Basil Sydney (April 23, 1894 - January 10, 1968) was a British actor who made over fifty screen appearances, most memorably as Claudius in Laurence Olivier's 1948 film of "Hamlet." He also appeared in classic films like "Treasure Island" (1950), "Ivanhoe" (1952) and "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956), but the focus of his career was the legitimate stage on both sides of the Atlantic. Wikipedia
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