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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 · Sherlock Holmes actor Douglas Wilmer has died at the age of 96. He donned the famous deerstalker in the mid-1960s to play Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character in a BBC series.
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 was born on 8 January 1920 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Octopussy (1983), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and El Cid (1961). He was married to Anne Harding and Elizabeth Joan Melville. He died on 31 March 2016 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK.
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. Actor. 8 January 1920 to 31 March 2016. A British actor best known for his lead role in the first series of the BBC’s Sherlock Holmes (1964-1965), Wilmer’s arrogant and sardonic performance proved a defining take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s super sleuth.
Douglas Wilmer was born on 8 January 1920 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Octopussy (1983), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and El Cid (1961). He was previously married to Anne Harding and Elizabeth Joan Melville.
