List of actors who have played Mycroft Holmes

Last updated

The following is a list of actors who have played Mycroft Holmes in various media.

Contents

Radio and audio dramas

NameTitleDateType
Rex Evans The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Great Gandolfo", "The Tell-Tale Pigeon Feathers" [1] 1945, 1946Radio (Mutual)
Val Gielgud The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Bruce-Partington Plans" [2] 1954 BBC Light Programme
Malcolm Graeme Sherlock Holmes – "The Bruce-Partington Plans", "The Final Problem" [3] 1954, 1955 BBC Home Service
Keith Williams Sherlock Holmes – "The Greek Interpreter" [4] 1960BBC Light Programme
Felix Felton Sherlock Holmes – "The Bruce-Partington Plans" [5] 1964BBC Light Programme
John Hartley BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes (3 stories) [6] 1992–1995 BBC Radio 4
Philip Voss The Seven-Per-Cent Solution1993BBC radio dramatisation of the novel
Frank Buxton The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (American series) – "The Secret of the Fives" [7] 1998Radio ( Imagination Theatre )
Ted D'Arms The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (American series)2000–2006
Raffles, the Gentleman Thief – "An Affair of State" [8] 2007
David Warner "The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel", [9] "The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber" [10] 2008, 2015Audio dramas (Big Finish)
Terry Edward Moore The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Greek Interpreter", "The Bruce-Partington Plans" [11] 2010Radio (Imagination Theatre)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (American series)2011–present
James Laurenson The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (British series) – "The Marlbourne Point Mystery" Parts 1–22010BBC Radio 4
Timothy Bentinck Sherlock Holmes [12] [13] 2014, 2018Audio dramas (Big Finish)
Greg PageSherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason [14] 2020Audio drama (Audible Original)

Television and DTV films

NameTitleDateType
Boris Klyuyev The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson 1980Television films (USSR)
The Twentieth Century Approaches 1986
Peter Jeffrey Hands of a Murderer 1990Television film (British)
Jerome Willis Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady 1992Television film
R. H. Thomson The Royal Scandal 2001Television film (Canadian)
Richard E. Grant Sherlock: Case of Evil 2002Television film (American)

Television and streaming series

NameTitleDateType
Derek Francis Sherlock Holmes – "The Bruce-Partington Plans"1965TV episode (British)
Hans Cossy Sherlock Holmes – "Die Bruce-Partington-Pläne"1968TV episode (German)
Ronald Adam Sherlock Holmes – "The Greek Interpreter"1968TV episode (British)
Charles Gray Sherlock Holmes 1985–1994TV series (British)
Graeme Campbell Alfred Hitchcock Presents – "My Dear Watson"1989TV episode (American)
Mark Gatiss Sherlock 2010–2017TV series (British)
Rhys Ifans Elementary 2013–2014TV series (American)
Igor Petrenko Sherlock Holmes 2013TV series (Russian)
Kōichi Yamadera Sherlock Holmes 2014–2015TV series (Japanese)
Yukiyoshi Ozawa Miss Sherlock 2018TV series (Japanese)
Katsunori Takahashi Sherlock: Untold Stories 2019TV series (Japanese)
Hiroki Yasumoto Moriarty the Patriot 2020–2021TV anime series (Japanese)
Jonjo O'Neill The Irregulars : "Chapter Two: The Ghosts of 221B" and "Chapter Three: Ipsissimus"2021–2021Netflix original series

Theatrical films

NameTitleDateType
Lewis Gilbert The Bruce Partington Plans1922 Stoll series silent film (British)
Robert Morley A Study in Terror 1965British film
Christopher Lee The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 1970American film
Charles Gray The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976American film
Stephen Fry Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011British–American film
John Sessions Mr. Holmes 2015British–American film
Hugh Laurie Holmes & Watson 2018American film
Sam Claflin Enola Holmes 2020American-British film

Video games

NameTitleDateType
Roger L. Jackson The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo [15] 1996Voice role; digitized sprites based on a different actor
Jon Severity Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments [16] 2014 Sherlock Holmes series; voice role
Phillipe Bosher Sherlock Holmes Chapter One 2021

See also

Related Research Articles

"The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" is a Sherlock Holmes short story written in collaboration by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr. The story was published in the 1954 collection The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's on 20 June 1953, illustrated by Robert Fawcett.

"The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" is a Sherlock Holmes story by Adrian Conan Doyle, the youngest son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Sherlock Holmes creator. The story was published in the 1954 collection The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's on 18 September 1953, and was illustrated by Robert Fawcett in Collier's. The story was also included in the 1967 anthology Seventeen Steps to 221B.

"The Adventure of the Seven Clocks" is a Sherlock Holmes story by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr. The story was published in the 1954 collection The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Life on 29 December 1952, with illustrations by Adolf Hallman.

"The Adventure of the Red Widow" is a short Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Adrian Conan Doyle, the youngest son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Sherlock Holmes creator. The story was published in the 1954 collection The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's on 2 October 1953, and was illustrated by Robert Fawcett in Collier's.

"The Adventure of the Two Women" is a Sherlock Holmes crime story by Adrian Conan Doyle, the youngest son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Sherlock Holmes creator. The story was published in the 1954 collection The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's on 4 September 1953, and was illustrated by Robert Fawcett in Collier's.

"The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" is a Sherlock Holmes mystery story written in collaboration by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr. The story was published in the 1954 collection, The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's on 6 June 1953, illustrated by Robert Fawcett.

"The Adventure of Foulkes Rath" is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Adrian Conan Doyle, the youngest son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Sherlock Holmes creator. The story was published in the 1954 collection The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's on 27 June 1953, and was illustrated by Robert Fawcett in Collier's.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Five Orange Pips</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes

"The Five Orange Pips", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the fifth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle</span> 1892 short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is one of 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the seventh story of twelve in the collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in January 1892.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of the Naval Treaty</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes

"The Adventure of the Naval Treaty", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in October and November 1893, and in Harper's Weekly in the United States on 14 and 21 October 1893.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" is the last of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is part of the short story collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the US in Liberty in March 1927. It was published in the UK in The Strand Magazine in April 1927. The original title "The Adventure of the Black Spaniel" was changed before publication.

Mrs. Hudson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. She is the landlady of 221B Baker Street, the London residence in which Sherlock Holmes lives.

This article describes minor characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and from non-canonical derived works. The list excludes the titular character as well as Dr. Watson, Professor Moriarty, Inspector Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, Irene Adler, Colonel Moran, the Baker Street Irregulars, and characters not significant enough to mention.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of the eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow (1917), and one of the few stories in which for much of the plot Watson must act alone and try his best with Holmes left in the background. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom and The American Magazine in the United States in December 1911.

Sherlock Holmes is the overall title given to the series of radio dramas adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories that aired between 1952 and 1969 on BBC radio stations. The episodes starred Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr. Watson. All but four of Doyle's sixty Sherlock Holmes stories were adapted with Hobbs and Shelley in the leading roles, and some of the stories were adapted more than once with different supporting actors.

References

  1. Dickerson, Ian (2019). Sherlock Holmes and His Adventures on American Radio. BearManor Media. pp. 181, 189. ISBN   978-1629335070.
  2. Eyles, Alan (1986). Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration . Harper & Row. pp.  137. ISBN   0-06-015620-1.
  3. De Waal, Ronald Burt (1974). The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes . Bramhall House. p.  385–386. ISBN   0-517-217597.
  4. De Waal, Ronald Burt (1974). The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes . Bramhall House. p.  387. ISBN   0-517-217597.
  5. De Waal, Ronald Burt (1974). The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes . Bramhall House. p.  390. ISBN   0-517-217597.
  6. "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: The Greek Interpreter". BBC Genome: Radio Times. Retrieved 25 March 2020. See also "The Bruce-Partington Plans" (1994) and "The Retired Colourman" (1995).
  7. "The Secret of the Fives". Imagination Theatre. 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020. (End credits.)
  8. "An Affair of State". Imagination Theatre. 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020. (End credits.)
  9. "9.3. Bernice Summerfield: The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel". Big Finish. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  10. "The Worlds of Big Finish". Goodreads. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  11. According to the closing credits of "The Greek Interpreter" and "The Bruce-Partington Plans".
  12. "4. Sherlock Holmes: The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes". Big Finish. 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  13. "6. Sherlock Holmes: The Master of Blackstone Grange". Big Finish. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. "Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason: An Audible Original Drama". Amazon. 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020. (End credits.)
  15. "The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. "Jon Severity". Mandy. 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.