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William Gillette (I) (1853–1937)

Writer | Actor

Handsome American actor, playwright and stage director/producer William Gillette born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1853. His father Francis was a former United States Senator and crusader for the abolition of slavery and women's suffrage, his mother Elisabeth Daggett Hooker is a descendant of Reverend... See full bio »

Born:

William Hooker Gillette
in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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1982 Sherlock Holmes (TV movie) (play)
 
1981 Standing Room Only (TV series)
– Sherlock Holmes (1981) (play)
 
1977 Great Performances (TV series)
– Secret Service (1977) (play)
 
1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (play "Sherlock Holmes")
 
1938 Too Much Johnson (short) (play)
 
1932 Sherlock Holmes (play)
 
1931 Secret Service (play)
 
1922 Sherlock Holmes (play)
 
1920 Held by the Enemy (play)
 
1919 Too Much Johnson (play)
 
1919 Secret Service (play)
 
1916 Sherlock Holmes (play)
 
1915 Esmeralda (short) (play)
 
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1916 Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
 
1914 The Delayed Special (short)
Jack Lane - Ruth's Brother (as Master Billy Gillette)
 
1913 The Battle at Fort Laramie (short)
 
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Other Works:

Held by the Enemy (1886). See more »

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3 Print Biographies  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Master Billy Gillette | William Hooker Gillette
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Trivia:

As Holmes, he smoked a curved Meerschaum pipe, rather than the more accurate straight clay pipes that Holmes always smoked in the stories. Gillette did this because it was nearly impossible for him to do believable "business" with the clay pipes. Because of this, one of the stereotypical Holmes trademarks is a Meerschaum. See more »

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