<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Type </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> C.H.E. Brookfield </Td> <Td> Under The Clock </Td> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royal Court Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Webb </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royalty Theatre , Glasgow ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Gillette </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1899 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Metropolitan Opera House ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John F. Preston </Td> <Td> The Bank of England : An Adventure in the Life of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Clapham ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walter Edwards </Td> <Td> The Sign of the Four </Td> <Td> 1903 </Td> <Td> Stage ( West End Theater ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Arthur Saintsbury </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1903 -- 1910 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Speckled Band </Td> <Td> 1910 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> H. Hamilton Stewart </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1906 - 1918 </Td> <Td> Stage ( England ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ferdinand Bonn </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1906 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Berliner Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Der Hund Von Baskerville </Td> <Td> 1907 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Berliner Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dennis Neilson - Terry </Td> <Td> The Crown Diamond </Td> <Td> 1921 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eille Norwood </Td> <Td> The Return of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> Stage ( UK ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamilton Deane </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1923 - 1932 </Td> <Td> Stage ( UK ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tod Slaughter </Td> <Td> The Return of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> Stage ( England ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Felix Aylmer </Td> <Td> The Holmeses of Baker Street </Td> <Td> 1933 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Lyceum Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tod Slaughter </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1930 ( ~ ) </Td> <Td> Stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Basil Rathbone </Td> <Td> `` Sherlock Holmes '' by Ouida Bergère </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Stage play </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fritz Weaver </Td> <Td> Baker Street </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Stage musical ( Broadway Theatre , NYC ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Neville </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1973 ( ~ ) </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royal Shakespeare Company ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Wood </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1974 -- 1976 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leonard Nimoy </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royal Shakespeare Company ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Langella </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1977 , 1980 ( filmed for HBO ) </Td> <Td> Stage revival ( Williamstown Theater Festival ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sherlock 's Last Case </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage ( Nederlander Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paxton Whitehead </Td> <Td> The Crucifer of Blood </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Keith Michell </Td> <Td> The Crucifer of Blood </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Keith Baxter </Td> <Td> The Penultimate Problem of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Off - Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Murder , My Dear Watson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Singleton </Td> <Td> Grit in a Sensitive Instrument </Td> <Td> 1980 , 1982 </Td> <Td> Stage ( regional theatre , Off - Broadway ) , cable TV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Blue Carbuncle </Td> <Td> 2007 -- 2008 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Off Broadway , Los Angeles ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlton Heston </Td> <Td> The Crucifer of Blood </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Los Angeles ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sherlock 's Last Case </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Baker </Td> <Td> The Mask of Moriarty </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Dublin ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeremy Brett </Td> <Td> The Secret of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 89 </Td> <Td> Stage ( touring , British ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Time Winters </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes and the Hands of Othello </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage ( Off - Off Broadway , NY ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ron Moody </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes : The Musical </Td> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Type </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> C.H.E. Brookfield </Td> <Td> Under The Clock </Td> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royal Court Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Webb </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royalty Theatre , Glasgow ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Gillette </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1899 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Metropolitan Opera House ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John F. Preston </Td> <Td> The Bank of England : An Adventure in the Life of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Clapham ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walter Edwards </Td> <Td> The Sign of the Four </Td> <Td> 1903 </Td> <Td> Stage ( West End Theater ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Arthur Saintsbury </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1903 -- 1910 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Speckled Band </Td> <Td> 1910 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> H. Hamilton Stewart </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1906 - 1918 </Td> <Td> Stage ( England ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ferdinand Bonn </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1906 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Berliner Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Der Hund Von Baskerville </Td> <Td> 1907 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Berliner Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dennis Neilson - Terry </Td> <Td> The Crown Diamond </Td> <Td> 1921 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eille Norwood </Td> <Td> The Return of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> Stage ( UK ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamilton Deane </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1923 - 1932 </Td> <Td> Stage ( UK ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tod Slaughter </Td> <Td> The Return of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> Stage ( England ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Felix Aylmer </Td> <Td> The Holmeses of Baker Street </Td> <Td> 1933 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Lyceum Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tod Slaughter </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1930 ( ~ ) </Td> <Td> Stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Basil Rathbone </Td> <Td> `` Sherlock Holmes '' by Ouida Bergère </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Stage play </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fritz Weaver </Td> <Td> Baker Street </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Stage musical ( Broadway Theatre , NYC ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Neville </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1973 ( ~ ) </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royal Shakespeare Company ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Wood </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1974 -- 1976 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leonard Nimoy </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Royal Shakespeare Company ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Langella </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1977 , 1980 ( filmed for HBO ) </Td> <Td> Stage revival ( Williamstown Theater Festival ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sherlock 's Last Case </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage ( Nederlander Theatre ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paxton Whitehead </Td> <Td> The Crucifer of Blood </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Keith Michell </Td> <Td> The Crucifer of Blood </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Stage ( London ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Keith Baxter </Td> <Td> The Penultimate Problem of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Off - Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Murder , My Dear Watson </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Singleton </Td> <Td> Grit in a Sensitive Instrument </Td> <Td> 1980 , 1982 </Td> <Td> Stage ( regional theatre , Off - Broadway ) , cable TV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Blue Carbuncle </Td> <Td> 2007 -- 2008 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Off Broadway , Los Angeles ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlton Heston </Td> <Td> The Crucifer of Blood </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Los Angeles ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sherlock 's Last Case </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Broadway ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Baker </Td> <Td> The Mask of Moriarty </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Stage ( Dublin ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeremy Brett </Td> <Td> The Secret of Sherlock Holmes </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 89 </Td> <Td> Stage ( touring , British ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Time Winters </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes and the Hands of Othello </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stage ( Off - Off Broadway , NY ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ron Moody </Td> <Td> Sherlock Holmes : The Musical </Td> <Td>
who was the first actor to play sherlock holmes
who was the first actor to play sherlock holmes
C.H.E. Brookfield
C.H.E. Brookfield