Jeremy Brett

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Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He played fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series from 1984 to 1994 in all 41 episodes. His career spanned from stage, to 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.

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ID: I470485 Name: Peter Jeremy William Huggins (aka) Jeremy BRETT

Sex: M

Birth: 3 NOV 1933 in Berkswell Grange, Warwickshire, England

Death: 12 SEP 1995 in London, Greater London, England

Note: Famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the television series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1984) and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1986).

When he learned that his Sherlock Holmes was very popular with children (who saw him as a superhero), he was troubled with the fact that Holmes is a cocaine user . In response, he sought and obtained permission from Arthur Conan Doyle's daughter to have Holmes overcome and abandon his addiction, signified with Holmes burying his syringe in the episode "The Devil's Foot."

Father: Henry William "Bill" HUGGINS b: 1890 Mother: Elizabeth Edith Cadbury BUTLER

Marriage 1 Living MASSEY Children

Living HUGGINS

Marriage 2 Joan WILSON , Movie Producer Married: 22 NOV 1976

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