Acting
Basil Ruysdael
- Born
- Jul 23, 1888 · Aged 72
- Died
- Oct 10, 1960
- Place of birth
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 35
- TV credits
- 5
Also known as (2)
- Basil Milspaugh Ruysdael
- Basil Spaulding Millspaugh
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…
