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.
Filmography
Moll Flanders
as Artist's Father
Moll Flanders
as Artist's Father
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Tony Vernon-Smith
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Tony Vernon-Smith
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Last Vampyre
as Sherlock Holmes
The Last Vampyre
as Sherlock Holmes
The Eligible Bachelor
as Sherlock Holmes
The Eligible Bachelor
as Sherlock Holmes
The Master Blackmailer
as Sherlock Holmes
The Master Blackmailer
as Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
Deceptions
as Bryan Foxworth
Deceptions
as Bryan Foxworth
Florence Nightingale
as William Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
as William Nightingale
Morte d'Arthur
as King Arthur
Morte d'Arthur
as King Arthur
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Robert Browning
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Robert Browning
On Approval
as George
On Approval
as George
The Secret of Seagull Island
as David Malcolm
The Secret of Seagull Island
as David Malcolm
The Good Soldier
as Edward Ashburnham
The Good Soldier
as Edward Ashburnham
Madame X
as Dr. Terrence Keith
Madame X
as Dr. Terrence Keith
Macbeth
as Macbeth
Macbeth
as Macbeth
The Medusa Touch
as Edward Parrish
The Medusa Touch
as Edward Parrish
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Basil Hallward
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Basil Hallward
Love's Labour's Lost
as Berowne
Love's Labour's Lost
as Berowne
The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
The Prodigal Daughter
as Father Daley
The Prodigal Daughter
as Father Daley
Haunted: The Ferryman
as Sheridan owen
Haunted: The Ferryman
as Sheridan owen
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Count Karel Kinsky
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Count Karel Kinsky
One Deadly Owner
One Deadly Owner
The Merchant of Venice
as Bassanio
The Merchant of Venice
as Bassanio
An Aspidistra in Babylon
as Captain Blaine
An Aspidistra in Babylon
as Captain Blaine
Nicholas and Alexandra
as (uncredited)
Nicholas and Alexandra
as (uncredited)
The Rivals
as Captain Jack Absolute
The Rivals
as Captain Jack Absolute
Three Sisters
as Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
Three Sisters
as Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
An Ideal Husband
as Arthur, Viscount Goring
An Ideal Husband
as Arthur, Viscount Goring
The Merry Widow
as Count Danilo Danilovitch
The Merry Widow
as Count Danilo Danilovitch
My Fair Lady
as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
My Fair Lady
as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Macbeth
as Malcolm
Macbeth
as Malcolm
Act of Reprisal
as Harvey Freeman
Act of Reprisal
as Harvey Freeman
Girl in the Headlines
as Jordan Barker
Girl in the Headlines
as Jordan Barker
The Very Edge
as Mullen (The Intruder)
The Very Edge
as Mullen (The Intruder)
The Wild and the Willing
as Andrew Gilby
The Wild and the Willing
as Andrew Gilby
War and Peace
as Nikolai Rostov
War and Peace
as Nikolai Rostov
Svengali
as Pierre
Svengali
as Pierre