Arthur Wontner
Known for Acting · 30 credits
- Born
- 1875-01-21
- Died
- 1960-07-10
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
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)
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (29)
Old Iron
1938
as Judge
Blanche Fury
1948
as Lord Rudford
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
as Embassy Counsellor
Storm in a Teacup
1937
as Fiscal
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Lord Grenville
Sea Devils
1953
as Baron de Baudrec
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
1932
as Sherlock Holmes
Thunder in the City
1937
as Sir Peter
Genevieve
1953
as Old Gentleman
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935
as Sherlock Holmes
The Sleeping Cardinal
1931
as Sherlock Holmes
Silver Blaze
1937
as Sherlock Holmes
Kate Plus Ten
1938
as Colonel Westhanger
Ten Little Indians
1949
as General Mackenzie
The Missing Rembrandt
1932
as Sherlock Holmes
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1923
as Lord Kingsburgh
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Condemned to Death
1932
as Sir Charles Wallington
Lady Windermere's Fan
1916
as Lord Darlington
The Terror
1938
as Colonel Redmayne
Brandy for the Parson
1952
as Major Glockleigh
The Diamond Man
1924
as Lady Marshalt
Pygmalion
1948
as Colonel Pickering
Dishonour Bright
1936
as Judge
The Live Wire
1938
as Montell
Eugene Aram
1924
as Eugene Aram
A Gentleman of Paris
1931
as Judge Le Fevre
The Bigamist
1916
as Tony Henderson
Temptation's Hour
About Arthur Wontner
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 Ca… With 30 credits spanning from 1916 to 1985, Arthur Wontner has appeared in 29 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Arthur Wontner Movies
- Old Iron (1938) — as Judge
- Blanche Fury (1948) — as Lord Rudford
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — as Embassy Counsellor
- Storm in a Teacup (1937) — as Fiscal
- The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) — as Lord Grenville
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