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Basil Ruysdael

1888-07-23

The 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 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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The Cocoanuts

6.435 average rating
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The File on Thelma Jordon

6.6 average rating
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Broken Arrow

6.705 average rating
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The Horse Soldiers

6.9 average rating
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The Story of Ruth

7.3 average rating
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The Violent Men

6.5 average rating
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Blackboard Jungle

6.855 average rating
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Pinky

7.1 average rating
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Jubal

6.8 average rating
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People Will Talk

7.128 average rating
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High Lonesome

5.1 average rating
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The Last Hurrah

7.119 average rating
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

6.4 average rating
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Pearl of the South Pacific

6.1 average rating
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Colorado Territory

7 average rating
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Carrie

6.423 average rating
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The Doctor and the Girl

5.7 average rating
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Come to the Stable

6.44 average rating
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Boots Malone

7.5 average rating
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Diane

5.8 average rating