Basil Ruysdael
Age: 72 | From: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1888-07-24 14:52:46
Death: 1960-10-10 14:52:46
Aliases: Basil Milspaugh Ruysdael
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Henry W. Dameron
Broken Arrow
(1950) General Oliver
Black Saddle
(1959) Senator McQueen
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
(1955) Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
The Horse Soldiers
(1959) The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
Blackboard Jungle
(1955) Prof. A.R. Kraal
Jubal
(1956) Shem Hoktor
The Story of Ruth
(1960) ShammahActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Shammah | |
| 1959 | The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy) | |
| Senator McQueen | ||
| 1958 | The Episcopal Bishop | |
| 1957 | Henry W. Dameron | |
| 1956 | Judge | |
| Shem Hoktor | ||
| Chamberlain | ||
| 1955 | Tuan Michael | |
| Gen. / President Andrew Jackson | ||
| Prof. A.R. Kraal | ||
| Tex Hinkleman | ||
| Andrew Jackson | ||
| 1954 | General Jackson | |
| Rev. Hollingsworth | ||
| 1953 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1952 | Mr. Fitzgerald | |
| Preacher Cole | ||
| 1951 | Dean Lyman Brockwell | |
| Dr. Jackson | ||
| Dean Cazzley | ||
| Pierre Challon | ||
| Cyrus Barrington | ||
| 1950 | Judge Ravinek | |
| 'Horse' Davis | ||
| General Oliver | ||
| Father Moreno | ||
| 1949 | Judge Jonathan David Hancock | |
| Dr. Francis I. Garard | ||
| Judge Walker | ||
| Dave Rickard ('The Old Man') | ||
| The Bishop | ||
| 1940 | Narrator | |
| 1938 | Narrator | |
| 1934 | Narrator | |
| 1929 | Detective Hennessy | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
