As Actor
These Wilder Years
1956
6.3
Basil Ruysdael
Acting
Birth date
July 23, 1888
Birth place
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Death date
October 10, 1960
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.
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
6.4
As Actor
Blackboard Jungle
1955
6.9
As Actor
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955
10.0
As Actor
The Violent Men
1955
6.5
As Actor
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954
6.5
As Actor
The Shanghai Story
1954
4.8
As Actor
Carrie
1952
6.5
As Actor
Boots Malone
1952
7.5
As Actor
People Will Talk
1951
7.1
As Actor
Half Angel
1951
5.6
As Actor
Raton Pass
1951
5.0
As Actor
The Scarf
1951
5.7
As Actor
Broken Arrow
1950
6.7
As Actor
One Way Street
1950
5.2
As Actor
Pinky
1949
7.2
As Actor
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
8.0
As Actor
The Cocoanuts
1929
6.4