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Many actors have played Sherlock over the years, both on stage and on screen. These actors include well known names such as Bud Abbot, John Barrymore, Jeremy Brett, Michael Caine, William Gillette and Julian Glover. The following is a list of some of the actors who have played this popular sleuth
| Actor | Production |
|---|---|
| Bud Abbot | Who Done it? (film, 1942) |
| John Barrymore | Moriarty (film, 1922) |
| James Bragington | A Study in Scarlet (film, 1914) |
| Jeremy Brett | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (television series, 1984-85) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (television series, 1986-88) The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (television series, 1991-93) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (television series, 1994) |
| Charles Brookfield | Under the Clock (play, 1893) |
| Clive Brook | Sherlock Holmes (film, 1932) |
| Michael Caine | Without a Clue (film, 1988) |
| Michael Cashman | The Return of Sherlock Holmes (play, 1997) |
| John Cleese | The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as we know it (film, 1977) |
| Peter Cook | The Hound of the Baskervilles (film, 1978) |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Sherlock (television series, 2010-17) |
| Peter Cushing | The Hound of the Baskervilles (film, 1959) |
| Ivor Danvers | Sherlock's Last Case (play, 2018) |
| William Gillette | Sherlock Holmes (play, 1899). He played Sherlock on many occasions on stage. |
| Julian Glover | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (television series, 1971–1973) |
| Richard Gordon | Several radio plays |
| Larry Hagman | The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (film, 1976) |
| Charlton Heston | The Crucifer of Blood (film, 1991) |
| Ronald Howard | Sherlock Holmes (television series, 1954-55) |
| Peter Jones | The Avengers, The Curious Case of the Countless Clues (television episode, 1969) |
| Buster Keaton | Sherlock Jr (film, 1924) |
| Frank Langella | Standing Room Only, Sherlock Holmes (television episode of a play, 1981) |
| Viggo Larsen | Arsene Lupin Contra Sherlock Holmes (film, 1910) |
| Christopher Lee | Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (film, 1991) Incident at Victoria Falls (film, 1992) |
| Roger Llewellyn | Sherlock Holmes The Last Act (play, 1999-2014) |
| John Longden | Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (film, 1951) |
| Kenneth MacMillan | The Great Detective (ballet, 1953) |
| Raymond Massey | The Speckled Band (film, 1931) |
| John Michalski | Sherlock Holmes (play, 1977) |
| Roger Moore | Sherlock Holmes in New York (film, 1976) |
| John Neville | A Study in Terror (film, 1965) |
| Leonard Nimoy | Sherlock Holmes (play, 1975-76) |
| Reginald Owen | A Study in Scarlet (film, 1933) |
| Christopher Plummer | Murder by Decree (film, 1979) |
| Basil Rathbone | 12 feature films 1939–1945, radio series 1939-1946 |
| Nicholas Rowe | Young Sherlock Holmes (film, 1985) |
| Julian Royce | Sherlock Holmes (play, 1899) |
| H A Saintsbury | Valley of Fear (film, 1916) |
| Robert Stephens | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (film, 1970) |
| Hamilton Stewart | Sherlock Holmes (play, 1906-17) |
| Lewis Waller | The Fires of Fate (play, 15th June–11th August 1909) |
| Fritz Weaver | Baker Street: A Musical Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (play, 1965) |
| Ben Webster | The Fires of Fate (play, 1909-10) |
| Alan Wheatley | Sherlock Holmes (TV Series, 1951) |
| Gene Wilder | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Younger Brother (film, 1975) |
| Douglas Wilmer | Sherlock Holmes (TV Series, 1964-65) |
| Arthur Wontner | The Sleeping Cardinal (film, 1931) The Missing Rembrandt (film, 1932) The Sign of Four (film, 1932) The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (film, 1935) Silver Blaze (film, 1937) |
| John Wood | Sherlock Holmes (play, 1974-76) |
| Edward Woodward | Hands of A Murderer (film, 1990) |
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