Basil Ruysdael: movies and TV shows
Basil Ruysdael has 38 credits in the archive: 35 films and 3 TV series, from 1929 to 1960. Highest rated: Perry Mason (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1929 – 1960 · busiest year: 1949 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Story of Ruth | Shammah | Film | 7.4 | 71 |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Senator McQueen | TV | 6.2 | 70 |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy) | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | The Episcopal Bishop | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Henry W. Dameron | TV | 7.7 | 68 |
| 1956 | Jubal | Shem Hoktor | Film | 6.9 | 67 |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Judge | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 1956 | Diane | Chamberlain | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Prof. A.R. Kraal | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | Tex Hinkleman | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1955 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Gen. / President Andrew Jackson | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1955 | Pearl of the South Pacific | Tuan Michael | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1955 | Davy Crockett Goes to Congress | Andrew Jackson | Film | 10.0 | 66 |
| 1954 | The Shanghai Story | Rev. Hollingsworth | Film | 5.1 | 65 |
| 1954 | Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter | General Jackson | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 64 | |
| 1952 | Carrie | Mr. Fitzgerald | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1952 | Boots Malone | Preacher Cole | Film | 8.1 | 63 |
| 1951 | Half Angel | Dr. Jackson | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1951 | My Forbidden Past | Dean Cazzley | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1951 | People Will Talk | Lyman Brockwell | Film | 7.1 | 62 |
| 1951 | Raton Pass | Pierre Challon | Film | 4.9 | 62 |
| 1951 | The Scarf | Cyrus Barrington | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1950 | Broken Arrow | Gen. Oliver Howard | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1950 | One Way Street | Father Moreno | Film | 5.3 | 61 |
| 1950 | Gambling House | Judge Ravinek | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 1950 | High Lonesome | 'Horse' Davis | Film | 5.6 | 61 |
| 1949 | Pinky | Judge Walker | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory | Dave Rickard ('The Old Man') | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma Jordon | Judge Jonathan David Hancock | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. Francis I. Garard | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable | The Bishop | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1945 | Clippers at War | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 56 |
| 1943 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Narrator | Film | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1940 | The Archives | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1938 | The Romance of Iron and Steel | Narrator | Film | — | 49 |
| 1934 | Dealers in Death | Narrator | Film | — | 45 |
| 1929 | The Cocoanuts | Detective Hennessy | Film | 6.5 | 40 |