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Jubal

as Shem Hoktor

1956
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

as Gen. / President Andrew Jackson

1955
The Violent Men

as Tex Hinkleman

1955
Pearl of the South Pacific

as Tuan Michael

1955
People Will Talk

as Dean Lyman Brockwell

1951
The Scarf

as Cyrus Barrington

1951
My Forbidden Past

as Dean Cazzley

1951
Raton Pass

as Pierre Challon

1951
High Lonesome

as 'Horse' Davis

1950
Colorado Territory

as Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')

1949
The File on Thelma Jordon

as Judge Jonathan David Hancock

1950
Pinky

as Judge Walker

1949
The Doctor and the Girl

as Dr. Francis I. Garard

1949
Basil Ruysdael Basil Ruysdael

Birthday

1888-07-24

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, 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.
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