Basil Ruysdael
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.
Broken Arrow
as General OliverIndian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late...
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The Horse Soldiers
as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply...
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Blackboard Jungle
as Prof. A.R. KraalRichard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the...
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The Story of Ruth
as ShammahRuth is an unusual character in the Bible. First she's a female protagonist, one of a select few...
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The Last Hurrah
as The Episcopal BishopIn a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield,...
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Gen. / President Andrew JacksonLegends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in...
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Carrie
as Mr. FitzgeraldCarrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that...
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The Violent Men
as Tex HinklemanA former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée,...
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The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Jonathan David HancockCleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with...
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People Will Talk
as Dean Lyman BrockwellSuccessful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witchhunt at the hands of...
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The Cocoanuts
as Detective HennessyDuring the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a...
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Jubal
as Shem HoktorJubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given...
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Colorado Territory
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')In Colorado territory, outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon...
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One Way Street
as Father MorenoAfter stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in...
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Diane
as ChamberlainAsked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's...
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Pinky
as Judge WalkerPinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after...
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Pearl of the South Pacific
as Tuan MichaelTwo beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a...
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These Wilder Years
as JudgeA man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.
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Come to the Stable
as The BishopTwo nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit...
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Raton Pass
as Pierre ChallonRaton Pass is a curious western based on the rules of Community Property. Dennis Morgan and...
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Gambling House
as Judge RavinekA gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.
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My Forbidden Past
as Dean CazzleyAn 1890s New Orleans heiress tries to buy a married doctor's love with her tainted family fortune.
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Boots Malone
as Preacher ColeAn agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.
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The Shanghai Story
as Rev. HollingsworthShanghai, China. The last expatriate Westerners still living in the city are imprisoned in a...
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High Lonesome
as 'Horse' DavisWhen a sudden spurt of murders occurs in the Big Bend country, suspicion immediately falls on a...
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The Scarf
as Cyrus BarringtonA man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was...
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Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
as General JacksonDavy Crockett seeks a truce with his Indian foes.
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Half Angel
as Dr. JacksonNurse Nora Gilpin plans are to marry building contractor Tim McCarey and settle down. But one...
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The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. Francis I. GarardDr. Michael Corday, a recent graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is the son of Dr. John...
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Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
as Andrew JacksonThe second of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him being bored with life, so he and...
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The Romance of Iron and Steel
as NarratorArmco presents a promotional film that follows the process of turning iron ore into steel.
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Perry Mason
as Henry W. DameronThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Black Saddle
as Senator McQueenBlack Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44...
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General Electric Theater
as uncreditedGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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