Douglas Wilmer
Biography
Douglas Wilmer was an English actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his stage debut in repertory at Rugby in 1945. Born in London, he played mainly classical and Shakespearean roles on the London stage and took his first major film role in Laurence Olivier's Richard III in 1955, then appeared in epics including El Cid (1961), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) and Khartoum (1966). He was best known as television's Sherlock Holmes, beginning with a production of The Speckled Band in 1964 and returning for twelve more episodes, and he appeared as Holmes again in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975). His other films included Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) and Octopussy (1983). The Sherlock Holmes Society of London made him an honorary member and called him the definitive Holmes.
96years old at death
- Born London
- Died Ipswich
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 28 years1956 to 1984
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Early training
After finishing school, Wilmer won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. While he was training there, he was called up for the British Army in the Second World War.
First role
Wilmer's first major film appearance came in Laurence Olivier's Richard III in 1955, after which he worked largely in supporting roles.
Big break
Wilmer was mainly associated with playing Sherlock Holmes, a role he first took on in the BBC's 1964 production of The Speckled Band. Alongside co-star Nigel Stock as Doctor Watson, he came back for twelve more episodes of the Sherlock Holmes series.
Douglas Wilmer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Anthony Mann directed two of these films, Basil Dearden two. Christopher Lee appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Anthony MannDirector, 2 films, 1961 to 1964
All films by Anthony Mann
Basil DeardenDirector, 2 films, 1964 to 1966
All films by Basil Dearden
Also two films together15 more actors
- Ralph RichardsonKhartoum (1966) and Woman of Straw (1964)
- Burt KwoukRevenge of the Pink Panther (1978) and The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
- Alexander KnoxKhartoum (1966) and Woman of Straw (1964)
- Ferdy MayneRevenge of the Pink Panther (1978) and The Vampire Lovers (1970)
- Michael GoodliffeWoman of Straw (1964) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Anthony QuayleThe Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Nigel GreenKhartoum (1966) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
- Tsai ChinThe Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) and The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
- Jack GwillimJason and the Argonauts (1963) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Howard Marion-CrawfordThe Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) and The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
- Roger DelgadoKhartoum (1966) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Johnny SekkaKhartoum (1966) and Woman of Straw (1964)
- Andrew CruickshankEl Cid (1961) and The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- Gary RaymondJason and the Argonauts (1963) and El Cid (1961)
- Ferdinando PoggiThe Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Douglas Wilmer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$319 million
9 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 9 worldwide figure; 7 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$188M58.8% of the total
- 2$50M15.5% of the total
- 3$27M8.3% of the total
- 4$20M6.3% of the total
- 5$17M5.2% of the total
- 6$11M3.4% of the total
- 7$4.8M1.5% of the total
- 8$2.1M0.7% of the total
$750,000from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
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