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Actors famous for playing Sherlock Holmes

Basil Rathbone, who created the catchphrase 'Elementary, my dear Watson' was, thanks to the longevity of film (as opposed to stage performaces) perhaps the best known Sherlock Holmes until Jeremy Brett's television portrayal later in the century. Brett is now widely considered the definitive Holmes thanks to his faithful portrayal and the writers' adherence to the Holmes canon. However, other actors have done well portraying the famous detective. These include:

Actors with multiple outings as Sherlock Holmes

Jeremy Brett in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984 televsion series, Granada Television for ITV. Ronald Howard (English actor) (Leslie Howard's son, became famous for protraying Holmes in , ( television series), Basil Rathbone in a Hollywood film series,

A new British television series was launched in 2010. It has been well-received, and only time will tell if lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch will find his way onto a list of all-time great Sherlock Holmeses.

Notable one-time Holmes

Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes (2009, by Guy Ritchie) Frank Langella H. A. Saintsbury Brett Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation, episode: " " Robert Stephens in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970, by Billy Wilder)