Arthur Wontner was a British actor and sometime actor-manager, familiar on stage in a wide range of roles, from comedy to melodrama, and classics to musical shows. He also acted in films from 1915 to 1955 and was particularly known for playing Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesMovie | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | 110 |
| 1953 | Sea DevilsMovie | Baron de Baudrec | 78 |
| 1952 | Brandy for the ParsonMovie | Major Glockleigh | 77 |
| 1950 | The Elusive PimpernelMovie | Lord Grenville | 75 |
| 1948 | Blanche FuryMovie | Lord Rudford | 73 |
| 1948 | PygmalionMovie | Colonel Pickering | 73 |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel BlimpMovie | Embassy Counsellor | 68 |
| 1938 | Old IronMovie | Judge | 63 |
| 1938 | Kate Plus TenMovie | Colonel Westhanger | 63 |
| 1938 | The TerrorMovie | Colonel Redmayne | 63 |
| 1938 | The Live WireMovie | Montell | 63 |
| 1937 | Storm in a TeacupMovie | Fiscal | 62 |
| 1937 | Thunder in the CityMovie | Sir Peter | 62 |
| 1936 | Dishonour BrightMovie | Judge | 61 |
| 1935 | The Triumph of Sherlock HolmesMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 60 |
| 1932 | The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 57 |
| 1932 | Condemned to DeathMovie | Sir Charles Wallington | 57 |
| 1932 | The Missing RembrandtMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 57 |
| 1931 | The Sleeping CardinalMovie | Sherlock Holmes | 56 |
| 1931 | A Gentleman of ParisMovie | Judge Le Fevre | 56 |
| 1924 | The Diamond ManMovie | Lady Marshalt | 49 |
| 1924 | Eugene AramMovie | Eugene Aram | 49 |
| 1923 | Bonnie Prince CharlieMovie | Lord Kingsburgh | 48 |
| 1916 | Lady Windermere's FanMovie | Lord Darlington | 41 |
| 0 | Temptation's HourMovie | — | — |