Sherlock Holmes (disambiguation)
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Sherlock Holmes
is a character created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock Holmes may also refer to:
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
is a character created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock Holmes may also refer to:
Cinema
- Sherlock Holmes (1916 film)Sherlock Holmes (1916 film)Sherlock Holmes, was a 1916 silent film made by Essanay Studios and was one of the earliest American film adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. It starred William Gillette as Holmes, based on his 1899 stage play, which is based on not one case, but takes inspiration from "A Scandal...
, starring William Gillette - Sherlock Holmes (1922 film)Sherlock Holmes (1922 film)Sherlock Holmes is an American silent film starring John Barrymore as Holmes and Roland Young as Watson. The film was titled Moriarty in the UK.-Production background:...
, starring John Barrymore - Sherlock Holmes (1931 film series)Sherlock Holmes (1931 film series)-Production:Having been told he resembled Doyle's creation for years, Wontner was finally cast in the role for The Sleeping Cardinal in 1931. Wontner was noticed after portraying Sexton Blake at the Prince Edward Theater in 1930....
, starring Arthur Wontner - Sherlock Holmes (1932 film)Sherlock Holmes (1932 film)Sherlock Holmes is a film starring Clive Brook as the eponymous London detective. The movie is based on the successful stage play by William Gillette, in turn based on the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, and is directed by William K. Howard for the Fox Film Corporation.Reginald Owen plays Dr....
, starring Clive Brook - Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film)The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film)The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 film featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books as created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second film to feature Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson, the final one they would make for 20th Century Fox, and...
, a 1939 film - Sherlock Holmes and the House of FearSherlock Holmes and the House of FearSherlock Holmes and the House of Fear is a 1945 crime film directed by Roy William Neill. It is loosely based on The Five Orange Pips by Arthur Conan Doyle, and features the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. It is the 10th film of the Rathbone-Bruce series.-Plot:Holmes is visited by Mr...
, a 1945 film - The Woman in GreenThe Woman in GreenThe Woman in Green is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, with Hillary Brooke as the woman of the title and Henry Daniell as Professor Moriarty. It is mostly an original story, but scenes from Arthur Conan Doyle's The Final Problem and The...
, a 1945 Sherlock Holmes film
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film)
- Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 action-mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon...
, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsSherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is an upcoming 2011 British-American action mystery film directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes, based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur...
, the 2011 sequel
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- Sherlock Holmes (2010 film)Sherlock Holmes (2010 film)Sherlock Holmes is a 2010 direct-to-DVD mystery film directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, produced by independent American film studio The Asylum and released by British distributor Revolver Entertainment. It is based on the Sherlock Holmes characters created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
, a direct-to-DVD 2010 film starring Ben Syder and Gareth David-Lloyd
Television
- Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV series)Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series)The first and only American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson...
, an American production, filmed in France, starring Ronald Howard - Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)Sherlock Holmes was a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968.-Production:...
, with Peter CushingPeter CushingPeter Wilton Cushing, OBE was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played the handsome but sinister scientist Baron Frankenstein and the vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally...
and Douglas Wilmer portraying Holmes in different years - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979–1986), starring Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin
- Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series), a British production starring Jeremy Brett
- Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years, a series of two films starring Christopher Lee and Patrick Macnee:
- Incident at Victoria Falls (1991 TV film)Incident at Victoria Falls (1991 TV film)Incident at Victoria Falls was the second and final film in the proposed series of television films Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years written by Bob Shayne. It starred Christopher Lee and Patrick Macnee as Holmes and Watson in old age...
- Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1992 TV film)Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1992 TV film)Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady was the first of two TV films made in late-1990 under the banner Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years. Harry Alan Towers was executive producer...
- Incident at Victoria Falls (1991 TV film)
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd CenturySherlock Holmes in the 22nd CenturySherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century is a animation series, in which Sherlock Holmes is brought back to life in the 22nd century. The series is a co–production by DiC and Scottish Television and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Special Class Animated Program.- Overview :The concept series was...
, an animated series with Sherlock Holmes in the future - Sherlock (TV series), a 2010 British television series starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman and written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss
See also
- Sherlock Holmes in other mediaSherlock Holmes in other mediaThe stories of Sherlock Holmes were very popular as adaptations for the stage, and later film, and still later television. The Universal Sherlock Holmes by Ronald B...
- List of actors who have played Sherlock Holmes