Arthur Wontner
Biography
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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"
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Arthur Wontner — movies and TV shows
7.4FilmStorm in a Teacup
1937
6.0FilmThunder in the City
1937
7.5FilmThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
5.4FilmThe Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935
6.7FilmGenevieve
1953
4.8FilmThe Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
1932
6.0FilmThe Elusive Pimpernel
1950
5.8FilmSea Devils
1953
8.5FilmThe Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
8.3FilmKate Plus Ten
1938
7.0FilmCondemned to Death
1932
6.2FilmBlanche Fury
1948
5.7FilmSilver Blaze
1937
5.5FilmThe Sleeping Cardinal
1931
7.5FilmLady Windermere's Fan
1916
6.5FilmBrandy for the Parson
1952
7.0FilmThe Missing Rembrandt
1932
7.0FilmPygmalion
1948
6.5FilmDishonour Bright
1936
4.2FilmA Gentleman of Paris
1931
10.0FilmBonnie Prince Charlie
1923