Basil Ruysdael
Acting
Born 1888-07-23
Died 1960-10-10
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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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), "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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Filmography
Perry Mason
Black Saddle
Broken Arrow
Jubal
The Horse Soldiers
Pinky
Blackboard Jungle
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
The Violent Men
The Story of Ruth
General Electric Theater
Colorado Territory
The Last Hurrah
Half Angel
The Cocoanuts
Carrie
The File on Thelma Jordon
The Shanghai Story
Raton Pass
People Will Talk
Diane
One Way Street
The Romance of Iron and Steel
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Pearl of the South Pacific
Come to the Stable
My Forbidden Past
These Wilder Years
Gambling House
High Lonesome
The Doctor and the Girl
The Archives
Boots Malone
The Scarf
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Dealers in Death
Clippers at War
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
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