Basil Ruysdael

Born: 1888-07-23, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Died: 1960-10-10

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.

Filmography

• Perry Mason (1957)
• Black Saddle (1959)
• Jubal (1956)
• The Horse Soldiers (1959)
• Half Angel (1951)
• Pinky (1949)
• Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
• Blackboard Jungle (1955)
• The Cocoanuts (1929)
• The Story of Ruth (1960)
• The Violent Men (1955)
• The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
• The Last Hurrah (1958)
• High Lonesome (1950)
• Colorado Territory (1949)
• One Way Street (1950)
• People Will Talk (1951)
• The Shanghai Story (1954)
• Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (1954)
• The Doctor and the Girl (1949)
• My Forbidden Past (1951)
• Raton Pass (1951)
• Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
• Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955)
• Boots Malone (1952)
• These Wilder Years (1956)
• The Romance of Iron and Steel (1938)
• Come to the Stable (1949)