Basil Ruysdael
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday23 July 1888
Died10 October 1960 (age 72)
Place of birthJersey City, New Jersey, USA
Known credits38
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…
The Story of Ruth
1960 · Shammah
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
Black Saddle
1959 · Senator McQueen
The Last Hurrah
1958 · The Episcopal Bishop
Perry Mason
1957 · Henry W. Dameron
These Wilder Years
1956 · Judge
Jubal
1956 · Shem Hoktor
Diane
1956 · Chamberlain
Pearl of the South Pacific
1955 · Tuan Michael
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955 · Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · Prof. A.R. Kraal
The Violent Men
1955 · Tex Hinkleman
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955 · Andrew Jackson
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954 · General Jackson
The Shanghai Story
1954 · Rev. Hollingsworth
General Electric Theater
1953
Carrie
1952 · Mr. Fitzgerald
Boots Malone
1952 · Preacher Cole
People Will Talk
1951 · Lyman Brockwell
Half Angel
1951 · Dr. Jackson
My Forbidden Past
1951 · Dean Cazzley
Raton Pass
1951 · Pierre Challon
The Scarf
1951 · Cyrus Barrington
Gambling House
1950 · Judge Ravinek
High Lonesome
1950 · 'Horse' Davis
Broken Arrow
1950 · Gen. Oliver Howard
One Way Street
1950 · Father Moreno
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Judge Jonathan David Hancock
The Doctor and the Girl
1949 · Dr. Francis I. Garard
Pinky
1949 · Judge Walker
Come to the Stable
1949 · The Bishop
Colorado Territory
1949 · Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
Clippers at War
1945 · Narrator (voice)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943 · Narrator
The Archives
1940 · Narrator
The Romance of Iron and Steel
1938 · Narrator
Dealers in Death
1934 · Narrator
The Cocoanuts
1929 · Detective Hennessy
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