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