Acting

Jeremy Brett

Born 1933-11-03 · Berkswell, United Kingdom

Died 1995-09-12

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.

Credits

Newest first

Moll Flanders
as Artist's Father
1996
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill
1995
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Tony Vernon-Smith
1995
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1995
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1994
The Last Vampyre
as Sherlock Holmes
1993
The Eligible Bachelor
as Sherlock Holmes
1993
The Master Blackmailer
as Sherlock Holmes
1992
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1991
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
1988
The Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes
1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1986
Deceptions
as Bryan Foxworth
1985
Deceptions
as Bryan Foxworth
1985
Florence Nightingale
as William Nightingale
1985
Morte d'Arthur
as King Arthur
1984
Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
1984
Number 10
as William Pitt the Younger
1983
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Robert Browning
1982
On Approval
as George
1982
Seagull Island
as David Malcolm
1982
The Secret of Seagull Island
as David Malcolm
1982
The Good Soldier
as Edward Ashburnham
1981
Madame X
as Dr. Terrence Keith
1981
Macbeth
as Macbeth
1981
Galactica 1980
as Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
1980
Hart to Hart
1979
Rebecca
as Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
1979
The Medusa Touch
as Edward Parrish
1978
The Incredible Hulk
as James Joslin
1977
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
Supernatural
as Mr Nightingale
1977
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Basil Hallward
1976
Love's Labour's Lost
as Berowne
1975
Ten from the Twenties
as Willie Edwardes
1975
The School for Scandal
as Joseph Surface
1975
A Legacy
as Eduard Merz
1975
The Prodigal Daughter
as Father Daley
1975
Haunted: The Ferryman
as Sheridan owen
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Count Karel Kinsky
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
Affairs of the Heart
as Captain Yule
1974
One Deadly Owner
1974
The Merchant of Venice
as Bassanio
1973
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
as John Middleton Murry
1973
Thriller
as Peter Tower
1973
An Aspidistra in Babylon
as Captain Blaine
1973
The Protectors
as Kahan
1972
Country Matters
as Captain Blaine
1972
Nicholas and Alexandra
as (uncredited)
1971
The Rivals
as Captain Jack Absolute
1970
Three Sisters
as Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
1970
Solo
1970
An Ideal Husband
as Arthur, Viscount Goring
1969
The Merry Widow
as Count Danilo Danilovitch
1968
The Champions
as The Bey
1968
For Amusement Only
as Henry
1968
Kenilworth
as Edmund Tressilian
1967
The Three Musketeers
as D'Artagnan
1966
Mystery and Imagination
as Sir John Maltravers
1966
BBC Play of the Month
as Joseph Surface
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Captain Jack Absolute
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Vicount Goring
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Lord Berowne
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Basil Hallward
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as George, Duke of Bristol
1965
Knock on Any Door
as David
1965
My Fair Lady
as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
1964
Theatre 625
as Villiers
1964
Theatre 625
as Giacomo Casanova
1964
Macbeth
as Malcolm
1964
Act of Reprisal
as Harvey Freeman
1964
Girl in the Headlines
as Jordan Barker
1963
The Very Edge
as Mullen (The Intruder)
1963
The Wild and the Willing
as Andrew Gilby
1962
Theatre Night
as Roderick
1957
War and Peace
as Nikolai Rostov
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Plinio Ceccho
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Dorian Gray
1956