Fought in World War One.
His most famous role was in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948) as King Claudius.
Appeared in other films like Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Treasure Island (1950) as Captain Smollett, The Magic Box (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Salome (1953) as Pontius Pilate, Star of India (1954) as King Louis XIV, The Dam Busters (1955) as Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Armchair Theatre (TV series), ITV Television Playhouse (TV series), John Paul Jones (1959), Antigone (1959 TV), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series), A Story of David: The Hunted (1961) as King Saul, and Silent Evidence (TV series) as Dr. Martin Westlake.
Basil Sydney passed away in 1968.
Fought in World War One.
His most famous role was in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948) as King Claudius.
Appeared in other films like Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Treasure Island (1950) as Captain Smollett, The Magic Box (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Salome (1953) as Pontius Pilate, Star of India (1954) as King Louis XIV, The Dam Busters (1955) as Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Armchair Theatre (TV series), ITV Television Playhouse (TV series), John Paul Jones (1959), Antigone (1959 TV), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series), A Story of David: The Hunted (1961) as King Saul, and Silent Evidence (TV series) as Dr. Martin Westlake.
Basil Sydney passed away in 1968.
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