Playing the role of Sherlock Holmes is probably an entry on many actors’ bucket lists. Here are five essential men who have (or will) fill the shoes of the legendary detective.

On TV, the record was Jeremy Brett’s, who played Sherlock Holmes in 41 episodes of an adaptation by the TV company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994.

Sherlock Holmes can be old-school, punk, steampunk, or just a boor with great cheekbones. He’s survived silent films, ...

More than 100 actors have played Sherlock Holmes on screen over a span of more than 100 years. Here's a quick trip through Holmesian history with 33 notable screen Sherlocks.

James Moriarty has a disappointing update about his latest run-in with Detective Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes 3.

Christian Kohn (born 1968) He may not be as well known as some Sherlocks who have gone before, but the leading man in the Cleveland Play House's "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure," which opens ...

Edward Hardwicke, who played Dr. John Watson opposite Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes on television in the 1980s and ’90s, died of cancer May 16 in a hospice in Chichester in southern England.

McVety had never played Sherlock Holmes before in his long career until this show. He hasn’t ever played Scrooge for that matter. McVety has been seen in Connecticut in the world premiere of ...

Actor Robert Downey Jr. played the British detective in ... Will Return as Sherlock Holmes Following the ... Alan Cumming Spent '5 Hours' in a Makeup Chair for X-Men 2 Role — Now It Takes ...