Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett

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.

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Filmography

1996

Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
as Artist's Father
Movie - Released: 6/14/1996

1995

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Movie - Released: 12/30/1995
Movie
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/22/1995
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Tony Vernon-Smith
Movie - Released: 6/2/1995

1993

The Last Vampyre
The Last Vampyre
as Sherlock Holmes
Movie - Released: 3/14/1993
The Eligible Bachelor
The Eligible Bachelor
as Sherlock Holmes
Movie - Released: 2/3/1993

1992

The Master Blackmailer
The Master Blackmailer
as Sherlock Holmes
Movie - Released: 2/2/1992

1988

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
Movie - Released: 8/31/1988

1987

The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
Movie - Released: 3/7/1987

1986

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
TV - Released: 7/9/1986

1985

Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
as William Nightingale
Movie - Released: 4/7/1985
Deceptions
Deceptions
as Bryan Foxworth
Movie - Released: 5/26/1985
Deceptions
Deceptions
as Bryan Foxworth
TV - Released: 5/26/1985

1984

Movie
Morte d'Arthur
as King Arthur
Movie - Released: 5/5/1984
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
TV - Released: 4/24/1984

1982

Movie
On Approval
as George
Movie - Released: 6/21/1982
The Secret of Seagull Island
The Secret of Seagull Island
as David Malcolm
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Robert Browning
Movie - Released: 12/30/1982
Seagull Island
Seagull Island
as David Malcolm
TV - Released: 4/1/1982

1981

The Good Soldier
The Good Soldier
as Edward Ashburnham
Movie - Released: 4/15/1981
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Macbeth
Movie - Released: 1/1/1981
Madame X
Madame X
as Dr. Terrence Keith
Movie - Released: 3/16/1981

1980

Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980
as Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
TV - Released: 1/27/1980

1979

Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
TV - Released: 9/22/1979
Rebecca
Rebecca
TV - Released: 1/17/1979

1978

The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
as Edward Parrish
Movie - Released: 4/13/1978

1977

TV
Young Dan'l Boone
TV - Released: 9/12/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as James Joslin
TV - Released: 11/4/1977

1976

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Basil Hallward
Movie - Released: 9/19/1976

1975

Movie
The Prodigal Daughter
as Father Daley
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
as Berowne
Movie - Released: 12/14/1975
The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
Movie - Released: 4/2/1975

1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Count Karel Kinsky
Movie - Released: 11/5/1974
Haunted: The Ferryman
Haunted: The Ferryman
as Sheridan owen
Movie - Released: 12/12/1974
One Deadly Owner
One Deadly Owner
Movie - Released: 2/16/1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
TV - Released: 11/5/1974

1973

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Bassanio
Movie - Released: 10/7/1973
Thriller
Thriller
as Peter Tower
TV - Released: 4/14/1973
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
as John Middleton Murry
TV - Released: 5/1/1973

1972

The Protectors
The Protectors
as Kahan
TV - Released: 9/29/1972

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
as (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/29/1971

1970

Movie
The Rivals
as Captain Jack Absolute
Movie - Released: 5/17/1970

1969

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband
as Arthur, Viscount Goring
Movie - Released: 5/11/1969

1968

Movie
The Merry Widow
Movie - Released: 12/25/1968
The Champions
The Champions
as The Bey
TV - Released: 9/25/1968

1966

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as D'Artagnan
TV - Released: 11/13/1966
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
TV - Released: 1/29/1966

1965

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Joseph Surface
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Captain Jack Absolute
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Basil Hallward
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

Movie
Act of Reprisal
as Harvey Freeman
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Movie - Released: 10/21/1964
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Malcolm
Movie - Released: 3/16/1964

1963

Girl in the Headlines
Girl in the Headlines
as Jordan Barker
Movie - Released: 11/15/1963
The Very Edge
The Very Edge
as Mullen (The Intruder)
Movie - Released: 4/30/1963

1962

The Wild and the Willing
The Wild and the Willing
as Andrew Gilby
Movie - Released: 10/16/1962

1956

War and Peace
War and Peace
as Nikolai Rostov
Movie - Released: 8/21/1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Plinio Ceccho
TV - Released: 7/8/1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Dorian Gray
TV - Released: 7/8/1956

1954

Svengali
Svengali
as Pierre
Movie - Released: 9/1/1954