Cast and crew
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
35 cast and 58 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast35
Nicholas RoweSherlock Holmes
Alan CoxJohn Watson
Sophie WardElizabeth Hardy
Anthony HigginsProfessor Rathe
Susan FleetwoodMrs. Dribb
Roger Ashton-GriffithsDet. Sgt. Lestrade- Matthew RyanDudley's Friend
- Earl RhodesDudley
Freddie JonesChester Cragwitch
Patrick NewellBentley Booster
Nadim SawalhaKhasek - Lower Nile Tavern Owner
Nigel StockRupert T. Waxflatter
Brian OultonMaster Snelgrove- Donald EcclesThe Reverend Duncan Nesbitt
- Matthew BlakstadDudley's Friend
- Jonathan LaceyDudley's Friend
- Walter SparrowEthan Engel
- Roger BrierleyMr. Holmes
- Vivienne ChandlerMrs. Holmes
Lockwood WestCurio Shop Owner- John Scott MartinCemetery Caretaker
- George MalpasSchool Porter
- Willoughby GoddardSchool Reverend
- Michael CulePoliceman with Lestrade
- Ralph TabakinPoliceman in Shop Window
- Nancy NevinsonHotel Receptionist
Michael HordernOlder Watson (voice)- Grant BurnsSchoolboy (uncredited)
- George Lane CooperAcolyte (uncredited)
- Salo GardnerChestnut Seller (uncredited)
- Lew HooperRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Royston MuntFootman (uncredited)
- Henry RobertsSchool Master (uncredited)
- Fred WoodPatron (Lower Nile Tavern) (uncredited)
- Gary DeanMan in Street (uncredited)
Crew58
Directing
- Barry LevinsonDirector
- Michael MurrayFirst Assistant Director
- Ian HickinbothamSecond Assistant Director
- Peter HeslopThird Assistant Director
- Andrew GrieveSecond Unit Director
Writing
- Chris ColumbusScreenplay
- Arthur Conan DoyleCharacters
Production
- Henry WinklerProducer
- Mark JohnsonProducer
- Steven SpielbergExecutive Producer
- Frank MarshallExecutive Producer
- Kathleen KennedyExecutive Producer
- Irene LambCasting
- Harry BennAssociate Producer
- Roger BirnbaumProducer
Camera
- Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
Editing
- Stu LinderEditor
Sound and music
- Bruce BroughtonOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Dave CarsonArt Direction
- Mike PloogArt Designer
- Gavin BocquetAssistant Art Director
- Paul CheesmanDressing Prop
- George DjurkovicAssistant Art Director
- Peter ChildsDraughtsman
- Norman ReynoldsProduction Design
- Charles BishopArt Direction
- Fred HoleArt Direction
- Michael FordSet Decoration
- Reg BreamDraughtsman
Costume and make-up
- Jane RoyleMakeup Artist
- Nick DudmanMakeup Artist
- Peter Robb-KingMakeup Supervisor
- Raymond HughesCostume Design
- Chris LyonsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
Visual effects
- Donna K. BakerRotoscoping Artist
- Don ConwayAnimation
- Gordon BakerAnimation
- Robert L. CookAnimation
- Sean M. CaseyVisual Effects
- Robert CooperVisual Effects
- Barbara BrennanAnimation
- Blair ClarkVisual Effects
- David AllenVisual Effects Supervisor
- John LasseterAnimation
- Jay RiddleVisual Effects Camera
- Tony HudsonVisual Effects
- Tony LaudatiVisual Effects
- Marghi McMahonVisual Effects
- David DiFrancescoAnimation
- Eben OstbyAnimation
- Ellen Lichtwardt GoodchildAnimation Supervisor
- William ReevesAnimation
- Bruce WaltersAnimation Supervisor
- Dennis MurenVisual Effects Supervisor
- David SalesinAnimation
- Craig GoodAnimation
- Jack MongovanAnimation
- Jay DavisVisual Effects