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Basil Sydney was an English stage and screen actor.
Born
Monday, 23 April 1894
Died
Wednesday, 10 January 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Last Action Hero | Claudius | 1993 |
| The Flying Doctor | Jack Regan | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Mourtzinos | 1961 |
| The Hands of Orlac | Maurice Seidelman | 1960 |
| A Story of David: The Hunted | King Saul | 1960 |
| The 3 Worlds of Gulliver | Emperor of Lilliput | 1960 |
| Theatre 70 | Inspector Burny of the Sûreté | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | Maj. Herbert Key | 1959 |
| The Devil's Disciple | Lawyer Hawkins | 1959 |
| John Paul Jones | Sir William Young | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Last Action Hero | Claudius | 1993 |
| The Flying Doctor | Jack Regan | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Mourtzinos | 1961 |
| The Hands of Orlac | Maurice Seidelman | 1960 |
| A Story of David: The Hunted | King Saul | 1960 |
| The 3 Worlds of Gulliver | Emperor of Lilliput | 1960 |
| Theatre 70 | Inspector Burny of the Sûreté | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | Maj. Herbert Key | 1959 |
| The Devil's Disciple | Lawyer Hawkins | 1959 |
| John Paul Jones | Sir William Young | 1959 |
| A Question of Infidelity | Sir John Loring | 1958 |
| Island in the Sun | Julian Fleury | 1957 |
| Sea Wife | Bulldog | 1957 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Reform Club Member | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Pastor Manders / Aylmer Ross | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Joseph | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | The Captain / Gen. Sir Higson Barchard | 1955 |
| The Dam Busters | Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (now Marshal of the Royal Air Force) G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. / Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. | 1955 |
| Simba | Mr Crawford / Mr. Crawford | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Captain Smollett | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Emperor Franz Joseph | 1954 |
| Hell Below Zero | Bland | 1954 |
| Star of India | King Louis XIV | 1954 |
| Salome | Pontius Pilate | 1953 |
| Shadow and Substance | The Very Rev. Thomas Canon Skerritt | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Doctor Graham | 1953 |
| Ivanhoe | Waldemar Fitzurse | 1952 |
| The Magic Box | William Fox-Talbot | 1952 |
| Treasure Island | Captain Smollett | 1950 |
| The Angel with the Trumpet | Francis Alt | 1950 |
| Hamlet | Claudius - The King / Claudius, The King | 1948 |
| Jassy | Nick Helmar | 1947 |
| The Smugglers | Sir Henry Merriman | 1947 |
| Meet Me at Dawn | Georges Vermorel | 1947 |
| Caesar and Cleopatra | Rufio | 1946 |
| Went the Day Well? | Major Ortler / Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter | 1942 |
| The Next of Kin | 1942 | |
| Black Sheep of Whitehall | Costello / Arthur Costello | 1942 |
| The Big Blockade | Bit Part | 1942 |
| Ships with Wings | Capt. Fairfax | 1941 |
| Three Wise Brides | James | 1941 |
| Shadowed Eyes | Dr. Zander | 1940 |
| The Secret Four | Frank Snell | 1939 |
| Accused | Eugene Roget | 1936 |
| Talk of the Devil | Stephen Rindlay | 1936 |
| Crime Over London | 'Joker' Finnigan | 1936 |
| Rhodes | Dr. Jim Jameson | 1936 |
| The Amateur Gentleman | Louis Chichester | 1936 |
| The White Lilac | Ian Mackie | 1935 |
| Transatlantic Tunnel | Mostyn | 1935 |
| The Riverside Murder | Inspector Philip Winton | 1935 |
| Dirty Work | Hugh Stafford | 1934 |
| The Third Clue | Reinhardt Conway | 1934 |
| Midshipmaid Gob | Cmdr. Fosberry | 1932 |
| Red Hot Romance | Rowland Stone | 1922 |
| Romance | The Priest (Prologue) / Tom Armstrong - The Priest's Nephew | 1920 |
