Arthur Wontner

Arthur Wontner

Known for

Acting

Born

January 21, 1875

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

July 10, 1960 (aged 85)

Biography

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 Baske...

Best known work

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Genevieve
Genevieve
1953
Sea Devils
Sea Devils
1953
Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup
1937
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935
Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury
1948
Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze
1937
The Sleeping Cardinal
The Sleeping Cardinal
1931
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
1932
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Temptation's Hour
  2. 1985

    The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

    as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

  3. 1953

    Genevieve

    as Old Gentleman

  4. 1953

    Sea Devils

    as Baron de Baudrec

  5. 1952

    Brandy for the Parson

    as Major Glockleigh

  6. 1951

    The WardenTV

    as Bishop of Barchester (4 episodes)

  7. 1950

    The Elusive Pimpernel

    as Lord Grenville

  8. 1949

    Ten Little Indians

    as General Mackenzie

  9. 1948

    Blanche Fury

    as Lord Rudford

  10. 1948

    Pygmalion

    as Colonel Pickering

  11. 1943

  12. 1938

    Old Iron

    as Judge

  13. 1938

    The Live Wire

    as Montell

  14. 1938

    The Terror

    as Colonel Redmayne

  15. 1938

    Kate Plus Ten

    as Colonel Westhanger

  16. 1937

    Silver Blaze

    as Sherlock Holmes

  17. 1937

  18. 1937

  19. 1936

  20. 1935

  21. 1932

  22. 1932

    The Missing Rembrandt

    as Sherlock Holmes

  23. 1932

    Condemned to Death

    as Sir Charles Wallington

  24. 1931

    A Gentleman of Paris

    as Judge Le Fevre

  25. 1931

    The Sleeping Cardinal

    as Sherlock Holmes

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