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Arthur Wontner

Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes in The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
Born(1875-01-21)21 January 1875
Died10 July 1960(1960-07-10) (aged 85)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1897–1955
Spouses
Rosecleer Alice Amelia Blanche Kingwell
(m. 1903; died 1943)
Florence Eileen Lainchbury
(m. 1947)

Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960[2]) was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937.

  1. ^ Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana: an A-to-Z guide to the world of the great detective. Macmillan. p. 290. ISBN 0-02-861679-0.
  2. ^ "Arthur Wontner". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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