Arthur Wontner
Born in London, England, UK — Jan 21 1875• Died Jul 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' Greate…
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Genevieve
Old Gentleman
Sea Devils
Baron de Baudrec
Blanche Fury
Lord Rudford
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Embassy Counsellor
The Elusive Pimpernel
Lord Grenville
Silver Blaze
Sherlock Holmes
Kate Plus Ten
Colonel Westhanger
The Terror
Colonel Redmayne
The Sleeping Cardinal
Sherlock Holmes
Thunder in the City
Sir Peter
Brandy for the Parson
Major Glockleigh
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Dishonour Bright
Judge
Pygmalion
Colonel Pickering
The Live Wire
Montell
Storm in a Teacup
Fiscal
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
Sherlock Holmes
A Gentleman of Paris
Judge Le Fevre
Ten Little Indians
General Mackenzie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Lord Kingsburgh
Condemned to Death
Sir Charles Wallington
The Missing Rembrandt
Sherlock Holmes
Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lord Darlington
The Diamond Man
Lady Marshalt
The Bigamist
Tony Henderson
Temptation's Hour