Acting
Jeremy Brett
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
3 November 1933
Died
12 September 1995 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Berkswell, United Kingdom
Also known as Peter Jeremy William Huggins · Джереми Бретт · Jeremy Brett
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
Filmography
Moll Flanders
as Artist's Father
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
1995
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Tony Vernon-Smith
The Last Vampyre
as Sherlock Holmes
The Eligible Bachelor
as Sherlock Holmes
The Master Blackmailer
as Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
Florence Nightingale
as William Nightingale
Deceptions
as Bryan Foxworth
Morte d'Arthur
1984
Morte d'Arthur
as King Arthur
The Secret of Seagull Island
as David Malcolm
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Robert Browning
The Good Soldier
as Edward Ashburnham
Macbeth
as Macbeth
Madame X
as Dr. Terrence Keith
The Medusa Touch
as Edward Parrish
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Basil Hallward
The Prodigal Daughter
1975
The Prodigal Daughter
as Father Daley
Love's Labour's Lost
as Berowne
The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Count Karel Kinsky
Haunted: The Ferryman
as Sheridan owen
The Merchant of Venice
as Bassanio
Nicholas and Alexandra
as (uncredited)
The Rivals
1970
The Rivals
as Captain Jack Absolute
Three Sisters
as Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
An Ideal Husband
as Arthur, Viscount Goring
The Merry Widow
as Count Danilo Danilovitch
Act of Reprisal
1964
Act of Reprisal
as Harvey Freeman
My Fair Lady
as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Macbeth
as Malcolm
Girl in the Headlines
as Jordan Barker
The Very Edge
as Mullen (The Intruder)
The Wild and the Willing
as Andrew Gilby
War and Peace
as Nikolai Rostov
Svengali
as Pierre