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Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

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Born July 23, 1888 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Died October 10, 1960

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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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The Story of Ruth Poster

The Story of Ruth Feature Film1960Shammah

Black Saddle Poster

Black Saddle TV Series1959Senator McQueen

The Horse Soldiers Poster

The Horse Soldiers Feature Film1959Commandant

The Last Hurrah Poster

The Last Hurrah Feature Film1958Bishop Gardner

Official Detective Poster

Official Detective TV Series1957Joseph

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957Henry W. Dameron

Diane Feature Film1956Chamberlain

Jubal Feature Film1956Shem Hoktor

These Wilder Years Poster

These Wilder Years Feature Film1956Judge

Blackboard Jungle Poster

Blackboard Jungle Feature Film1955Prof. A.R. Kraal

Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier Poster

Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier Feature Film1955Gen.

Pearl of the South Pacific Poster

Pearl of the South Pacific Feature Film1955Tuan Michael

Science Fiction Theatre Poster

Science Fiction Theatre TV Series1955Prof. Samuel Carson

The Violent Men Poster

The Violent Men Feature Film1955Tex Hinkleman

Father Knows Best Poster

Father Knows Best TV Series1954Mr. Emery

Prince Valiant Poster

Prince Valiant Feature Film1954Old Viking

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Andrew Jackson

The Shanghai Story Poster

The Shanghai Story Feature Film1954Rev. Hollingsworth

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series19531 episode, 1953

Boots Malone Poster

Boots Malone Feature Film1952Preacher Cole

Carrie Feature Film1952Mr. Fitzgerald

Half Angel Poster

Half Angel Feature Film1951Dr. Jackson

My Forbidden Past Poster

My Forbidden Past Feature Film1951Dean Cazzley

People Will Talk Poster

People Will Talk Feature Film1951Dean Lyman Brockwell

Raton Pass Poster

Raton Pass Feature Film1951Pierre Challon

The Scarf Poster

The Scarf Feature Film1951Cyrus Barrington

Broken Arrow Poster

Broken Arrow Feature Film1950Gen. Oliver Howard

Gambling House Poster

Gambling House Feature Film1950Judge Ravinek

High Lonesome Poster

High Lonesome Feature Film1950'Horse' Davis - Ranch Owner

One Way Street Poster

One Way Street Feature Film1950Father Moreno

Colorado Territory Poster

Colorado Territory Feature Film1949Dave Rickard

Come to the Stable Poster

Come to the Stable Feature Film1949The Bishop

Pinky Feature Film1949Judge Walker

Task Force Poster

Task Force Feature Film1949Admiral at Annapolis

The Doctor and the Girl Poster

The Doctor and the Girl Feature Film1949Dr. Francis I. Garard

The File on Thelma Jordon Poster

The File on Thelma Jordon Feature Film1949Judge Jonathan David Hancock

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Poster

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Feature Film1943Narrator

Cavalcade of Faith Documentary1941Narrator

Historic Virginia Short Film1940

The Archives Documentary1940Narrator

Inside the Capitol Short Film1939Commentator

Crossroads of the Orient Short Film1938Narrator

Himber Harmonies Poster

Himber Harmonies Short Film1938Self

India's Millions Short Film1938Narrator

Vitaphone Pictorial Revue (Series 2) #7 Short Film1938Narrator - 1st and 3rd Segment

Land of the Magyar Short Film1937Narrator

Mysterious Ceylon Documentary1937Narrator

Roping 'em Alive! Short Film1937Commentator

The Hollanders Short Film1937Narrator

Dealers in Death Poster

Dealers in Death Documentary1934Narrator

The Golden Ghost Documentary1934Self - Narrator

The Cocoanuts Poster

The Cocoanuts Feature Film1929Detective Hennessy

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