Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Story of Ruth | Shammah | 1960 |
| The Cocoanuts | Detective Hennessy | 1929 |
| Blackboard Jungle | Prof. A.R. Kraal | 1955 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Judge Jonathan David Hancock | 1949 |
| Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Gen. / President Andrew Jackson | 1955 |
| Colorado Territory | Dave Rickard ('The Old Man') | 1949 |
| One Way Street | Father Moreno | 1950 |
| The Scarf | Cyrus Barrington | 1951 |
| Diane | Chamberlain | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | General Oliver | 1950 |
| Carrie | Mr. Fitzgerald | 1952 |
| The Violent Men | Tex Hinkleman | 1955 |
| These Wilder Years | Judge | 1956 |
| Gambling House | Judge Ravinek | 1950 |
| The Horse Soldiers | The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy) | 1959 |
| The Last Hurrah | The Episcopal Bishop | 1958 |
| The Romance of Iron and Steel | Narrator | 1938 |
| Davy Crockett Goes to Congress | Andrew Jackson | 1955 |
| High Lonesome | 'Horse' Davis | 1950 |
| Half Angel | Dr. Jackson | 1951 |
| Pearl of the South Pacific | Tuan Michael | 1955 |
| Come to the Stable | The Bishop | 1949 |
| Boots Malone | Preacher Cole | 1952 |
| Raton Pass | Pierre Challon | 1951 |
| The Shanghai Story | Rev. Hollingsworth | 1954 |
| Jubal | Shem Hoktor | 1956 |
| The Archives | Narrator | 1940 |
| Pinky | Judge Walker | 1949 |
| Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Narrator | 1943 |
| The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. Francis I. Garard | 1949 |
| People Will Talk | Dean Lyman Brockwell | 1951 |
| Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter | General Jackson | 1954 |
| My Forbidden Past | Dean Cazzley | 1951 |
| Dealers in Death | Narrator | 1934 |
| Clippers at War | Narrator (voice) | 1945 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Perry Mason | Henry W. Dameron | 1957 |
| General Electric Theater | 1953 | |
| Black Saddle | Senator McQueen | 1959 |
