Jeremy Brett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 3, 1933
- Died
- September 12, 1995 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- Berkswell, United Kingdom
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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Filmography
Moll Flanders
Movie · as Artist's Father
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
Movie · as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Movie · as Tony Vernon-Smith
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Sherlock Holmes · 6 eps
The Last Vampyre
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Eligible Bachelor
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Master Blackmailer
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Sherlock Holmes · 9 eps
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
Movie · as Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Sherlock Holmes · 13 eps
Florence Nightingale
Movie · as William Nightingale
Deceptions
Movie · as Bryan Foxworth
Deceptions
TV · as Bryan Foxworth · 2 eps
Morte d'Arthur
Movie · as King Arthur
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Sherlock Holmes · 41 eps
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Sherlock Holmes · 13 eps
Number 10
TV · as William Pitt the Younger · 1 ep
On Approval
Movie · as George
The Secret of Seagull Island
Movie · as David Malcolm
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Movie · as Robert Browning
Seagull Island
TV · as David Malcolm · 4 eps
The Good Soldier
Movie · as Edward Ashburnham
Macbeth
Movie · as Macbeth
Madame X
Movie · as Dr. Terrence Keith
Galactica 1980
TV · as Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash · 1 ep
Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep
Rebecca
TV · as Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter · 4 eps
The Medusa Touch
Movie · as Edward Parrish
Young Dan'l Boone
TV · as John Langford · 1 ep
The Incredible Hulk
TV · as James Joslin · 1 ep
Supernatural
TV · as Mr Nightingale · 1 ep
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · as Basil Hallward
The Prodigal Daughter
Movie · as Father Daley
Love's Labour's Lost
Movie · as Berowne
The School for Scandal
Movie · as Joseph Surface
Ten from the Twenties
TV · as Willie Edwardes · 1 ep
A Legacy
TV · as Eduard Merz · 5 eps
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Movie · as Count Karel Kinsky
Haunted: The Ferryman
Movie · as Sheridan owen
One Deadly Owner
Movie
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
TV · 2 eps
Affairs of the Heart
TV · as Captain Yule · 1 ep
The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Bassanio
An Aspidistra in Babylon
Movie · as Captain Blaine
Thriller
TV · as Peter Tower · 1 ep
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
TV · as John Middleton Murry · 6 eps
The Protectors
TV · as Kahan · 1 ep
Country Matters
TV · as Captain Blaine · 1 ep
Nicholas and Alexandra
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Rivals
Movie · as Captain Jack Absolute
Three Sisters
Movie · as Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
Solo
TV · 1 ep
An Ideal Husband
Movie · as Arthur, Viscount Goring
The Merry Widow
Movie · as Count Danilo Danilovitch
The Champions
TV · as The Bey · 1 ep
For Amusement Only
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
Kenilworth
TV · as Edmund Tressilian · 4 eps
The Three Musketeers
TV · as D'Artagnan · 10 eps
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Sir John Maltravers · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Joseph Surface, Captain Jack Absolute, Vicount Goring, Lord Berowne, Basil Hallward, George, Duke of Bristol · 1 ep
Knock on Any Door
TV · as David · 1 ep
Act of Reprisal
Movie · as Harvey Freeman
My Fair Lady
Movie · as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Macbeth
Movie · as Malcolm
Theatre 625
TV · as Villiers, Giacomo Casanova · 1 ep
Girl in the Headlines
Movie · as Jordan Barker
The Very Edge
Movie · as Mullen (The Intruder)
The Wild and the Willing
Movie · as Andrew Gilby
Theatre Night
TV · as Roderick · 1 ep
War and Peace
Movie · as Nikolai Rostov
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Plinio Ceccho, Dorian Gray, Sergio Rovino · 1 ep
Svengali
Movie · as Pierre