Category Archives: Watson

The Many Watsons – Ian Fleming

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Kieran

Ian Fleming stared as Watson in four films with Arthur Wontner playing Sherlock Holmes. They started in 1931 with The Sleeping Cardinal (In the US it was called Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour), The Missing Rembrandt (1932), The Triumph of Sherlock … Continue reading →

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The Many Watsons – Patrick Macnee

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Kieran

Patrick Macnee is certainly best known to the world as John Steed, that pillar of the English Secret Service in the long running Avengers TV show. He does however, appear in three made for TV movies as our hero, Dr. … Continue reading →

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The Many Watsons – Debrah Farentino

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Kieran

Debrah Farentino may not technically be a Watson but the character is the same. She plays Dr. Amy Winslow who happens to awaken Sherlock Holmes from his self imposed cryogenic sleep in the 1993 made for TV movie “Sherlock Holmes … Continue reading →

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“It’s exciting, and full of authentic military detail” – the Sherlock Holmes Society of London

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Kieran

Fewer people have considered the early life of John H Watson in any depth. Kieran McMullen, author of Watson’s Afghan Adventure (MX Publishing, 335 Princess Park Manor, Royal Drive, London N11 3GX; http://www.mxpublishing.co.uk and http://www.mxpublishing.com; £9.99 / €12.99 /$16.95) is … Continue reading →

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The Many Watsons – James Mason

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Kieran

James Mason has always been one of my favorite actors and as Watson in “Murder by Decree” he does not disappoint. The movie is another matching of the great detective vs Jack the Ripper. It is the dramatization of the … Continue reading →

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The Many Watsons – Roland Young

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Kieran

Roland Young played Dr. Watson in the 1922 silent movie “Sherlock Holmes”. The movie was not based on the Doyle stories directly but on the William Gillette play, “The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner”. It, in turn, was VERY loosely … Continue reading →

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The Many Watsons – Margaret Colin

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Kieran

Margaret Colin was another one-time Watson, but another quite good one. Her single outing as the great sidekick came in the 1987 made for TV movie “The Return of Sherlock Holmes.” Ms. Colin played the part of Jane Watson, a … Continue reading →

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The Many Watsons – Donald Houston

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Kieran

Donald Houston played the part of Dr. Watson in only one film, A Study in Terror (1965). It was, however, quite an outstanding performance. As we all know, Watson, in film, is too often portrayed as a buffoon. Mr. Houston … Continue reading →

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The Many Watsons – Nigel Bruce

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Kieran

I thought it might be some fun to do a short profile of the many, many actors who have portrayed my favorite character. Such a project MUST start with the most famous Watson of all; Nigel Bruce. Born William Nigel … Continue reading →

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Latest Review of Watson’s Afghan Adventure

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Kieran

A Brilliant Book About Dr. Watson and the British Invasion of Afghanistan, February 7, 2011 By  William Speir “William Speir, Author of the K… (Florida, USA) – See all my reviews This review is from: Watson’s Afghan Adventure – How … Continue reading →

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