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Home/People/Basil Ruysdael
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Born
Jul 23, 1888Died: Oct 10, 1960
Lived 72 years
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

35
Movies
3
TV Shows
Also Known As
Basil Milspaugh Ruysdael
Basil Spaulding Millspaugh
IMDb Profile

Basil Ruysdael

Acting

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.
The Story of Ruth poster

The Story of Ruth

as Shammah
1960
The Horse Soldiers poster

The Horse Soldiers

as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
1959
The Last Hurrah poster

The Last Hurrah

as The Episcopal Bishop
1958
These Wilder Years poster

These Wilder Years

as Judge
1956
Jubal poster

Jubal

as Shem Hoktor
1956
Diane poster

Diane

as Chamberlain
1956
Pearl of the South Pacific poster

Pearl of the South Pacific

as Tuan Michael
1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier poster

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
1955
Blackboard Jungle poster

Blackboard Jungle

as Prof. A.R. Kraal
1955
The Violent Men poster

The Violent Men

as Tex Hinkleman
1955
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress poster

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

as Andrew Jackson
1955
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter poster

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

as General Jackson
1954
The Shanghai Story poster

The Shanghai Story

as Rev. Hollingsworth
1954
Carrie poster

Carrie

as Mr. Fitzgerald
1952
Boots Malone poster

Boots Malone

as Preacher Cole
1952
People Will Talk poster

People Will Talk

as Dean Lyman Brockwell
1951
Half Angel poster

Half Angel

as Dr. Jackson
1951
My Forbidden Past poster

My Forbidden Past

as Dean Cazzley
1951
Raton Pass poster

Raton Pass

as Pierre Challon
1951
The Scarf poster

The Scarf

as Cyrus Barrington
1951