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Douglas Norman Wilmer (8 January 1920 – 31 March 2016) was an English actor, best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the 1965 TV series Sherlock Holmes.
Douglas Wilmer (1920-2016) was a British actor and writer, known for his roles in Octopussy, Jason and the Argonauts, and El Cid. He also wrote an autobiography series about Sherlock Holmes and painted from his home in Suffolk, England.
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Apr 1, 2016 · Douglas Wilmer, who played Sherlock Holmes in a BBC series in the mid-1960s, has died in hospital after suffering from pneumonia. He also appeared in films such as Octopussy, Jason And The Argonauts, and The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad.
Mar 31, 2016 · Douglas Wilmer, who began a long association with Sherlock Holmes when he ably portrayed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary sleuth on a 1960s series for the BBC, died Thursday. He was 96.
Apr 4, 2016 · A tribute to the late Douglas Wilmer, the veteran British actor who played Sherlock Holmes in the 1960s BBC series. Learn about his film and TV career, his role as Holmes, and his involvement with the BFI DVD release.
Douglas Wilmer was a British actor and writer who played Sherlock Holmes, Fu Manchu and other roles. He was born in 1920, served in World War II and died in 2016.
Apr 4, 2016 · Douglas Wilmer, who has died aged 96, was a character actor who worked with, among others, Sir Donald Wolfit, Tyrone Guthrie, Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness, but became best known as...
