My Ten Favorite Portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in Film and TV


Jeremy Brett

Basil Rathbone

Robert Downey Jr.

Benjamin Cumberbatch

Peter Cushing

Christopher Lee

Michael Caine

Rupert Everett

Ian Mckellan

Christopher Plummer

Richard Roxburgh

For my Sherlock Holmes pastiche:

 

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