Basil Ruysdael
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-07-23 (72 years old)
Deathday
1960-10-10
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. 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 ...
Acting
1960
as Shammah
1929
as Detective Hennessy
1955
as Prof. A.R. Kraal
1949
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock
1955
as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
1949
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
1950
as Father Moreno
1951
as Cyrus Barrington
1956
as Chamberlain
1950
as Gen. Oliver Howard
1952
as Mr. Fitzgerald
1955
as Tex Hinkleman
1956
as Judge
1950
as Judge Ravinek
1959
as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
1958
as The Episcopal Bishop
1938
as Narrator
1955
as Andrew Jackson
1950
as 'Horse' Davis
1951
as Dr. Jackson
1955
as Tuan Michael
1949
as The Bishop
1952
as Preacher Cole
1951
as Pierre Challon
1954
as Rev. Hollingsworth
1956
as Shem Hoktor
1940
as Narrator
1949
as Judge Walker
1943
as Narrator
1949
as Dr. Francis I. Garard
1951
as Dean Lyman Brockwell
1954
as General Jackson
1951
as Dean Cazzley
1934
as Narrator
1945
as Narrator (voice)
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