Peter Jeremy William Huggins, known professionally as Jeremy Brett was a highly acclaimed English actor, with an illustrious career spanning stage, film, and TV. Best known for playing the famous, fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in the Granada Television series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" from 1984 to 1994, Brett's portrayal is considered iconic. His interpretation brought depth, intellect, and charisma to the character, earning him widespread acclaim and a devoted fanbase. Brett's dedication to embodying the intricacies of Sherlock Holmes, capturing the detective's eccentricities and brilliance, solidified his legacy as one of the definitive portrayals of the character in the history of film and TV adaptations.

Filmography

• 1996Moll Flanders — Artist's Father
• 1995Mad Dogs and Englishmen — Tony Vernon-Smith
• 1995Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective — Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes
• 1993The Eligible Bachelor — Sherlock Holmes
• 1993The Last Vampyre — Sherlock Holmes
• 1992The Master Blackmailer — Sherlock Holmes
• The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes
• 1988The Hound of the Baskervilles — Sherlock Holmes
• 1987The Sign of Four — Sherlock Holmes
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes
• 1985Deceptions — Bryan Foxworth
• Deceptions — Bryan Foxworth
• 1985Florence Nightingale — William Nightingale
• 1984Morte d'Arthur — King Arthur
• Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Sherlock Holmes
• Number 10 — William Pitt the Younger
• 1982On Approval — George
• Seagull Island — David Malcolm
• 1982The Barretts of Wimpole Street — Robert Browning
• 1982The Secret of Seagull Island — David Malcolm
• 1981Macbeth — Macbeth
• 1981Madame X — Dr. Terrence Keith
• 1981The Good Soldier — Edward Ashburnham
• Galactica 1980 — Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
• Hart to Hart
• Rebecca — Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
• 1978The Medusa Touch — Edward Parrish
• Supernatural — Mr Nightingale
• The Incredible Hulk — James Joslin
• Young Dan'l Boone
• 1976The Picture of Dorian Gray — Basil Hallward
• 1975Love's Labour's Lost — Berowne
• Ten from the Twenties — Willie Edwardes
• 1975The Prodigal Daughter — Father Daley
• 1975The School for Scandal — Joseph Surface
• Affairs of the Heart — Captain Yule
• 1974Haunted: The Ferryman — Sheridan owen
• 1974Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill — Count Karel Kinsky
• Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
• 1974One Deadly Owner
• A Picture of Katherine Mansfield — John Middleton Murry
• 1973An Aspidistra in Babylon — Captain Blaine
• 1973The Merchant of Venice — Bassanio
• Thriller — Peter Tower
• Country Matters — Captain Blaine
• The Protectors — Kahan
• 1971Nicholas and Alexandra — (uncredited)
• Solo
• 1970The Rivals — Captain Jack Absolute
• 1970Three Sisters — Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
• 1969An Ideal Husband — Arthur, Viscount Goring
• For Amusement Only — Henry
• The Champions — The Bey
• 1968The Merry Widow — Count Danilo Danilovitch
• Kenilworth — Edmund Tressilian
• Mystery and Imagination — Sir John Maltravers
• The Three Musketeers — D'Artagnan
• BBC Play of the Month — Joseph Surface, Captain Jack Absolute, Vicount Goring, Lord Berowne, Basil Hallward, George, Duke of Bristol
• Knock on Any Door — David
• 1964Act of Reprisal — Harvey Freeman
• 1964Macbeth — Malcolm
• 1964My Fair Lady — Freddy Eynsford-Hill
• Theatre 625 — Villiers, Giacomo Casanova
• 1963Girl in the Headlines — Jordan Barker
• 1963The Very Edge — Mullen (The Intruder)
• 1962The Wild and the Willing — Andrew Gilby
• Theatre Night — Roderick
• Armchair Theatre — Plinio Ceccho, Dorian Gray, Sergio Rovino
• 1956War and Peace — Nikolai Rostov
• 1954Svengali — Pierre

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1995More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' — Self - Host / Freddy Eynsford-Hill