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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",...
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Perry MasonSeries • 1957
Black SaddleSeries • 1959
Broken ArrowMovie • 1950
JubalMovie • 1956
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild FrontierMovie • 1955
The Horse SoldiersMovie • 1959
The CocoanutsMovie • 1929
Blackboard JungleMovie • 1955
The File on Thelma JordonMovie • 1949
PinkyMovie • 1949
The Violent MenMovie • 1955
The Story of RuthMovie • 1960
The Last HurrahMovie • 1958
CarrieMovie • 1952
Colorado TerritoryMovie • 1949
People Will TalkMovie • 1951
Come to the StableMovie • 1949
My Forbidden PastMovie • 1951
One Way StreetMovie • 1950