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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.
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.
Giles Cooper wrote the adaptation and Douglas Wilmer was cast as Holmes and Nigel Stock as Watson, with Felix Felton as Dr. Grimesby Roylott. [3] The hour-long pilot was aired as an episode of the BBC anthology series Detective [2] [14] on 18 May [3] and was popular enough to re-air on 25 September [3] this time under the banner of ...
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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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 · 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...
Douglas Wilmer was a British actor who starred in the first series of the BBC's Sherlock Holmes (1964-1965). He also appeared in films such as Jason and the Argonauts, Patton and Octopussy.
