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Basil Ruysdael
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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),... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Story of Ruth as Shammah | 1960-06-17 |
| The Horse Soldiers as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy) | 1959-06-11 |
| The Last Hurrah as The Episcopal Bishop | 1958-12-31 |
| These Wilder Years as Judge | 1956-08-17 |
| Jubal as Shem Hoktor | 1956-02-25 |
| Diane as Chamberlain | 1956-01-12 |
| Pearl of the South Pacific as Tuan Michael | 1955-09-16 |
| Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson | 1955-05-25 |
| Blackboard Jungle as Prof. A.R. Kraal | 1955-03-25 |
| The Violent Men as Tex Hinkleman | 1955-01-26 |
| Davy Crockett Goes to Congress as Andrew Jackson | 1955-01-26 |
| Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter as General Jackson | 1954-12-15 |
| The Shanghai Story as Rev. Hollingsworth | 1954-09-01 |
| Carrie as Mr. Fitzgerald | 1952-07-17 |
| Boots Malone as Preacher Cole | 1952-01-11 |
| People Will Talk as Dean Lyman Brockwell | 1951-08-29 |
| Half Angel as Dr. Jackson | 1951-05-05 |
| My Forbidden Past as Dean Cazzley | 1951-04-25 |
| Raton Pass as Pierre Challon | 1951-04-07 |
| The Scarf as Cyrus Barrington | 1951-04-06 |
| Gambling House as Judge Ravinek | 1950-12-27 |
| High Lonesome as 'Horse' Davis | 1950-09-01 |
| Broken Arrow as Gen. Oliver Howard | 1950-07-21 |
| One Way Street as Father Moreno | 1950-04-01 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon as Judge Jonathan David Hancock | 1949-11-04 |
| The Doctor and the Girl as Dr. Francis I. Garard | 1949-09-29 |
| Pinky as Judge Walker | 1949-09-28 |
| Come to the Stable as The Bishop | 1949-07-27 |
| Colorado Territory as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man') | 1949-06-11 |
| Clippers at War as Narrator (voice) | 1945-12-07 |
| Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Narrator | 1943-02-10 |
| The Archives as Narrator | 1940-07-23 |
| The Romance of Iron and Steel as Narrator | 1938-01-01 |
| Dealers in Death as Narrator | 1934-01-01 |
| The Cocoanuts as Detective Hennessy | 1929-05-23 |

