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Basil's voice has died...
Voice of Basil Actor Barrie Ingham Dies Aged 82
Actor of stage and screen Barrie Ingham died on January 23 at his home in Florida at the age of 82.
He will best be known to animation fans as the voice of Basil in Disney’s 1986 movie The Great Mouse Detective. With his quintessential British accent and fast-paced ramblings, Ingham gave Basil such energy and charisma when lending his voice to the rodent version of Sherlock Holmes. He also provided the voice of the hiccuping drunken rat Bartholomew in the same film.
http://www.rotoscopers.com/2015/01/30/voice-of-basil-actor-barrie-ingham-dies-aged-82/
I had to be talked into seeing "The Great Mouse Detective" by my then-girlfriend.
This part surprised the heck out of me!