Jeremy Brett

from Berkswell, United Kingdom

Artwork for My Fair LadyImage of 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.

Timeline

1996Aged 63

  • Poster for Moll Flanders

    Artist's Father

1995Aged 62

1993Aged 60

  • Poster for The Eligible Bachelor

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Poster for The Last Vampyre

    Sherlock Holmes

1992Aged 59

  • Poster for The Master Blackmailer

    Sherlock Holmes

1988Aged 55

  • Poster for The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Sherlock Holmes

1987Aged 54

  • Poster for The Sign of Four

    Sherlock Holmes

1985Aged 52

  • Poster for Florence Nightingale

    William Nightingale

  • Poster for Deceptions

    Bryan Foxworth

1984Aged 51

1982Aged 49

1981Aged 48

  • Poster for Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Poster for Madame X

    Dr. Terrence Keith

  • Poster for The Good Soldier

    Edward Ashburnham

1978Aged 45

  • Poster for The Medusa Touch

    Edward Parrish

1976Aged 43

  • Poster for The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Basil Hallward

1975Aged 42

1974Aged 41

  • Poster for One Deadly Owner

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

    Count Karel Kinsky

  • Poster for Haunted: The Ferryman

    Sheridan owen

1973Aged 40

1971Aged 38

  • Poster for Nicholas and Alexandra

    (uncredited)

1970Aged 37

  • Poster for Three Sisters

    Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)

  • The Rivals

    Captain Jack Absolute

1969Aged 36

  • Poster for An Ideal Husband

    Arthur, Viscount Goring

1968Aged 35

  • Poster for The Merry Widow

    Count Danilo Danilovitch

1964Aged 31

1963Aged 30

  • Poster for The Very Edge

    Mullen (The Intruder)

  • Poster for Girl in the Headlines

    Jordan Barker

1962Aged 29

  • Poster for The Wild and the Willing

    Andrew Gilby

1956Aged 23

  • Poster for War and Peace

    Nikolai Rostov

1954Aged 21

  • Poster for Svengali

    Pierre