Jeremy Brett
Biography
Jeremy Brett was an English actor whose stage, television, and film work ranged from Shakespeare to musical theater. Born in Berkswell, he trained under Elsie Fogerty and made his professional debut in Manchester repertory in 1954. He reached the London stage with the Old Vic in Troilus and Cressida in 1956 and made his first major film appearance in War and Peace (1956). His best-known screen role was Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady (1964). On television he played d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers and, from 1984 to 1994, Sherlock Holmes in Granada's series, appearing in 41 episodes and in television films such as The Sign of Four (1987) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988). In 1994 he was awarded the Légion d'honneur for his Sherlock Holmes work. His last film role was a posthumous bit part in Moll Flanders (1996).
61years old at death
- Born Berkswell
- Died London
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Peter Jeremy William Huggins (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 40 years1956 to 1996
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Early training
Jeremy Brett studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, which was then located at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and he graduated in 1954.
A first
In 1980, Brett took the role of Doctor Watson on stage in Los Angeles, with Charlton Heston playing Holmes in The Crucifer of Blood. This made him one of the few actors to have played both Holmes and Watson professionally.
Behind the award
In 1994, Jeremy Brett was awarded the Légion d'honneur for playing Sherlock Holmes. The honor was presented in Manchester, where the series was filmed, during an event marking a decade since it aired.
Getting ready for a role
Jeremy Brett did extensive research on the great detective and on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, and he paid close attention to differences between the scripts he received and Conan Doyle's original stories.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Hound of the Baskervilles1988 Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Sherlock Holmes
IMDb rating 7.86.5K votes
Most often with
Peter Hammond directed two of these films. Edward Hardwicke 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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