Basil Ruysdael

Personal Info

Birthday

July 23, 1888

Day of Death

1960-10-10

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Basil Milspaugh Ruysdael

Basil Spaulding Millspaugh

Basil Ruysdael

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Black Saddle

Broken Arrow

People Will Talk

The Horse Soldiers

Colorado Territory

The Story of Ruth

Diane

Filmography

1960
The Story of Ruth
as Shammah
1959
The Horse Soldiers
as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
1958
The Last Hurrah
as The Episcopal Bishop
1956
These Wilder Years
as Judge
Jubal
as Shem Hoktor
Diane
as Chamberlain
1955
Pearl of the South Pacific
as Tuan Michael
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
Blackboard Jungle
as Prof. A.R. Kraal
The Violent Men
as Tex Hinkleman
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
as Andrew Jackson
1954
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
as General Jackson
The Shanghai Story
as Rev. Hollingsworth
1952
Carrie
as Mr. Fitzgerald
Boots Malone
as Preacher Cole
1951
People Will Talk
as Dean Lyman Brockwell
Half Angel
as Dr. Jackson
My Forbidden Past
as Dean Cazzley
Raton Pass
as Pierre Challon
The Scarf
as Cyrus Barrington
1950
Gambling House
as Judge Ravinek
High Lonesome
as 'Horse' Davis
Broken Arrow
as Gen. Oliver Howard
One Way Street
as Father Moreno
1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock
The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. Francis I. Garard
Pinky
as Judge Walker
Come to the Stable
as The Bishop
Colorado Territory
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
1945
Clippers at War
as Narrator (voice)
1943
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Narrator
1940
The Archives
as Narrator
1938
The Romance of Iron and Steel
as Narrator
1934
Dealers in Death
as Narrator
1929
The Cocoanuts
as Detective Hennessy