Personal Info
Known Credits
28
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1875-01-21 (150 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known For
Arthur Wontner
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 August ...
Known For
Acting
1985 --
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
| Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1953 --
Genevieve
| Old Gentleman
1953 --
Sea Devils
| Baron de Baudrec
1952 --
Brandy for the Parson
| Major Glockleigh
1950 --
The Elusive Pimpernel
| Lord Grenville
1949 --
Ten Little Indians
| General Mackenzie
1948 --
Blanche Fury
| Lord Rudford
1948 --
Pygmalion
| Colonel Pickering
1943 --
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
| Embassy Counsellor
1938 --
The Live Wire
| Montell
1938 --
The Terror
| Colonel Redmayne
1938 --
Kate Plus Ten
| Colonel Westhanger
1937 --
Silver Blaze
| Sherlock Holmes
1937 --
Thunder in the City
| Sir Peter
1937 --
Storm in a Teacup
| Fiscal
1936 --
Dishonour Bright
| Judge
1935 --
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
| Sherlock Holmes
1932 --
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
| Sherlock Holmes
1932 --
The Missing Rembrandt
| Sherlock Holmes
1932 --
Condemned to Death
| Sir Charles Wallington
1931 --
A Gentleman of Paris
| Judge Le Fevre
1931 --
The Sleeping Cardinal
| Sherlock Holmes
1924 --
The Diamond Man
| Lady Marshalt
1924 --
Eugene Aram
| Eugene Aram
1923 --
Bonnie Prince Charlie
| Lord Kingsburgh
1916 --
The Bigamist
| Tony Henderson
1916 --
Lady Windermere's Fan
| Lord Darlington