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Arthur Wontner
Born
21 January 1875
Died
10 July 1960
Place
London, England, UK
Acting

Arthur Wontner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. These films are:

    The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) (US title: Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour) based on Doyle's two stories, "The Adventure of the Empty House" and "The Final Problem"

    The Missing Rembrandt (1932) (still considered lost) based on "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"

    The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932)

    The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) based on The Valley of Fear

As actor

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

1985 · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Genevieve

Genevieve

1953 · Old Gentleman
Sea Devils

Sea Devils

1953 · Baron de Baudrec
Brandy for the Parson

Brandy for the Parson

1952 · Major Glockleigh
The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950 · Lord Grenville

Ten Little Indians

1949 · General Mackenzie
Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1948 · Colonel Pickering
Blanche Fury

Blanche Fury

1948 · Lord Rudford
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · Embassy Counsellor

The Terror

1938 · Colonel Redmayne
Kate Plus Ten

Kate Plus Ten

1938 · Colonel Westhanger

The Live Wire

1938 · Montell

Old Iron

1938 · Judge
Silver Blaze

Silver Blaze

1937 · Sherlock Holmes
Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup

1937 · Fiscal
Thunder in the City

Thunder in the City

1937 · Sir Peter
Dishonour Bright

Dishonour Bright

1936 · Judge
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

1935 · Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932 · Sherlock Holmes
Condemned to Death

Condemned to Death

1932 · Sir Charles Wallington
The Missing Rembrandt

The Missing Rembrandt

1932 · Sherlock Holmes
The Sleeping Cardinal

The Sleeping Cardinal

1931 · Sherlock Holmes
A Gentleman of Paris

A Gentleman of Paris

1931 · Judge Le Fevre

The Diamond Man

1924 · Lady Marshalt

Eugene Aram

1924 · Eugene Aram
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1923 · Lord Kingsburgh
Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

1916 · Lord Darlington

The Bigamist

1916 · Tony Henderson

Temptation's Hour