Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/23/1888
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Basil Milspaugh RuysdaelBasil Spaulding Millspaugh
Basil Ruysdael
Biography
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Basil Ruysdael (July 24, 1888 - October 10, 1960) was an American film actor and opera singer.
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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...
Known For
Boots Malone
as Preacher Cole
Broken Arrow
as Gen. Oliver Howard
Jubal
as Shem Hoktor
Diane
as Chamberlain
Carrie
as Mr. Fitzgerald
High Lonesome
as 'Horse' Davis
The Cocoanuts
as Detective Hennessy
Pinky
as Judge Walker
Half Angel
as Dr. Jackson
The Story of Ruth
as Shammah
Raton Pass
as Pierre Challon
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson
Colorado Territory
as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
The Horse Soldiers
as The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
as Andrew Jackson
The Last Hurrah
as The Episcopal Bishop
Gambling House
as Judge Ravinek
One Way Street
as Father Moreno
The Shanghai Story
as Rev. Hollingsworth
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Judge Jonathan David Hancock