain
Diane
1956
6.2
Tuan Michael
Pearl of the South Pacific
1955
6.4
Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
Credits
The Story of Ruth
as Shammah
1960
7.3
The Horse Soldiers
as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
1959
6.9
Black Saddle
as Senator McQueen
1959
6.0
The Last Hurrah
as The Episcopal Bishop
1958
7.1
Perry Mason
as Henry W. Dameron
1957
7.7
These Wilder Years
as Judge
1956
6.3
Jubal
as Shem Hoktor
1956
6.8
Diane
as Chamberlain
1956
5.8
Pearl of the South Pacific
as Tuan Michael
1955
6.2
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
1955
6.4
Blackboard Jungle
as Prof. A.R. Kraal
1955
6.9
The Violent Men
as Tex Hinkleman
1955
6.5
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
as Andrew Jackson
1955
10.0
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
as General Jackson
1954
6.5
The Shanghai Story
as Rev. Hollingsworth
1954
4.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.3
Carrie
as Mr. Fitzgerald
1952
6.4
Boots Malone
as Preacher Cole
1952
7.5
People Will Talk
as Dean Lyman Brockwell
1951
7.1
Half Angel
as Dr. Jackson
1951
5.6
My Forbidden Past
as Dean Cazzley
1951
5.7
Raton Pass
as Pierre Challon
1951
4.8
The Scarf
as Cyrus Barrington
1951
5.7
Gambling House
as Judge Ravinek
1950
6.1
High Lonesome
as 'Horse' Davis
1950
5.1
Broken Arrow
as Gen. Oliver Howard
1950
6.7
One Way Street
as Father Moreno
1950
5.2
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock
1949
6.6
The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. Francis I. Garard
1949
5.7
Pinky
as Judge Walker
1949
7.1
Come to the Stable
as The Bishop
1949
6.4
Colorado Territory
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
1949
6.9
🎬
Clippers at War
as Narrator (voice)
1945
0.0
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Narrator
1943
8.0
🎬
The Archives
as Narrator
1940
6.0
The Romance of Iron and Steel
as Narrator
1938
0.0
🎬
Dealers in Death
as Narrator
1934
0.0
The Cocoanuts
as Detective Hennessy
1929
6.4