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Arthur Wontner

Arthur Wontner

Actor · Born 1875-01-21 · London, England, UK

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Biography

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     Silver Blaze (1937) (US title:Murder at the Baskervilles, release 1941) based on "Silver Blaze" Reportedly, Wontner landed the role of Sherlock Holmes thanks to his performance of Holmes imitation Sexton Blake in a 1930 stage production. Of all Wontner's films as Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Rembrandt is no longer available. It is officially a lost film. It is possible to obtain all of the others. Silver Blaze was renamed Murder at the Baskervilles on its US release in order to make the most of the publicity which had been generated by Basi…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — Embassy Counsellor
  2. Genevieve (1953) — Old Gentleman
  3. Sea Devils (1953) — Baron de Baudrec
  4. Storm in a Teacup (1937) — Fiscal
  5. The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) — Sherlock Holmes
  6. Blanche Fury (1948) — Lord Rudford
  7. Silver Blaze (1937) — Sherlock Holmes
  8. The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) — Sherlock Holmes
  9. The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932) — Sherlock Holmes
  10. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) — Lord Grenville
  11. The Terror (1938) — Colonel Redmayne
  12. Brandy for the Parson (1952) — Major Glockleigh
  13. Thunder in the City (1937) — Sir Peter
  14. A Gentleman of Paris (1931) — Judge Le Fevre
  15. The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985) — Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
  16. Kate Plus Ten (1938) — Colonel Westhanger
  17. Lady Windermere's Fan (1916) — Lord Darlington
  18. Dishonour Bright (1936) — Judge
  19. Pygmalion (1948) — Colonel Pickering
  20. Condemned to Death (1932) — Sir Charles Wallington
  21. Ten Little Indians (1949) — General Mackenzie
  22. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923) — Lord Kingsburgh
  23. The Diamond Man (1924) — Lady Marshalt
  24. Eugene Aram (1924) — Eugene Aram
  25. The Missing Rembrandt (1932) — Sherlock Holmes
  26. The Bigamist (1916) — Tony Henderson
  27. Temptation's Hour
  28. The Live Wire (1938) — Montell
  29. Old Iron (1938) — Judge
  30. The Warden (1951) — Bishop of Barchester