Jeremy Brett
The English actor who played Holmes in 41 episodes of the Granada TV series.
Jeremy Brett (1933 to 1995) was an English actor best known for playing Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994 in 41 episodes of the Granada TV series.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Peter Jeremy William Huggins
- Born
- 3 November 1933
- Birthplace
- Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
- Died
- 12 September 1995
- Place of death
- Clapham, London, England
- Education
- Eton College
- Alma mater
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- Occupation
- Actor
Facts from the source article.
Background
He was born Peter Jeremy William Huggins at Berkswell Grange in Warwickshire, the son of an Army officer and of Elizabeth Edith Cadbury of the confectionery dynasty. The actor Martin Clunes is his nephew.
Brett was educated at Eton College, where he sang in the college choir, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His father asked him to change his name for the sake of the family honour, so he took his stage name from the label of his first suit, "Brett & Co."
His career covered stage, television and film, from Shakespeare to musical theatre. Before Holmes he played Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the 1964 film My Fair Lady.
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