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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.
Arthur Wontner (1875-1960) was a British actor who played Sherlock Holmes in five films between 1931 and 1938. He also appeared in several TV shows and movies, such as Genevieve, The Terror, and The Fighting Pimpernel.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Sherlock Holmes is a film series running from 1931 to 1937. Arthur Wontner portrayed Sherlock Holmes in five films. [1] Production. Having been told he resembled Doyle's creation for years, [2] Wontner was finally cast in the role for The Sleeping Cardinal in 1931.
Arthur Wontner made his first stage appearance in 1897 and his first film 18 years later. Best-known today for his characterization of "Sherlock Holmes" in five films produced between 1931 and 1938, some Holmes aficionados prefer Wontner's studious interpretation to the more aggressive, energetic portrayals of Basil Rathbone.
- January 21, 1875
- July 10, 1960
Dec 29, 2014 · The third great Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Wontner, is one of my personal favorites. Britain’s Twickenham Film Studios snagged Wontner after his successful performance as Sexton Blake (a detective hero of British schoolboys) and signed him to play the world’s foremost private consulting detective.
Arthur Wontner (21 january 1875 - 10 july 1960) was a British actor who played Sherlock Holmes in 5 movies from 1931 to 1937.
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Directed by Graham Cutts and starring Arthur Wontner, Ian Hunter and Graham Soutten. The film is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes novel The Sign of the Four (1890). The film...
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