Photograph from Talk of the Devil (1936) (1) featuring Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

(1894–1968)

British actor (died aged 73) | The Dam Busters (1955), Salome (1953), Hamlet (1948)

British actor of heavy roles, on stage from 1911

Latest Basil Sydney Pictures

Photograph from Talk of the Devil (1936) (1) featuring Basil Sydney
  • 10th October, 2021
Basil Sydney
Talk of the Devil (1936) photograph (1) | Basil Sydney
Jassy Woodroffe (Margaret Lockwood) and Nick Helmar (Basil Sydney) play chess in front of the fire at Mordelaine, in the film Jassy (1947)
  • 8th November, 2015
Margaret Lockwood, Basil Sydney
Margaret Lockwood (Jassy) and Basil Sydney (Nick) play chess in Jassy
Countrymen – Stewart Granger and Basil Sydney chat about England on the set of Columbia’s Technicolor drama, Salome, in which Rita Hayworth plays the title role
  • 6th December, 2009
Stewart Granger, Basil Sydney
Salome (1953) photograph (5)
Photograph from The Amateur Gentleman (1936) (2)
  • 22nd November, 2007
Basil Sydney
The Amateur Gentleman (1936) photograph (2)

Select Basil Sydney Filmography

Dirty Work (1934)
Hugh Stafford
The Riverside Murder (1935) opening credits (1)
The Riverside Murder (1935)
Inspector Philip Winton
The Amateur Gentleman (1936) opening credits
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
Louis Chichester
The Amateur Gentleman (1936) opening credits
Talk of the Devil (1936)
Stephen Rindlay
The Amateur Gentleman (1936) opening credits
The Four Just Men (1939)
Frank Snell
The Farmer’s Wife (1941) opening credits (1)
The Farmer’s Wife (1941)
Samuel Sweetland (The Farmer)
Spring Meeting (1941) opening credits (2)
Spring Meeting (1941)
James
Ships with Wings (1941) opening credits
Ships with Wings (1941)
Capt Bill Fairfax
Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) opening credits
Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Costello
The Next of Kin (1942) opening credits (4)
The Next of Kin (1942)
Naval Capt
Went the Day Well? (1942) opening credits (2)
Went the Day Well? (1942)
Major Ortler
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) screenshot (1)
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Rufio
The Man Within (1947) screenshot (1)
The Man Within (1947)
Sir Henry Merriman
Jassy (1947) opening credits (7)
Jassy (1947)
Nick Helmar
Hamlet (1948) opening credits (2)
Hamlet (1948)
Claudius - The King
Ivanhoe (1952) opening credits (2)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Waldemar Fitzurse
Salome (1953) opening credits
Salome (1953)
Pontius Pilate
Salome (1953) opening credits
Hell Below Zero (1954)
Bland
The Dam Busters (1955) opening credits
The Dam Busters (1955)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris GCB, OBE, AFC
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) opening credits
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Reform Club Member
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) opening credits
A Question of Adultery (1958)
Sir John Loring
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) opening credits
The Devil’s Disciple (1959)
Lawyer Hawkins
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) opening credits (4)
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
Emperor of Lilliput
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Personal Details

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Two Cities Film promotional postcard featuring British actress, Joyce Howard
Wife  m. 1946–1958 (divorced)

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