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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) -- From the collaborative genius of writer/director Billy Wilder comes this highly entertaining mystery that unfolds from Dr. Watson's (Colin Blakely) diary involving the great Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens).

Overview

Date of Death:
7 May 1987, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
He was married to British actress Margaret Whiting [not the American singer]... more
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations more

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Paradise Postponed" .... Dr. Salter (8 episodes, 1986)
        - Enigma Variations (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Salter
        - And a Happy New Year to You, Too! (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Salter
        - The Lost Leader (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Salter
        - The Wrongs of Man (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Salter
        - Living in the Past (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Salter
          (3 more)
  2. Drums Along Balmoral Drive (1986) (TV) .... George Beesley
  3. The Birthday Party (1986) (TV) .... Shamus McCann
  4. Operation Julie (1985) (TV) .... Det. Insp. Dick Lee
  5. The Father (1985) (TV) .... Captain Adolf
  6. The Dumb Waiter (1985) (TV)
  7. "The Beiderbecke Affair" .... Chief Supt. Forrest (4 episodes, 1985)
        - We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only... (1985) TV episode .... Chief Supt. Forrest
        - That Was a Very Funny Evening (1985) TV episode .... Chief Supt. Forrest
        - Um... I Know What You're Thinking (1985) TV episode .... Chief Supt. Forrest
        - We Call It the White Economy (1985) TV episode .... Chief Supt. Forrest
  8. Red Monarch (1983) (TV) .... Stalin
  9. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Colin Mearns / ... (2 episodes, 1981-1983)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
        - The Memory Man (1983) TV episode .... Colin Mearns
        - Never Speak Ill of the Dead (1981) TV episode .... Dr. David Rankin
  10. King Lear (1983) (TV) .... Kent
  11. Legend of the Champions (1983) (TV) .... The Interrogator
  12. Don Camillo (1983) .... Peppone
    ... aka The World of Don Camillo (USA)
  13. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) (uncredited) .... Section Director Alec Drummond
  14. Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Sir Horace Blatt
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (UK: complete title)
  15. "Play for Today" .... Eddie Ritchie / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1981)
        - Psy-Warriors (1981) TV episode .... Northey
        - Song at Twilight (1973) TV episode .... Eddie Ritchie
        - Man Friday (1972) TV episode .... Robinson Crusoe
  16. Antony & Cleopatra (1981) (TV) .... Antony
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra (USA: video title)
  17. Loophole (1981) .... Gardner
    ... aka Break In (USA: video title)
  18. Nailed (1981) .... Elder Protestant
  19. The Dogs of War (1980) .... North
  20. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) .... Hobbs
  21. The Day Christ Died (1980) (TV) .... Caiaphas
  22. Nijinsky (1980) .... Vassili

  23. Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) .... Tamil
  24. The Big Sleep (1978) .... Harry Jones
  25. Equus (1977) .... Frank Strang
  26. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) .... Drummond
  27. "BBC Play of the Month" .... John de Stogumber / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1975)
        - Strife (1975) TV episode .... Roberts
        - St. Joan (1968) TV episode .... John de Stogumber
  28. "The Hanged Man" .... Lew Burnett (8 episodes, 1975)
        - Ring of Return (1975) TV episode .... Lew Burnett
        - Laws of Fortune (1975) TV episode .... Lew Burnett
        - Grail and Platter (1975) TV episode .... Lew Burnett
        - Chariot of Earth (1975) TV episode .... Lew Burnett
        - The Bridge Maker (1975) TV episode .... Lew Burnett
          (3 more)
  29. Love Among the Ruins (1975) (TV) .... J.F. Devine
  30. "Churchill's People" .... Jahn (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Conquerors (1975) TV episode .... Jahn
  31. Galileo (1975) .... Priuli
    ... aka Bertolt Brecht's Galileo (Australia: DVD box title)
    ... aka Galileo Galilei
  32. It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975) .... Siegfried Farnon
    ... aka All Things Bright and Beautiful
  33. The Conquerors (1975) (TV)
  34. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Mr. Cyrus Hardman
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title)
  35. The National Health (1973) .... Edward Loach
    ... aka The National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair
  36. "Armchair Theatre" .... AS. Walter Edge / ... (7 episodes, 1960-1972)
        - The Breaking of Colonel Keyser (1972) TV episode .... Keyser
        - Ready for Glory (1966) TV episode .... AS. Walter Edge
        - The Hard Knock (1962) TV episode .... Pat Greevey
        - Looking for Frankie (1961) TV episode .... Ben
        - The Great Bullion Robbery (1960) TV episode
          (2 more)
  37. Peer Gynt (1972) (TV) .... Peer Gynt
    ... aka Stage 2: Peer Gynt (UK: series title)
  38. Young Winston (1972) .... Butcher
  39. "The Man Outside" .... Flannery (1 episode, 1972)
        - Hawk Street Horror (1972) TV episode .... Flannery
  40. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Sgt. Taylor, C.I.D. (2 episodes, 1968-1972)
        - The Penthouse Apartment (1972) TV episode
        - Game, Set and Match (1968) TV episode .... Sgt. Taylor, C.I.D.
  41. "The Challengers" .... Sam Brodie (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Tomorrow Business (1972) TV episode .... Sam Brodie
  42. Something to Hide (1972) .... Blagdon
    ... aka Shattered (USA: reissue title)
  43. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) .... Dr. Watson

  44. Alfred the Great (1969/I) .... Asher
  45. "The Wednesday Play" .... Jesus Christ (1 episode, 1969)
        - Son of Man (1969) TV episode .... Jesus Christ
  46. The Way We Live Now (1969) (TV) .... Augustus Melmotte
  47. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Grieg (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka "ITV Sunday Night Theatre" (UK: new title)
        - Pig in a Poke (1969) TV episode .... Grieg
  48. "The Champions" .... Interrogator (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Interrogation (1969) TV episode .... Interrogator
  49. Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968) .... Solomon Philbrick
    ... aka Decline and Fall
  50. "Detective" .... Jasper Shrig (1 episode, 1968)
        - The High Adventure (1968) TV episode .... Jasper Shrig
  51. The Vengeance of She (1968) .... George
    ... aka Ayesha, Daughter of She
    ... aka Ayesha, the Return of She
  52. "Man in a Suitcase" .... Father Loyola / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - The Whisper (1968) TV episode .... Father Loyola
        - Brainwash (1967) TV episode .... John
  53. "The Avengers" .... Mickle (1 episode, 1967)
        - Murdersville (1967) TV episode .... Mickle
  54. The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) .... The Pilot
    ... aka ...Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steria! (Greece)
  55. Charlie Bubbles (1967) .... Smokey Pickles
  56. "Half Hour Story" .... The man (1 episode, 1967)
        - Shelter (1967) TV episode .... The man
  57. "Seven Deadly Sins" (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "Seven Deadly Virtues" (UK: second season title)
        - It's Your Move (1967) TV episode
  58. "The Troubleshooters" .... Commander Cardino (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "Mogul" (USA)
        - Home and Dry (1967) TV episode .... Commander Cardino
  59. The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) .... Russian Premier
  60. A Man for All Seasons (1966) .... Matthew
  61. "Disneyland" .... 1st Gatekeeper (2 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 2 (1966) TV episode .... 1st Gatekeeper
        - The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1 (1966) TV episode .... 1st Gatekeeper
  62. "Theatre 625" .... George Bowling / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow (1966) TV episode .... Harry
        - The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air (1965) TV episode .... George Bowling
  63. "Redcap" .... Pvt. Scanlon (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Regiment of the Line (1965) TV episode .... Pvt. Scanlon
  64. Allez France! (1964) .... L'aveugle
    ... aka The Counterfeit Constable (USA)
  65. Never Put It in Writing (1964) .... Oscar
  66. The Long Ships (1964) .... Rhykka
    ... aka Dugi brodovi (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  67. The Informers (1963) .... Charlie Ruskin
    ... aka Underworld Informers (USA)
  68. "Suspense" .... Molloy (1 episode, 1963)
        - Blackbird (1963) TV episode .... Molloy
  69. "The Plane Makers" .... Jack Clement (1 episode, 1963)
        - Don't Worry About Me (1963) TV episode .... Jack Clement
  70. This Sporting Life (1963) .... Maurice Braithwaite
  71. The Password Is Courage (1962) .... German goon #1
  72. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Silver (1 episode, 1962)
        - When Silver Drinks (1962) TV episode .... Silver
  73. The Hellions (1961) .... Matthew Billings
  74. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) .... Loudmouth
  75. "On Trial" .... John Dempsey (1 episode, 1960)
        - Sir Roger Casement (1960) TV episode .... John Dempsey
Self:
  1. Billy Wilder (1970) (TV) .... Himself

  2. The Greeks (1967) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. The Agatha Christie Code (2005) (TV) .... Sir Horace Blatt
  2. The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982) (TV) .... Sir Horace Blatt


Additional Details

Other Works:
(Summer 1973), He played Torvald opposite Claire Bloom's Nora in Ibsen's drama, "A Doll's House," on the West End, London. more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Thriller | Crime more

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