Basil Ruysdael
Actor
Biography
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Basil Ruysdael (July 24, 1888 - October 10, 1960) was an American film actor and opera singer.
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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.
Filmography
Broken Arrow
as Gen. Oliver Howard 1950
Blackboard Jungle
as Prof. A.R. Kraal 1955
The Cocoanuts
as Detective Hennessy 1929
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson 1955
People Will Talk
as Dean Lyman Brockwell 1951
Jubal
as Shem Hoktor 1956
Colorado Territory
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man') 1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock 1949
The Last Hurrah
as The Episcopal Bishop 1958
The Violent Men
as Tex Hinkleman 1955
The Story of Ruth
as Shammah 1960
Pinky
as Judge Walker 1949
Carrie
as Mr. Fitzgerald 1952
Come to the Stable
as The Bishop 1949
One Way Street
as Father Moreno 1950
My Forbidden Past
as Dean Cazzley 1951