Arthur Wontner
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Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
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| Born | January 21, 1875 London, England, UK |
| Died | July 10, 1960 (aged 85) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1916–1955 |
| Spouse(s) | Rosecleer Alice Amelia Blanche Kingwell (1903–1943) (her death) 3 children Florence Eileen Lainchbury (1947–1960) (his death) |
Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. These films are:
Reportedly, Wontner landed the role of Sherlock Holmes thanks to his performance of Holmes imitation Sexton Blake in a 1930 stage production.
Of all Wontner's films as Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Rembrandt is no longer available. It is officially a lost film. It is possible to obtain all of the others.
Silver Blaze was renamed Murder at the Baskervilles on its US release in order to make the most of the publicity which had been generated by Basil Rathbone's version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. In many respects Wontner's film can be seen as a sequel as it is set twenty years after the events of the more famous story.
Wontner's son became the well-known hotelier and Lord Mayor of London Sir Hugh Wontner.
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