Basil Sydney: movies and TV shows
Basil Sydney has 51 credits in the archive: 46 films and 5 TV series, from 1920 to 1964. Highest rated: Hell Below Zero (7.0/10).
Career timeline
1920 – 1964 · busiest year: 1936 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Thursday Theatre | Sir Norman Tullis | TV | — | 70 |
| 1962 | Silent Evidence | TV | — | 68 | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Mourtzinos | TV | — | 67 |
| 1960 | The 3 Worlds of Gulliver | Emperor of Lilliput | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1960 | The Hands of Orlac | Maurice Seidelman | Film | 4.4 | 66 |
| 1960 | A Story of David | King Saul | Film | 5.4 | 66 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 65 | |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | Lawyer Hawkins | Film | 6.6 | 65 |
| 1959 | John Paul Jones | Sir William Young | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1958 | A Question of Adultery | Sir John Loring | Film | 4.5 | 64 |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Julian Fleury | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1957 | Sea Wife | Bulldog | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1957 | Mayerling | The Emperor Franz Joseph | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Reform Club Member | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Pastor Manders | TV | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1955 | The Dam Busters | Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1955 | Simba | Mr Crawford | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1954 | Hell Below Zero | Bland | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1954 | Star of India | King Louis XIV | Film | 4.4 | 60 |
| 1953 | Salome | Pontius Pilate | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1953 | Three's Company | Dr. Graham | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe | Waldemar Fitzurse | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | William Fox-Talbot | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1950 | Treasure Island | Captain Smollett | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1950 | The Angel with the Trumpet | Francis Alt | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1948 | Hamlet | Claudius - The King | Film | 7.4 | 54 |
| 1947 | Meet Me at Dawn | Georges Vermorel | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1947 | The Man Within | Sir Henry Merriman | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1947 | Jassy | Nick Helmar | Film | 5.2 | 53 |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Rufio | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1942 | Went the Day Well? | Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1942 | The Black Sheep of Whitehall | Costello | Film | 8.2 | 48 |
| 1942 | The Next of Kin | Naval captain | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1941 | Ships with Wings | Capt. Fairfax | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | The Farmer's Wife | Samuel Sweetland | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | Spring Meeting | James | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1940 | Bits of Our Aircraft Are Missing | (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | The Four Just Men | Frank Snell | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1936 | The Amateur Gentleman | Louis Chichester | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | Talk of the Devil | Film | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1936 | Accused | Eugene Roget | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | Rhodes of Africa | Dr. Jim Jameson | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1936 | Crime Over London | 'Joker' Finnigan | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | Blind Man's Bluff | Dr. Peter Fairfax | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1935 | The Riverside Murder | Inspector Philip Winton | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1935 | The Tunnel | Mostyn | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1934 | Dirty Work | Hugh Stafford | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | The Third Clue | Reinhardt Conway | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1932 | The Midshipmaid | Cmdr. Fosberry | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1922 | Red Hot Romance | Rowland Stone | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1920 | Romance | Film | 9.5 | 26 |