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Basil Sydney

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Basil Sydney

Birth
St Osyth, Tendring District, Essex, England
Death
10 Jan 1968 (aged 73)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England Add to Map
Memorial ID
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#Work in progress.....Bio coming....

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.
#Work in progress.....Bio coming....

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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  • Maintained by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Originally Created by: gordonphilbin
  • Added: Jun 8, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91557212/basil-sydney: accessed ), memorial page for Basil Sydney (23 Apr 1894–10 Jan 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91557212, citing Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by The Silent Forgotten (contributor 46537737).