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Tall and hawk-nosed, Brett first gained notice on the London and New York stage before gaining international fame as the dashing Freddy Eynsford-Hill opposite Audrey Hepburn in the film version of "My Fair Lady" (1964). Equally adept at classical and contemporary roles, he is best remembered for his signature portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the British-produced TV series which was originally broadcast in the US on PBS' "Mystery".
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Filmography

Moll Flanders - ( Artist's Father / 1996 / Released / )
Mad Dogs and Englishmen - ( Tony Vernon-Smith / 1993 / Released / )
The Medusa Touch - ( Edward Parrish / 1978 / Released / Elan Films )
My Fair Lady - ( Freddy Eynsford-Hill / 1964 / Released / )
The Wild and the Willing - ( Gilby / 1964 / Released / )
War and Peace - ( Nicholas Rostov / 1956 / Released / )

TV Credits
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
The Cuban Missile Crisis ( 1992 / Released ): Executive Producer
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Series II ( 1988 / Released ): Actor
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Series I ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Deceptions ( 1985 / Released ): Actor
Florence Nightingale ( 1985 / Released ): Actor
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Series I ( 1985 / Released ): Actor
On Approval ( 1983 / Released ): Actor
The Good Soldier ( 1983 / Released ): Actor
Madame X ( 1981 / Released ): Actor
Rebecca ( 1980 / Released ): Actor
One Deadly Owner ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
Macbeth ( 1960 / Released ): Actor

Full Biography (Back to top)


Tall and hawk-nosed, Brett first gained notice on the London and New York stage before gaining international fame as the dashing Freddy Eynsford-Hill opposite Audrey Hepburn in the film version of "My Fair Lady" (1964). Equally adept at classical and contemporary roles, he is best remembered for his signature portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the British-produced TV series which was originally broadcast in the US on PBS' "Mystery".

Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Peter Jeremy Huggins
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Family
son:Daniel Brett (mother, Anna Massey)
wife:Joan Wilson (married 1978; died 1985; producer for PBS ("Mystery" and "Masterpiece Theater"))
wife:Anna Massey (married in 1958; divorced in 1962; one son Daniel)

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Education
Eton College Berkshire, England
Central School of Speech and Drama London, England
Milestones (Back to top)

1984 First appeared as Sherlock Holmes on TV
1967 - 1971 Appeared with the National Theatre in London
1964 Appeared in film version of "My Fair Lady" opposite Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison
1961 Played Hamlet in the West End
1956 First London stage appearance, "Troilus and Cressida" at the Old Vic
1956 New York stage debut in "Richard II"
1956 First film as actor "War and Peace"

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