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When Did Carleton Hobbs Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80
GenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn18/06/1898Born inFarnborough, Hampshire, England, UKDied31/07/1978 (aged 80)Died inLondonWikidataQ609758 ↗TMDb#183834 ↗

Carleton Percy Hobbs, OBE was an English actor with many film, radio and television appearances. He portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 80 radio adaptations in a series of a series of Sherlock Holmes radio dramas, and also starred in the radio adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour.

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Filmography24 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1978Pennies from HeavenSeriesJudge80
1976I, ClaudiusSeriesAristarchus78
1976Victorian ScandalsSeriesMr Munby Snr78
1974Churchill's PeopleSeriesAbbot William76
1974The PallisersSeriesLord Chief Justice76
1974Alice in Label LandMovieCommentator76
1973Dark PlacesMovieOld Marr75
1972Crown CourtSeriesWilfrid Bowers74
1972High SummerMovieLangham74
1971The House That Dripped BloodMovie—73
1971JusticeSeriesMr. Justice Bosanquet73
1970Perfect FridayMovieElderly Peer72
1969The Main ChanceSeriesLord Chief Justice71
1967Boy Meets GirlSeriesProfessor Gottlieb69
1966Walk's EndMovieMr. Quire68
1964Theatre 625SeriesDr Carini66
1963Sergeant CorkSeriesJoseph Lister65
1962The Scales of JusticeSeriesJudge64
1962The Guilty PartyMovieJudge64
1945Your Children's TeethMovie—47
1939And Now They RestMovieNarrator41
1935The ClairvoyantMovieRacing Commentator (uncredited)37
1935The 39 StepsMovieFake Police Officer (uncredited)37
1934AirportMovieNarrator36