Basil Rathbone

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Basil Rathbone (1892–1967) as Sherlock Holmes

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone (June 13, 1892 – July 21, 1967) was an English screen and stage actor best known for the role of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films, filmed in 1939-1946. He received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play, and was nominated for two Academy Awards and got three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Basil Rathbone can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Colt 1878 Double Action	Sherlock Holmes	The Hound of the Baskervilles		1939
Colt Pocket Positive	Sherlock Holmes	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Only on a promotional image	1939
Colt 1878-1902 Philippine Model	Sherlock Holmes	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes		1939
Smith & Wesson New Model No.3	Sherlock Holmes	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Only on promotional images	1939
Iver Johnson Bulldog	Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon		1943
Unidentified revolver	Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon	May be Colt Lightning; Only on a promotional image	1943
Colt Police Positive	Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes in Washington		1943
Colt Detective Special	Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes Faces Death		1943
Colt Police Positive	Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes Faces Death	Only on a promotional image	1943
Colt Detective Special	Sherlock Holmes	The Scarlet Claw		1944
Colt Police Positive	Sherlock Holmes	The Scarlet Claw	Only on a promotional image	1944
Webley Bulldog	Sherlock Holmes	The Pearl of Death		1944
Iver Johnson Bulldog	Sherlock Holmes	The Pearl of Death		1944
Colt New Service	Sherlock Holmes	The Pearl of Death		1944