Arthur Wontner
Acting·January 21, 1875·† July 10, 1960 — 85 years old·London, England, UK
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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"
Known For
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943·7.5
Genevieve
1953·6.7
Sea Devils
1953·5.9
Storm in a Teacup
1937·7.4
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935·5.4
Blanche Fury
1948·6.2
Silver Blaze
1937·5.7
The Sleeping Cardinal
1931·5.5
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
1932·4.8
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950·6.0
Brandy for the Parson
1952·6.5
Thunder in the City
1937·6.0
Filmography · 30
—Temptation's Hour1985The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes (archive footage)1953GenevieveOld Gentleman1953Sea DevilsBaron de Baudrec1952Brandy for the ParsonMajor Glockleigh1951The WardenTVBishop of Barchester1950The Elusive PimpernelLord Grenville1949Ten Little IndiansGeneral Mackenzie1948Blanche FuryLord Rudford1948PygmalionColonel Pickering1943The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpEmbassy Counsellor1938Old IronJudge1938The Live WireMontell1938The TerrorColonel Redmayne1938Kate Plus TenColonel Westhanger1937Silver BlazeSherlock Holmes1937Thunder in the CitySir Peter1937Storm in a TeacupFiscal1936Dishonour BrightJudge1935The Triumph of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes1932The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseSherlock Holmes1932The Missing RembrandtSherlock Holmes1932Condemned to DeathSir Charles Wallington1931A Gentleman of ParisJudge Le Fevre1931The Sleeping CardinalSherlock Holmes1924The Diamond ManLady Marshalt1924Eugene AramEugene Aram1923Bonnie Prince CharlieLord Kingsburgh1916The BigamistTony Henderson1916Lady Windermere's FanLord Darlington