Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett
Brett in Hamlet (1960)
Born
Peter Jeremy William Huggins

(1933-11-03)3 November 1933[1][2]
Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
Died12 September 1995(1995-09-12) (aged 61)
Clapham, London, England
EducationEton College
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama
Years active1954–1995
Spouses
(m. 1958; div. 1962)
Joan Wilson
(m. 1976; died 1985)
Partner(s)Gary Bond (1969–1976)[3][4]
Paul Shenar (late 1970s)[5]
Children3[6]

Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994 in 41 episodes of a Granada TV series. His career spanned stage, television and film, to Shakespeare and musical theatre. He also played the smitten Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the 1964 Warner Bros. production of My Fair Lady.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Birth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Jeremy Brett, an Unnerving Holmes, Is Dead at 59". The New York Times. 14 September 1995. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ Manners, Terry (1997). The Man Who Became Sherlock Holmes: The Tortured Mind of Jeremy Brett. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-1852276164.
  4. ^ Mann, William J. (2005). Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger. Random House. p. 92. ISBN 978-0099451884.
  5. ^ "Livres sur Jeremy Brett". jeremy-brett.forumactif.com (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Jeremy Brett in St. Louis". 5 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via YouTube.

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