Basil Ruysdael
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-07-23
Day of Death
1960-10-10 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Basil Ruysdael
Biography
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Basil Ruysdael (July 24, 1888 - October 10, 1960) was an American film actor and opera singer.
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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.
Acting
(1960)
The Story of Ruth
as Shammah
(1959)
The Horse Soldiers
as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
(1958)
The Last Hurrah
as The Episcopal Bishop
(1956)
Jubal
as Shem Hoktor
(1956)
Diane
as Chamberlain
(1956)
These Wilder Years
as Judge
(1955)
Blackboard Jungle
as Prof. A.R. Kraal
(1955)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
(1955)
The Violent Men
as Tex Hinkleman
(1955)
Pearl of the South Pacific
as Tuan Michael
(1955)
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
as Andrew Jackson
(1954)
The Shanghai Story
as Rev. Hollingsworth
(1954)
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
as General Jackson
(1952)
Carrie
as Mr. Fitzgerald
(1952)
Boots Malone
as Preacher Cole
(1951)
People Will Talk
as Dean Lyman Brockwell
(1951)
The Scarf
as Cyrus Barrington
(1951)
My Forbidden Past
as Dean Cazzley
(1951)
Half Angel
as Dr. Jackson
(1951)
Raton Pass
as Pierre Challon
(1950)
Broken Arrow
as General Oliver
(1950)
High Lonesome
as 'Horse' Davis
(1950)
One Way Street
as Father Moreno
(1950)
Gambling House
as Judge Ravinek
(1949)
Pinky
as Judge Walker
(1949)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock
(1949)
Colorado Territory
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
(1949)
Come to the Stable
as The Bishop
(1949)
The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. Francis I. Garard
(1945)
Clippers at War
as Narrator (voice)
(1943)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Narrator
(1940)
The Archives
as Narrator
(1938)
The Romance of Iron and Steel
as Narrator
(1934)
Dealers in Death
as Narrator
(1929)
The Cocoanuts
as Detective Hennessy