Jeremy Brett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 3, 1933, Berkswell, United Kingdom
- Died
- September 12, 1995
- Movies
- 41
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | Artist's Father |
| 1995 | More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' | Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill |
| 1995 | Mad Dogs and Englishmen | Tony Vernon-Smith |
| 1995 | Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) |
| 1993 | The Last Vampyre | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1993 | The Eligible Bachelor | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1992 | The Master Blackmailer | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1988 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1987 | The Sign of Four | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1985 | Deceptions | Bryan Foxworth |
| 1985 | Florence Nightingale | William Nightingale |
| 1984 | Morte d'Arthur | King Arthur |
| 1982 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Robert Browning |
| 1982 | On Approval | George |
| 1982 | The Secret of Seagull Island | David Malcolm |
| 1981 | The Good Soldier | Edward Ashburnham |
| 1981 | Madame X | Dr. Terrence Keith |
| 1981 | Macbeth | Macbeth |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch | Edward Parrish |
| 1976 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Basil Hallward |
| 1975 | Love's Labour's Lost | Berowne |
| 1975 | The School for Scandal | Joseph Surface |
| 1975 | The Prodigal Daughter | Father Daley |
| 1974 | Haunted: The Ferryman | Sheridan owen |
| 1974 | Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | Count Karel Kinsky |
| 1974 | One Deadly Owner | |
| 1973 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio |
| 1973 | An Aspidistra in Babylon | Captain Blaine |
| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra | (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Rivals | Captain Jack Absolute |
| 1970 | Three Sisters | Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited) |
| 1969 | An Ideal Husband | Arthur, Viscount Goring |
| 1968 | The Merry Widow | Count Danilo Danilovitch |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Freddy Eynsford-Hill |
| 1964 | Macbeth | Malcolm |
| 1964 | Act of Reprisal | Harvey Freeman |
| 1963 | Girl in the Headlines | Jordan Barker |
| 1963 | The Very Edge | Mullen (The Intruder) |
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing | Andrew Gilby |
| 1956 | War and Peace | Nikolai Rostov |
| 1954 | Svengali | Pierre |
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