Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett

  • Birthday: 1933-11-03
  • Deathday: 1995-09-12
  • Place of birth: Berkswell, United Kingdom
  • Also know as: Peter Jeremy William Huggins

Biography

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.

Filmography

The Medusa Touch

1978

As Edward Parrish

War and Peace

1956

As Nikolai Rostov

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1976

As Basil Hallward

The Good Soldier

1981

As Edward Ashburnham

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1988

As Sherlock Holmes

Girl in the Headlines

1963

As Jordan Barker

Macbeth

1981

As Macbeth

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

1995

As Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Act of Reprisal

1964

As Harvey Freeman

The Wild and the Willing

1962

As Andrew Gilby

The Merchant of Venice

1973

As Bassanio

My Fair Lady

1964

As Freddy Eynsford-Hill

The Very Edge

1963

As Mullen (The Intruder)

Madame X

1981

As Dr. Terrence Keith

The Master Blackmailer

1992

As Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of Four

1987

As Sherlock Holmes

The Last Vampyre

1993

As Sherlock Holmes

The Eligible Bachelor

1993

As Sherlock Holmes

Macbeth

1964

As Malcolm

An Ideal Husband

1969

As Arthur, Viscount Goring

The Rivals

1970

As Captain Jack Absolute

On Approval

1982

As George

Love's Labour's Lost

1975

As Berowne

Haunted: The Ferryman

1974

As Sheridan owen

The Secret of Seagull Island

1982

As David Malcolm

Florence Nightingale

1985

As William Nightingale

Deceptions

1985

As Bryan Foxworth

Moll Flanders

1996

As Artist's Father

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

1995

As Tony Vernon-Smith

Svengali

1954

As Pierre

The School for Scandal

1975

As Joseph Surface

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1982

As Robert Browning

Morte d'Arthur

1984

As King Arthur

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

As Count Karel Kinsky

The Prodigal Daughter

1975

As Father Daley

Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective

0000

As Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

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