Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner
Person

Arthur Wontner

Actor 1875-01-21 London, England, UK

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"     T...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · Embassy Counsellor

Genevieve

Genevieve

1953 · Old Gentleman

Sea Devils

Sea Devils

1953 · Baron de Baudrec

Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup

1937 · Fiscal

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

1935 · Sherlock Holmes

Blanche Fury

Blanche Fury

1948 · Lord Rudford

Silver Blaze

Silver Blaze

1937 · Sherlock Holmes

The Sleeping Cardinal

The Sleeping Cardinal

1931 · Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932 · Sherlock Holmes

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950 · Lord Grenville

Brandy for the Parson

Brandy for the Parson

1952 · Major Glockleigh

Thunder in the City

Thunder in the City

1937 · Sir Peter

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

1985 · Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

A Gentleman of Paris

A Gentleman of Paris

1931 · Judge Le Fevre

Kate Plus Ten

Kate Plus Ten

1938 · Colonel Westhanger

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

1916 · Lord Darlington

Dishonour Bright

Dishonour Bright

1936 · Judge

Condemned to Death

Condemned to Death

1932 · Sir Charles Wallington

The Missing Rembrandt

The Missing Rembrandt

1932 · Sherlock Holmes

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1948 · Colonel Pickering