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Arthur Wontner

Arthur Wontner

Actor

Born January 21, 1875 in London, England, UK

Died July 10, 1960

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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 Basil Rathbone's version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. In many respects Wontner's film can be seen as a sequel as it is set twenty years after the events of the more famous story.

Wontner's son became the well-known hotelier and Lord Mayor of London Sir Hugh Wontner.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Wontner,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Real Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Real Sherlock Holmes Documentary2012Sherlock Holmes

Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes Poster

Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes Documentary2009Sherlock Holmes

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes Poster

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes Documentary1996Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes Documentary1985Sherlock Holmes

A Hundred Years Old TV Movie1954Don Evaristo

A Private Room TV Movie1954General Sir George Darenth, KCB

Clementina TV Series1954Count Otto von Ahlen

Three Cases of Murder Poster

Three Cases of Murder Feature Film1954Leader of the House

A Fish in the Family TV Movie1953Lord Blair

Genevieve Poster

Genevieve Feature Film1953Old gentleman

Rope TV Movie1953Sir Johnstone Kentley

Sea Devils Poster

Sea Devils Feature Film1953Baron de Baudrec

Brandy for the Parson Poster

Brandy for the Parson Feature Film1952Major Glockleigh

George and the Dragon TV Movie1952The King of Cyrene

The Warden TV Series1951Bishop of Barchester

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Duke of Venice

Bright Shadow TV Movie1950Col. Philip Risborough

Corinth House TV Movie1950Major Shales

Macbeth TV Movie1949King Duncan

Macbeth/II TV Movie1949Duncan

Ten Little Niggers TV Movie1949General Mackenzie

The Fighting Pimpernel Poster

The Fighting Pimpernel Feature Film1949Lord Grenville

The Flashing Stream TV Movie1949Rear Admiral Sir George Helston, CB, RN

A Hundred Years Old TV Movie1948Don Evaristo

Blanche Fury Poster

Blanche Fury Feature Film1948Lord Rudford

Pygmalion Poster

Pygmalion TV Movie1948Colonel Pickering

Hamlet Part 1 TV Movie1947Polonius

Hamlet Part 1/II TV Movie1947Polonius

Hamlet Part 2 TV Movie1947Polonius

Hamlet Part 2/II Poster

Hamlet Part 2/II TV Movie1947Polonius

Love from a Stranger TV Movie1947Dr. Gribble

The Infernal Machine TV Movie1947Ghost of Laius

The Merchant of Venice TV Movie1947Duke of Venice

The Merchant of Venice/II TV Movie1947Duke of Milan

Victoria Regina TV Movie1947Lord Conyngham

Second Chance TV Movie1946Colonel David Forrester

The Masque of Kings TV Movie1946Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Poster

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Feature Film1943Embassy Counsellor

The Day Is Gone TV Movie1939Major Warminside

13 Men and a Gun Poster

13 Men and a Gun Feature Film1938Captain

Just Like a Woman Poster

Just Like a Woman Feature Film1938Escubar

Old Iron Feature Film1938Judge

Queen of Crime Poster

Queen of Crime Feature Film1938Colonel Westhanger

The Gay Lord Quex TV Movie1938Marquess of Quex

The Terror Poster

The Terror Feature Film1938Col. Redmayne

Murder at the Baskervilles Poster

Murder at the Baskervilles Feature Film1937Sherlock Holmes

Storm in a Teacup Poster

Storm in a Teacup Feature Film1937Fiscal

The Live Wire Feature Film1937Montell

Thunder in the City Poster

Thunder in the City Feature Film1937Sir Peter

Dishonour Bright Poster

Dishonour Bright Feature Film1936Judge

Second Bureau Poster

Second Bureau Feature Film1936Col. Gueraud

Line Engaged Feature Film1935Insp. Morland

Regal Cavalcade Poster

Regal Cavalcade Feature Film1935Undetermined Minor Role

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes Feature Film1935Sherlock Holmes

Condemned to Death Poster

Condemned to Death Feature Film1932Sir Charles Wallington

Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Rembrandt Poster

Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Rembrandt Feature Film1932Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case Poster

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case Feature Film1932Sherlock Holmes

A Gentleman of Paris Poster

A Gentleman of Paris Feature Film1931Judge Le Fevre

Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour Poster

Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour Feature Film1931Sherlock Holmes

The Message Short Film1930Sir John Craig

The Infamous Lady Poster

The Infamous Lady Feature Film1928The K.C.

Eugene Aram Feature Film1924Eugene Aram

The Diamond Man Feature Film1924Lady Marshalt

Bonnie Prince Charlie Poster

Bonnie Prince Charlie Feature Film1923Lord Kingsburgh

Secret Mission Short Film1923Paul

Shadow of Death Short Film1923Sir John Bellingham

The Battle of Love Short Film1923Otto

The Courage of Despair Short Film1923Carlos

The Last Stake Short Film1923Guido

The Velvet Woman Short Film1923Otto

Lady Windermere's Fan Poster

Lady Windermere's Fan Feature Film1916Lord Darlington

Temptation's Hour Feature Film1916

The Bigamist Feature Film1916Tony Henderson

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