Actor profile

Jeremy Brett

3rd November 1933 Berkswell, United Kingdom Acting

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.

34 Movies 35 TV Shows 81 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Moll Flanders poster

Moll Flanders 14th June 1996 as Artist's Father

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' poster

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' 30th December 1995 as Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Mad Dogs and Englishmen poster

Mad Dogs and Englishmen 2nd June 1995 as Tony Vernon-Smith

The Last Vampyre poster

The Last Vampyre 14th March 1993 as Sherlock Holmes

The Eligible Bachelor poster

The Eligible Bachelor 3rd February 1993 as Sherlock Holmes

The Master Blackmailer poster

The Master Blackmailer 2nd February 1992 as Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles 31st August 1988 as Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of Four poster

The Sign of Four 7th March 1987 as Sherlock Holmes

Deceptions poster

Deceptions 26th May 1985 as Bryan Foxworth

Florence Nightingale poster

Florence Nightingale 7th April 1985 as William Nightingale

The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster

The Barretts of Wimpole Street 30th December 1982 as Robert Browning

The Secret of Seagull Island poster

The Secret of Seagull Island 1st January 1982 as David Malcolm

The Good Soldier poster

The Good Soldier 15th April 1981 as Edward Ashburnham

Madame X poster

Madame X 16th March 1981 as Dr. Terrence Keith

Macbeth poster

Macbeth 1st January 1981 as Macbeth

The Medusa Touch poster

The Medusa Touch 13th April 1978 as Edward Parrish

The Picture of Dorian Gray poster

The Picture of Dorian Gray 19th September 1976 as Basil Hallward

Love's Labour's Lost poster

Love's Labour's Lost 14th December 1975 as Berowne

The School for Scandal poster

The School for Scandal 2nd April 1975 as Joseph Surface

Haunted: The Ferryman poster

Haunted: The Ferryman 12th December 1974 as Sheridan owen

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill poster

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill 5th November 1974 as Count Karel Kinsky

One Deadly Owner poster

One Deadly Owner 16th February 1974

The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice 7th October 1973 as Bassanio

Nicholas and Alexandra poster

Nicholas and Alexandra 29th November 1971 as (uncredited)

Three Sisters poster

Three Sisters 1st April 1970 as Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)

An Ideal Husband poster

An Ideal Husband 11th May 1969 as Arthur, Viscount Goring

The Merry Widow poster

The Merry Widow 25th December 1968 as Count Danilo Danilovitch

My Fair Lady poster

My Fair Lady 1st December 1964 as Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Macbeth poster

Macbeth 16th March 1964 as Malcolm

Girl in the Headlines poster

Girl in the Headlines 15th November 1963 as Jordan Barker

The Very Edge poster

The Very Edge 30th April 1963 as Mullen (The Intruder)

The Wild and the Willing poster

The Wild and the Willing 16th October 1962 as Andrew Gilby

War and Peace poster

War and Peace 21st August 1956 as Nikolai Rostov

Svengali poster

Svengali 1st September 1954 as Pierre

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 7th March 1994 as Sherlock Holmes

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes 21st February 1991 as Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Return of Sherlock Holmes 9th July 1986 as Sherlock Holmes

Deceptions poster

Deceptions 26th May 1985 as Bryan Foxworth

Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as Sherlock Holmes

Number 10 poster

Number 10 13th February 1983 as William Pitt the Younger

Seagull Island poster

Seagull Island 1st April 1982 as David Malcolm

Galactica 1980 poster

Galactica 1980 27th January 1980 as Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash

Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart 22nd September 1979

Rebecca poster

Rebecca 17th January 1979 as Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter

The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk 4th November 1977 as James Joslin

Young Dan'l Boone poster

Young Dan'l Boone 12th September 1977

Supernatural poster

Supernatural 11th June 1977 as Mr Nightingale

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill poster

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill 5th November 1974

Affairs of the Heart poster

Affairs of the Heart 29th September 1974 as Captain Yule

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield poster

A Picture of Katherine Mansfield 1st May 1973 as John Middleton Murry

Thriller poster

Thriller 14th April 1973 as Peter Tower

The Protectors poster

The Protectors 29th September 1972 as Kahan

Country Matters poster

Country Matters 20th August 1972 as Captain Blaine

The Champions poster

The Champions 25th September 1968 as The Bey

The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers 13th November 1966 as D'Artagnan

Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination 29th January 1966 as Sir John Maltravers

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Joseph Surface

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Captain Jack Absolute

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Vicount Goring

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Lord Berowne

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Basil Hallward

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as George, Duke of Bristol

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Villiers

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Giacomo Casanova

Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night 21st January 1957 as Roderick

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Plinio Ceccho

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Dorian Gray

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Sergio Rovino