
Jeremy Brett
Acting
1933-11-03 - Present
Jeremy Brett was a highly acclaimed English actor, with an illustrious career spanning stage, film, and television. 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 television adaptations.
Credits

My Fair LadyasFreddy Eynsford-Hill

War and PeaceasNikolai Rostov

Nicholas and Alexandraas(uncredited)

The Medusa TouchasEdward Parrish

Moll FlandersasArtist's Father

The Very EdgeasMullen (The Intruder)

The Last VampyreasSherlock Holmes

Florence NightingaleasWilliam Nightingale

The Hound of the BaskervillesasSherlock Holmes

The Eligible BachelorasSherlock Holmes

The Master BlackmailerasSherlock Holmes

The Sign of FourasSherlock Holmes

Mad Dogs and EnglishmenasTony Vernon-Smith

DeceptionsasBryan Foxworth

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'asSelf - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Madame XasDr. Terrence Keith

Girl in the HeadlinesasJordan Barker

The Picture of Dorian GrayasBasil Hallward

SvengaliasPierre

Love's Labour's LostasBerowne

Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillasCount Karel Kinsky

MacbethasMacbeth

An Ideal HusbandasArthur, Viscount Goring

The Merchant of VeniceasBassanio

Haunted: The FerrymanasSheridan owen
On ApprovalasGeorge
The RivalsasCaptain Jack Absolute

The Good SoldierasEdward Ashburnham

The Secret of Seagull IslandasDavid Malcolm

The School for ScandalasJoseph Surface

The Wild and the WillingasAndrew Gilby

MacbethasMalcolm

One Deadly Owneras
Act of ReprisalasHarvey Freeman
The Prodigal DaughterasFather Daley

The Barretts of Wimpole StreetasRobert Browning
Sherlock Holmes: The Great DetectiveasSherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Merry Widowas
Morte d'ArthurasKing Arthur