
Basil Ruysdael
Biography
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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.
Acting (32 movies)

The Story of Ruth
1960

The Cocoanuts
1929

Blackboard Jungle
1955

The File on Thelma Jordon
1949

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955

Colorado Territory
1949

One Way Street
1950

The Scarf
1951

Diane
1956

Broken Arrow
1950

Carrie
1952

The Violent Men
1955

These Wilder Years
1956

Gambling House
1950

The Horse Soldiers
1959

The Last Hurrah
1958

The Romance of Iron and Steel
1938

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955

High Lonesome
1950

Half Angel
1951

Pearl of the South Pacific
1955

Come to the Stable
1949

Boots Malone
1952

Raton Pass
1951

The Shanghai Story
1954

Jubal
1956

Pinky
1949

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943

The Doctor and the Girl
1949

People Will Talk
1951

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954

My Forbidden Past
1951
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