Jeremy Brett
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieMoll Flanders
1996
Artist's Father
movieMore Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
1995
Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
movieMad Dogs and Englishmen
1995
Tony Vernon-Smith
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
1995
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
tvThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Last Vampyre
1993
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Eligible Bachelor
1993
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Master Blackmailer
1992
Sherlock Holmes
tvThe Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
1991
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1988
Sherlock Holmes
movieThe Sign of Four
1987
Sherlock Holmes
tvThe Return of Sherlock Holmes
1986
Sherlock Holmes
movieDeceptions
1985
Bryan Foxworth
tvDeceptions
1985
Bryan Foxworth
movieFlorence Nightingale
1985
William Nightingale
Morte d'Arthur
1984
King Arthur
tvSherlock Holmes
1984
Sherlock Holmes
tvThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
Sherlock Holmes
tvNumber 10
1983
William Pitt the Younger
movieThe Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982
Robert Browning
tvSeagull Island
1982
David Malcolm
movieThe Secret of Seagull Island
1982
David Malcolm
movieThe Good Soldier
1981
Edward Ashburnham
movieMadame X
1981
Dr. Terrence Keith
movieMacbeth
1981
Macbeth
tvGalactica 1980
1980
Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
tvRebecca
1979
Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
movieThe Medusa Touch
1978
Edward Parrish
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977
James Joslin
tvSupernatural
1977
Mr Nightingale
movieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
Basil Hallward
Ten from the Twenties
1975
Willie Edwardes
movieThe School for Scandal
1975
Joseph Surface
movieHaunted: The Ferryman
1974
Sheridan owen
movieJennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
Count Karel Kinsky
tvAffairs of the Heart
1974
Captain Yule
movieThe Merchant of Venice
1973
Bassanio
tvA Picture of Katherine Mansfield
1973
John Middleton Murry
tvThriller
1973
Peter Tower
tvThe Protectors
1972
Kahan
tvCountry Matters
1972
Captain Blaine
movieNicholas and Alexandra
1971
(uncredited)
The Rivals
1970
Captain Jack Absolute
movieThree Sisters
1970
Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
movieAn Ideal Husband
1969
Arthur, Viscount Goring
movieThe Merry Widow
1968
Count Danilo Danilovitch
tvThe Champions
1968
The Bey
Kenilworth
1967
Edmund Tressilian
tvThe Three Musketeers
1966
D'Artagnan
tvMystery and Imagination
1966
Sir John Maltravers
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Joseph Surface / Captain Jack Absolute / Vicount Goring / Lord Berowne / Basil Hallward / George, Duke of Bristol
movieMy Fair Lady
1964
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
tvTheatre 625
1964
Villiers / Giacomo Casanova
movieMacbeth
1964
Malcolm
Act of Reprisal
1964
Harvey Freeman
movieGirl in the Headlines
1963
Jordan Barker
movieThe Very Edge
1963
Mullen (The Intruder)
movieThe Wild and the Willing
1962
Andrew Gilby
tvTheatre Night
1957
Roderick
movieWar and Peace
1956
Nikolai Rostov
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Plinio Ceccho / Dorian Gray / Sergio Rovino
movieSvengali
1954
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