Jeremy Brett
Peter Jeremy William Huggins, known professionally as Jeremy Brett was a highly acclaimed English actor, with an illustrious career spanning stage, film, and TV. Best known for playing the famous, fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in the Granada Television series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" from 1984 to 1994, Brett's portrayal is considered iconic. His interpretation brought depth, intellect, and charisma to the character, earning him widespread acclaim and a devoted fanbase. Brett's dedication to embodying the intricacies of Sherlock Holmes, capturing the detective's eccentricities and brilliance, solidified his legacy as one of the definitive portrayals of the character in the history of film and TV adaptations.
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BBC Play of the Month
Joseph Surface
BBC Play of the Month
Captain Jack Absolute
BBC Play of the Month
Vicount Goring
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Berowne
BBC Play of the Month
Basil Hallward
BBC Play of the Month
George, Duke of Bristol
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Hart to Hart
The Incredible Hulk
James Joslin
The Champions
The Bey
The Protectors
Kahan
Theatre 625
Villiers
Theatre 625
Giacomo Casanova
Thriller
Peter Tower
Mystery and Imagination
Sir John Maltravers
Supernatural
Mr Nightingale
Deceptions
Bryan Foxworth
My Fair Lady
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Galactica 1980
Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
Theatre Night
Roderick
Moll Flanders
Artist's Father
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
War and Peace
Nikolai Rostov
Rebecca
Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
The Wild and the Willing
Andrew Gilby
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Nicholas and Alexandra
(uncredited)
The Medusa Touch
Edward Parrish
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Number 10
William Pitt the Younger
Armchair Theatre
Plinio Ceccho
Armchair Theatre
Dorian Gray
Seagull Island
David Malcolm
The Last Vampyre
Sherlock Holmes
Florence Nightingale
William Nightingale
Deceptions
Bryan Foxworth
The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes
Young Dan'l Boone
The School for Scandal
Joseph Surface
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Robert Browning
Macbeth
Macbeth
Girl in the Headlines
Jordan Barker
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
The Eligible Bachelor
Sherlock Holmes
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
John Middleton Murry
The Master Blackmailer
Sherlock Holmes
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Count Karel Kinsky
The Secret of Seagull Island
David Malcolm
On Approval
George
Madame X
Dr. Terrence Keith
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Tony Vernon-Smith
Love's Labour's Lost
Berowne
The Rivals
Captain Jack Absolute
Macbeth
Malcolm
Svengali
Pierre
The Good Soldier
Edward Ashburnham
Haunted: The Ferryman
Sheridan owen
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Basil Hallward
The Very Edge
Mullen (The Intruder)
Morte d'Arthur
King Arthur
The Merchant of Venice
Bassanio
The Prodigal Daughter
Father Daley
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
An Ideal Husband
Arthur, Viscount Goring
Act of Reprisal
Harvey Freeman
One Deadly Owner
The Merry Widow
Count Danilo Danilovitch
An Aspidistra in Babylon
Captain Blaine