
Basil Ruysdael
- Date of Birth: 1888-07-23
- Date of Death: 1960-10-10
- Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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, lic... 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.

Blackboard Jungle
Crime, Drama • 1955 March

Jubal
Western, Drama • 1956 February

Broken Arrow
Western, Drama, Romance • 1950 July

The File on Thelma Jordon
Thriller, Drama, Crime • 1949 November

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
TV Movie, Adventure, Family, Western • 1954 December

The Violent Men
Western • 1955 January

Carrie
Drama, Romance • 1952 July

The Cocoanuts
Comedy, Music • 1929 May

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Adventure, Family, Western • 1955 May

Come to the Stable
Comedy, Drama • 1949 July