Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

Birthday: 1888-07-23

Deathday: 1960-10-10

Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Also known as: Basil Milspaugh Ruysdael, Basil Spaulding Millspaugh

imdb_id: nm0752278

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.

Played in movies:

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

Score: 10.0

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Score: 8.0

Boots Malone

Score: 7.5

The Story of Ruth

Score: 7.3

The Last Hurrah

Score: 7.1

People Will Talk

Score: 7.1

Pinky

Score: 7.1

Colorado Territory

Score: 7.0

The Horse Soldiers

Score: 6.9

Blackboard Jungle

Score: 6.9

Jubal

Score: 6.8

Broken Arrow

Score: 6.7

The File on Thelma Jordon

Score: 6.6

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Score: 6.5

The Violent Men

Score: 6.5

Come to the Stable

Score: 6.4

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Score: 6.4

The Cocoanuts

Score: 6.4

Carrie

Score: 6.4

These Wilder Years

Score: 6.3

Pearl of the South Pacific

Score: 6.1

Gambling House

Score: 6.1

The Archives

Score: 6.0

Diane

Score: 5.8

My Forbidden Past

Score: 5.7

The Doctor and the Girl

Score: 5.7

The Scarf

Score: 5.7

Half Angel

Score: 5.6

One Way Street

Score: 5.2

High Lonesome

Score: 5.1

The Shanghai Story

Score: 4.8

Raton Pass

Score: 4.8

Clippers at War

Score: 0.0

Dealers in Death

Score: 0.0

The Romance of Iron and Steel

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

Black Saddle

Score: 6.0