| Maurice Costello
Maurice Costello played in 1905 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. |
Viggo Larsen
Danish film actor Viggo Larsen played Holmes in Sherlock Holmes (1908) and a year later in Den graa dame. |
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Alwin Neuß |
| Harry Benham
Harry Benham played the part in Sherlock Holmes Solves the Sign of the Four in 1913. |
William Gillette
William Gillette's portrayals of Holmes, the use of the deerstalker cap and curved pipe became synonymous with the character. He played the main part in the film Sherlock Holmes (1916). |
Eile Norwood
Eile Norwood played Holmes in 46 Sherlock Holmes films between 1921 and 1923. A record. |
| John Barrymore
John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes (1922). In 1970 a large restoration project started with a film historian reassembling the bits and pieces that survived the years. |
Clive Brook
Clive Brook played Sherlock two times, The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1929 and Sherlock Holmes in 1932. |
Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner was Holmes 5 times between 1931 and 1937. |