Jeremy Brett
Acting • Born 1933-11-03 – Died 1995-09-12
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.
Filmography
69 credits
War and Peace
Movie • 1956
Nikolai Rostov
The Medusa Touch
Movie • 1978
Edward Parrish
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie • 1988
Sherlock Holmes
The Good Soldier
Movie • 1981
Edward Ashburnham
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Movie • 1974
Count Karel Kinsky
Girl in the Headlines
Movie • 1963
Jordan Barker
The Prodigal Daughter
Movie • 1975
Father Daley
Macbeth
Movie • 1981
Macbeth
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
Movie • 1995
Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Act of Reprisal
Movie • 1964
Harvey Freeman
The Wild and the Willing
Movie • 1962
Andrew Gilby
The Merchant of Venice
Movie • 1973
Bassanio
My Fair Lady
Movie • 1964
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
The Very Edge
Movie • 1963
Mullen (The Intruder)
The Master Blackmailer
Movie • 1992
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
Movie • 1995
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Sign of Four
Movie • 1987
Sherlock Holmes
The Last Vampyre
Movie • 1993
Sherlock Holmes
The Eligible Bachelor
Movie • 1993
Sherlock Holmes
Macbeth
Movie • 1964
Malcolm
An Ideal Husband
Movie • 1969
Arthur, Viscount Goring
The Rivals
Movie • 1970
Captain Jack Absolute
On Approval
Movie • 1982
George
Love's Labour's Lost
Movie • 1975
Berowne
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie • 1976
Basil Hallward
Haunted: The Ferryman
Movie • 1974
Sheridan owen
The Secret of Seagull Island
Movie • 1982
David Malcolm
Madame X
Movie • 1981
Dr. Terrence Keith
The Merry Widow
Movie • 1968
Count Danilo Danilovitch
Florence Nightingale
Movie • 1985
William Nightingale
Deceptions
Movie • 1985
Bryan Foxworth
Moll Flanders
Movie • 1996
Artist's Father
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Movie • 1995
Tony Vernon-Smith
Svengali
Movie • 1954
Pierre
Nicholas and Alexandra
Movie • 1971
(uncredited)
One Deadly Owner
Movie • 1974
The School for Scandal
Movie • 1975
Joseph Surface
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Movie • 1982
Robert Browning
Morte d'Arthur
Movie • 1984
King Arthur
An Aspidistra in Babylon
Movie • 1973
Captain Blaine
The Protectors
TV • 1972
Kahan
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Joseph Surface
The Three Musketeers
TV • 1966
D'Artagnan
Galactica 1980
TV • 1980
Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Captain Jack Absolute
The Champions
TV • 1968
The Bey
Thriller
TV • 1973
Peter Tower
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
TV • 1974
Young Dan'l Boone
TV • 1977
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1984
Sherlock Holmes
Deceptions
TV • 1985
Bryan Foxworth
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Plinio Ceccho
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
James Joslin
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Dorian Gray
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
TV • 1973
John Middleton Murry
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Vicount Goring
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Lord Berowne
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Basil Hallward
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
George, Duke of Bristol
Seagull Island
TV • 1982
David Malcolm
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1994
Sherlock Holmes
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Villiers
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Giacomo Casanova
Number 10
TV • 1983
William Pitt the Younger
Theatre Night
TV • 1957
Roderick
Mystery and Imagination
TV • 1966
Sir John Maltravers
Rebecca
TV • 1979
Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
Supernatural
TV • 1977
Mr Nightingale