--- title: "Young Sherlock Holmes: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes" cast: 35 crew: 58 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Young Sherlock Holmes (1985): cast and crew 35 cast and 58 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Nicholas Rowe](https://film.one/person/nicholas-rowe.md) as Sherlock Holmes - [Alan Cox](https://film.one/person/alan-cox.md) as John Watson - [Sophie Ward](https://film.one/person/sophie-ward.md) as Elizabeth Hardy - [Anthony Higgins](https://film.one/person/anthony-higgins.md) as Professor Rathe - [Susan Fleetwood](https://film.one/person/susan-fleetwood.md) as Mrs. Dribb - [Roger Ashton-Griffiths](https://film.one/person/roger-ashton-griffiths.md) as Det. Sgt. Lestrade - [Matthew Ryan](https://film.one/person/matthew-ryan-98098.md) as Dudley's Friend - [Earl Rhodes](https://film.one/person/earl-rhodes.md) as Dudley - [Freddie Jones](https://film.one/person/freddie-jones.md) as Chester Cragwitch - [Patrick Newell](https://film.one/person/patrick-newell.md) as Bentley Booster - [Nadim Sawalha](https://film.one/person/nadim-sawalha.md) as Khasek - Lower Nile Tavern Owner - [Nigel Stock](https://film.one/person/nigel-stock.md) as Rupert T. Waxflatter - [Brian Oulton](https://film.one/person/brian-oulton.md) as Master Snelgrove - [Donald Eccles](https://film.one/person/donald-eccles.md) as The Reverend Duncan Nesbitt - Matthew Blakstad as Dudley's Friend - Jonathan Lacey as Dudley's Friend - Walter Sparrow as Ethan Engel - Roger Brierley as Mr. Holmes - Vivienne Chandler as Mrs. Holmes - [Lockwood West](https://film.one/person/lockwood-west.md) as Curio Shop Owner - John Scott Martin as Cemetery Caretaker - George Malpas as School Porter - Willoughby Goddard as School Reverend - Michael Cule as Policeman with Lestrade - Ralph Tabakin as Policeman in Shop Window - Nancy Nevinson as Hotel Receptionist - [Michael Hordern](https://film.one/person/michael-hordern.md) as Older Watson (voice) - Grant Burns as Schoolboy (uncredited) - George Lane Cooper as Acolyte (uncredited) - Salo Gardner as Chestnut Seller (uncredited) - Lew Hooper as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) - Royston Munt as Footman (uncredited) - Henry Roberts as School Master (uncredited) - Fred Wood as Patron (Lower Nile Tavern) (uncredited) - Gary Dean as Man in Street (uncredited) ## Directing - [Barry Levinson](https://film.one/person/barry-levinson.md): Director - Michael Murray: First Assistant Director - Ian Hickinbotham: Second Assistant Director - [Peter Heslop](https://film.one/person/peter-heslop.md): Third Assistant Director - Andrew Grieve: Second Unit Director ## Writing - [Chris Columbus](https://film.one/person/chris-columbus.md): Screenplay - Arthur Conan Doyle: Characters ## Production - [Henry Winkler](https://film.one/person/henry-winkler.md): Producer - [Mark Johnson](https://film.one/person/mark-johnson.md): Producer - [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md): Executive Producer - [Frank Marshall](https://film.one/person/frank-marshall.md): Executive Producer - [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md): Executive Producer - Irene Lamb: Casting - [Harry Benn](https://film.one/person/harry-benn.md): Associate Producer - [Roger Birnbaum](https://film.one/person/roger-birnbaum.md): Producer ## Camera - [Stephen Goldblatt](https://film.one/person/stephen-goldblatt.md): Director of Photography ## Editing - [Stu Linder](https://film.one/person/stu-linder.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Bruce Broughton](https://film.one/person/bruce-broughton.md): Original Music Composer ## Art - Dave Carson: Art Direction - [Mike Ploog](https://film.one/person/mike-ploog.md): Art Designer - [Gavin Bocquet](https://film.one/person/gavin-bocquet.md): Assistant Art Director - Paul Cheesman: Dressing Prop - George Djurkovic: Assistant Art Director - Peter Childs: Draughtsman - [Norman Reynolds](https://film.one/person/norman-reynolds.md): Production Design - Charles Bishop: Art Direction - [Fred Hole](https://film.one/person/fred-hole.md): Art Direction - Michael Ford: Set Decoration - Reg Bream: Draughtsman ## Costume and make-up - Jane Royle: Makeup Artist - Nick Dudman: Makeup Artist - Peter Robb-King: Makeup Supervisor - [Raymond Hughes](https://film.one/person/raymond-hughes.md): Costume Design - Chris Lyons: Special Effects Makeup Artist ## Visual effects - Donna K. Baker: Rotoscoping Artist - Don Conway: Animation - Gordon Baker: Animation - Robert L. Cook: Animation - Sean M. Casey: Visual Effects - [Robert Cooper](https://film.one/person/robert-cooper.md): Visual Effects - Barbara Brennan: Animation - Blair Clark: Visual Effects - David Allen: Visual Effects Supervisor - [John Lasseter](https://film.one/person/john-lasseter.md): Animation - Jay Riddle: Visual Effects Camera - Tony Hudson: Visual Effects - Tony Laudati: Visual Effects - Marghi McMahon: Visual Effects - David DiFrancesco: Animation - Eben Ostby: Animation - Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild: Animation Supervisor - William Reeves: Animation - Bruce Walters: Animation Supervisor - Dennis Muren: Visual Effects Supervisor - David Salesin: Animation - Craig Good: Animation - Jack Mongovan: Animation - Jay Davis: Visual Effects --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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