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List of actors who have played Sherlock Holmes

List of actors who have played Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed literary human character in film and television history, having appeared on screen 254 times as of 2012.[1] Additionally, many actors have portrayed Sherlock Holmes in audio dramas and stage productions.

Radio and audio dramas

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Stage plays

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Television and DTV films

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Actors who have played both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

A small number of actors have played both Holmes and Watson, including Reginald Owen who played Watson in Sherlock Holmes (1932) and Holmes in A Study in Scarlet (1933);[78][79] Jeremy Brett, who played Watson on stage in the United States prior to adopting the mantle of Holmes on British television;[80] Howard Marion-Crawford, who played Holmes on British radio and Watson on American television; Carleton Hobbs, who played both roles in British radio adaptations;[81] and Patrick Macnee, who played both roles in US television movies.[82]

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