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Arthur Wontner‌

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Arthur Wontner

London, England, UK

Arthur Wontner

London, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

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Popularity

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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)     The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) based on The Valley of Fear     Silver Blaze (1937) (US title:Murder at the Baskervilles, release 1941) based on "Silver Blaze" Reportedly, Wontner landed the role of Sherlock Holmes thanks to his performance of Holmes imitation Sexton Blake in a 1930 stage production. Of all Wontner's films as Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Rembrandt is no longer available. It is officially a lost film. It is possible to obtain all of the others. Silver Blaze was renamed Murder at the Baskervilles on its US release in order to make the most of the publicity which had been generated by Basil Rathbone's version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. In many respects Wontner's film can be seen as a sequel as it is set twenty years after the events of the more famous story. Wontner's son became the well-known hotelier and Lord Mayor of London Sir Hugh Wontner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Wontner,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp‌
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calendar 1943

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case‌
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calendar 1932

Genevieve

Genevieve‌
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calendar 1953

Silver Blaze

Silver Blaze‌
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calendar 1937

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes‌
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calendar 1935

The Terror

The Terror‌
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calendar 1938

The Sleeping Cardinal

The Sleeping Cardinal‌
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calendar 1931

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan‌
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calendar 1916

Kate Plus Ten

Kate Plus Ten‌
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calendar 1938

Pygmalion

Pygmalion‌
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calendar 1948

Dishonour Bright

Dishonour Bright‌
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calendar 1936

Condemned to Death

Condemned to Death‌
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calendar 1932

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians‌
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calendar 1949

Sea Devils

Sea Devils‌
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calendar 1953

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie‌
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calendar 1923

The Diamond Man

The Diamond Man‌
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calendar 1924

Eugene Aram

Eugene Aram‌
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calendar 1924

A Gentleman of Paris

A Gentleman of Paris‌
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calendar 1931

The Missing Rembrandt

The Missing Rembrandt‌
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calendar 1932

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes‌
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Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup‌
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calendar 1937

Blanche Fury

Blanche Fury‌
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calendar 1948

Thunder in the City

Thunder in the City‌
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calendar 1937

Brandy for the Parson

Brandy for the Parson‌
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calendar 1952

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel‌
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calendar 1950

The Bigamist

The Bigamist‌
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calendar 1916

Temptation's Hour

Temptation's Hour‌
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The Live Wire

The Live Wire‌
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calendar 1938

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