Arthur Wontner
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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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Filmography 29
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Genevieve
Sea Devils
Storm in a Teacup
Blanche Fury
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Silver Blaze
The Sleeping Cardinal
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
The Elusive PimpernelThe Terror
Brandy for the Parson
Thunder in the City
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
A Gentleman of Paris
Kate Plus Ten
Dishonour Bright
Lady Windermere's Fan
The Missing RembrandtTen Little Indians
Bonnie Prince CharlieThe Diamond Man
The Live Wire
Condemned to DeathEugene Aram
PygmalionTemptation's Hour
The Bigamist
Old Iron
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About this person
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. 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.
Country
United KingdomCategory
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1960 · aged 85
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14 languages
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