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name: "Jeremy Brett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeremy-brett"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 November 1933"
died: "12 September 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T05:28:27.746639+00:00"
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."
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# Jeremy Brett

Actor. Born 3 November 1933 in Berkswell, United Kingdom. Died 12 September 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 November 1933, Berkswell, United Kingdom
- **Died:** 12 September 1995
- **Also known as:** Peter Jeremy William Huggins, Джереми Бретт
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (1), 1970s 58 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Brett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297384, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107950/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140914

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*My Fair Lady*](https://film.one/film/my-fair-lady.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jeremy Brett, born Peter Jeremy William Huggins, was an English actor. He was educated at Eton College and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He made his professional stage debut in 1954 with the Library Theatre in Manchester and later appeared with the Old Vic company.

Brett played Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the 1964 film *My Fair Lady*. He appeared in other films including *War and Peace* (1956) and *The Medusa Touch* (1978). His most prominent role was as Sherlock Holmes in the Granada Television series from 1984 to 1994.

He was married to actress Anna Massey from 1958 to 1962 and to television producer Joan Wilson from 1976 until her death in 1985. Brett died in London on 12 September 1995.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *My Fair Lady* (1964), Fi1m 76, as Freddy Eynsford-Hill — [page](https://film.one/film/my-fair-lady.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Fi1m 58, as (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Moll Flanders* (1996), as Artist's Father
- *Mad Dogs and Englishmen* (1995), as Tony Vernon-Smith
- *Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective* (1995), as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
- *The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes* (1994), series, as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Last Vampyre* (1993), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Eligible Bachelor* (1993), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Master Blackmailer* (1992), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes* (1991), series, as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1988), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Sign of Four* (1987), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Return of Sherlock Holmes* (1986), series, as Sherlock Holmes
- *Deceptions* (1985), as Bryan Foxworth
- *Deceptions* (1985), series, as Bryan Foxworth
- *Florence Nightingale* (1985), as William Nightingale
- *Morte d'Arthur* (1984), as King Arthur
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Sherlock Holmes
- *Number 10* (1983), series, as William Pitt the Younger
- *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1982), as Robert Browning
- *On Approval* (1982), as George
- *Seagull Island* (1982), series, as David Malcolm
- *The Secret of Seagull Island* (1982), as David Malcolm
- *The Good Soldier* (1981), as Edward Ashburnham
- *Madame X* (1981), as Dr. Terrence Keith
- *Macbeth* (1981), as Macbeth
- *Galactica 1980* (1980), series, as Commander Xaviar / Lieutenant Nash
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor
- *Rebecca* (1979), series, as Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
- *The Medusa Touch* (1978), as Edward Parrish
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, as James Joslin
- *Young Dan'l Boone* (1977), series, Actor
- *Supernatural* (1977), series, as Mr Nightingale
- *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1976), as Basil Hallward
- *Love's Labour's Lost* (1975), as Berowne
- *Ten from the Twenties* (1975), series, as Willie Edwardes
- *The School for Scandal* (1975), as Joseph Surface
- *The Prodigal Daughter* (1975), as Father Daley
- *Haunted: The Ferryman* (1974), as Sheridan owen
- *Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill* (1974), series, Actor
- *Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill* (1974), as Count Karel Kinsky
- *Affairs of the Heart* (1974), series, as Captain Yule
- *One Deadly Owner* (1974), Actor
- *The Merchant of Venice* (1973), as Bassanio
- *A Picture of Katherine Mansfield* (1973), series, as John Middleton Murry
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Peter Tower
- *An Aspidistra in Babylon* (1973), as Captain Blaine
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Kahan
- *Country Matters* (1972), series, as Captain Blaine
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), as (uncredited) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *The Rivals* (1970), as Captain Jack Absolute
- *Three Sisters* (1970), as Dancer in dream sequence (uncredited)
- *Solo* (1970), series, Actor
- *An Ideal Husband* (1969), as Arthur, Viscount Goring
- *The Merry Widow* (1968), as Count Danilo Danilovitch
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as The Bey
- *For Amusement Only* (1968), series, as Henry
- *Kenilworth* (1967), series, as Edmund Tressilian
- *The Three Musketeers* (1966), series, as D'Artagnan
- *Mystery and Imagination* (1966), series, as Sir John Maltravers
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Joseph Surface, Captain Jack Absolute, Vicount Goring, Lord Berowne, Basil Hallward, George, Duke of Bristol
- *Knock on Any Door* (1965), series, as David
- *My Fair Lady* (1964), as Freddy Eynsford-Hill — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/my-fair-lady.md)
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Villiers, Giacomo Casanova
- *Macbeth* (1964), as Malcolm
- *Act of Reprisal* (1964), as Harvey Freeman
- *Girl in the Headlines* (1963), as Jordan Barker
- *The Very Edge* (1963), as Mullen (The Intruder)
- *The Wild and the Willing* (1962), as Andrew Gilby
- *Theatre Night* (1957), series, as Roderick
- *War and Peace* (1956), as Nikolai Rostov
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Plinio Ceccho, Dorian Gray, Sergio Rovino
- *Svengali* (1954), as Pierre

## Gallery

- ![Jeremy Brett, Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (1964). (1963)](https://film.one/media/person/1241772/gallery-bce41f55635c.jpg) Jeremy Brett, Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (1964). (1963) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Brett%2C_Hepburn_and_Harrison.jpg/1280px-Brett%2C_Hepburn_and_Harrison.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeremy Brett](https://film.one/media/person/1241772/gallery-a765ed2f1a11.jpg) Jeremy Brett — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeremy Brett](https://film.one/media/person/1241772/gallery-04f0c31f7e96.jpg) Jeremy Brett — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeremy Brett](https://film.one/media/person/1241772/gallery-a5b0163fa5e7.jpg) Jeremy Brett — Image via TMDB

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