Arthur Wontner
British actor (1875-1960) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Arthur Wontner was a British actor and sometime actor-manager, familiar on stage in a wide range of roles, from comedy to melodrama, and classics to musical shows.
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GenevieveFilm, Old Gentleman1952
Brandy for the ParsonFilm, Major Glockleigh1951The WardenSeries, Bishop of Barchester1950
The Elusive PimpernelFilm, Lord Grenville1948
Blanche FuryFilm, Lord Rudford1943
The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpFilm, Embassy Counsellor1938
Kate Plus TenFilm, Colonel Westhanger1937
Silver BlazeFilm, Sherlock Holmes1936
Dishonour BrightFilm, Judge1935
The Triumph of Sherlock HolmesFilm, Sherlock Holmes1931
A Gentleman of ParisFilm, Judge Le Fevre1924Eugene AramFilm, Eugene Aram1923
Bonnie Prince CharlieFilm, Lord Kingsburgh1916
Lady Windermere's FanFilm, Lord Darlington1875Born21 January 1875People around Arthur
- Julius Hagen Produced The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
Leslie S. Hiscott Directed The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
Michael Powell Produced The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)
Patrick Macnee Also in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)- Emeric Pressburger Produced The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)
- Graham Cutts Directed The Sign of Four (1932)
- John Turnbull Also in Silver Blaze and Line Engaged
- Leslie Perrins Also in The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Basil Dean Produced The Sign of Four (1932)
Christopher Lee Duets: Sherlock Holmes
Michael Caine Duets: Sherlock Holmes
Christopher Plummer Duets: Sherlock Holmes
Roger Moore Duets: Sherlock Holmes
Ian McKellen Duets: Sherlock Holmes
Rupert Everett Duets: Sherlock Holmes
Basil Rathbone Duets: Sherlock Holmes
Marc Allégret Directed Blanche Fury (1948)
William Gillette Duets: Sherlock Holmes- Victor Saville Produced Storm in a Teacup (1937)
- Algimantas Masiulis Duets: Sherlock Holmes
- Terence Alexander Also in The Fighting Pimpernel (1950)
- Anthony Havelock-Allan Produced Blanche Fury (1948)
Ivor Barnard Also in Storm in a Teacup and Sea Devils
Ursula Jeans Also in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)
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He also acted in films from 1915 to 1955 and was particularly known for playing Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937.
