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.

Known For

Sherlock Holmes

Hart to Hart

BBC Play of the Month

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All Movies (40)

• Moll Flanders1996 · as Artist's Father
• More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'1995 · as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen1995 · as Tony Vernon-Smith
• Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective1995 · as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
• The Last Vampyre1993 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Eligible Bachelor1993 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Master Blackmailer1992 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Hound of the Baskervilles1988 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Sign of Four1987 · as Sherlock Holmes
• Deceptions1985 · as Bryan Foxworth
• Florence Nightingale1985 · as William Nightingale
• Morte d'Arthur1984 · as King Arthur
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street1982 · as Robert Browning
• On Approval1982 · as George
• The Secret of Seagull Island1982 · as David Malcolm
• The Good Soldier1981 · as Edward Ashburnham
• Madame X1981 · as Dr. Terrence Keith
• Macbeth1981 · as Macbeth
• The Medusa Touch1978 · as Edward Parrish
• The Picture of Dorian Gray1976 · as Basil Hallward
• Love's Labour's Lost1975 · as Berowne
• The School for Scandal1975 · as Joseph Surface
• The Prodigal Daughter1975 · as Father Daley
• Haunted: The Ferryman1974 · as Sheridan owen
• Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill1974 · as Count Karel Kinsky
• One Deadly Owner1974
• The Merchant of Venice1973 · as Bassanio
• An Aspidistra in Babylon1973 · as Captain Blaine
• Nicholas and Alexandra1971 · as (uncredited)
• The Rivals1970 · as Captain Jack Absolute
• An Ideal Husband1969 · as Arthur, Viscount Goring
• The Merry Widow1968 · as Count Danilo Danilovitch
• My Fair Lady1964 · as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
• Macbeth1964 · as Malcolm
• Act of Reprisal1964 · as Harvey Freeman
• Girl in the Headlines1963 · as Jordan Barker
• The Very Edge1963 · as Mullen (The Intruder)
• The Wild and the Willing1962 · as Andrew Gilby
• War and Peace1956 · as Nikolai Rostov
• Svengali1954 · as Pierre

All TV Shows (38)

• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes1994 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes1991 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes1986 · as Sherlock Holmes
• Deceptions1985 · as Bryan Foxworth
• Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Sherlock Holmes
• Number 101983 · as William Pitt the Younger
• Seagull Island1982 · as David Malcolm
• Galactica 19801980 · as Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
• Hart to Hart1979
• Rebecca1979 · as Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as James Joslin
• Young Dan'l Boone1977
• Supernatural1977 · as Mr Nightingale
• Ten from the Twenties1975 · as Willie Edwardes
• Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill1974
• Affairs of the Heart1974 · as Captain Yule
• A Picture of Katherine Mansfield1973 · as John Middleton Murry
• Thriller1973 · as Peter Tower
• The Protectors1972 · as Kahan
• Country Matters1972 · as Captain Blaine
• Solo1970
• The Champions1968 · as The Bey
• For Amusement Only1968 · as Henry
• The Three Musketeers1966 · as D'Artagnan
• Mystery and Imagination1966 · as Sir John Maltravers
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Joseph Surface
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Captain Jack Absolute
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Vicount Goring
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Lord Berowne
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Basil Hallward
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as George, Duke of Bristol
• Theatre 6251964 · as Villiers
• Theatre 6251964 · as Giacomo Casanova
• Theatre Night1957 · as Roderick
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Plinio Ceccho
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Dorian Gray
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Sergio Rovino