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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Movies (41)
Moll Flanders
1996 · Artist's Father
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
1995 · Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1995 · Tony Vernon-Smith
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
1995 · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Last Vampyre
1993 · Sherlock Holmes
The Eligible Bachelor
1993 · Sherlock Holmes
The Master Blackmailer
1992 · Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1988 · Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
1987 · Sherlock Holmes
Deceptions
1985 · Bryan Foxworth
Florence Nightingale
1985 · William Nightingale
Morte d'Arthur
1984 · King Arthur
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982 · Robert Browning
On Approval
1982 · George
The Secret of Seagull Island
1982 · David Malcolm
The Good Soldier
1981 · Edward Ashburnham
Madame X
1981 · Dr. Terrence Keith
Macbeth
1981 · Macbeth
The Medusa Touch
1978 · Edward Parrish
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976 · Basil Hallward
Love's Labour's Lost
1975 · Berowne
The School for Scandal
1975 · Joseph Surface
The Prodigal Daughter
1975 · Father Daley
Haunted: The Ferryman
1974 · Sheridan owen
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974 · Count Karel Kinsky
One Deadly Owner
1974
The Merchant of Venice
1973 · Bassanio
An Aspidistra in Babylon
1973 · Captain Blaine
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · (uncredited)
The Rivals
1970 · Captain Jack Absolute
Three Sisters
1970 · Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
An Ideal Husband
1969 · Arthur, Viscount Goring
The Merry Widow
1968 · Count Danilo Danilovitch
My Fair Lady
1964 · Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Macbeth
1964 · Malcolm
Act of Reprisal
1964 · Harvey Freeman
Girl in the Headlines
1963 · Jordan Barker
The Very Edge
1963 · Mullen (The Intruder)
The Wild and the Willing
1962 · Andrew Gilby
War and Peace
1956 · Nikolai Rostov
Svengali
1954 · Pierre
TV shows (33)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994 · Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
1991 · Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1986 · Sherlock Holmes
Deceptions
1985 · Bryan Foxworth
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Sherlock Holmes
Number 10
1983 · William Pitt the Younger
Seagull Island
1982 · David Malcolm
Galactica 1980
1980 · Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
Hart to Hart
1979
Rebecca
1979 · Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · James Joslin
Young Dan'l Boone
1977 · John Langford
Supernatural
1977 · Mr Nightingale
Ten from the Twenties
1975 · Willie Edwardes
A Legacy
1975 · Eduard Merz
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · Captain Yule
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
1973 · John Middleton Murry
Thriller
1973 · Peter Tower
The Protectors
1972 · Kahan
Country Matters
1972 · Captain Blaine
Solo
1970
The Champions
1968 · The Bey
For Amusement Only
1968 · Henry
Kenilworth
1967 · Edmund Tressilian
The Three Musketeers
1966 · D'Artagnan
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · Sir John Maltravers
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Joseph Surface, Captain Jack Absolute, Vicount Goring, Lord Berowne, Basil Hallward, George, Duke of Bristol
Knock on Any Door
1965 · David
Theatre 625
1964 · Villiers, Giacomo Casanova
Theatre Night
1957 · Roderick
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Plinio Ceccho, Dorian Gray, Sergio Rovino