Douglas Wilmer Sherlock Holmes actor interview
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Here's a short amateur interview from the mid 2000's with the veteran actor Douglas Wilmer who played Sherlock Holmes in the superb 1965 BBC series.
Douglas Wilmer is described by many in the Society as the Sherlock Holmes. Born January 8th, 1920 in London, and educated at King's, Canterbury, Douglas Wilmer's film debut was in 1954, in Laurence Olivier's Richard III as Dorset. Established as a supporting actor, his best-remembered film role is Nayland Smith in the Christopher Lee Fu Manchu series, when he was cast after Nigel Green declined the part.
Produced by David Goddard in 1964, the BBC production of The Speckled Band was the first of Wilmer's appearances as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Stock as Watson. Wilmer and Stock were brought back in 1965 for twelve more episodes with a supporting cast that included Mary Holder as Mrs Hudson, Peter Madden as Lestrade and Derek Francis as Mycroft Holmes and guest stars such as Peter Wyngarde.
Two episodes have been released on video by the BBC, The Speckled Band and The Illustrious Client.
"I think you could complain that my Holmes was unpleasant. I'm sure that on the face of it...Holmes was unpleasant.... It didn't mean that he had no heart, and in the books, you see, Watson says he has. Watson softened the impact"
Douglas Wilmer
One reviewer has described Wilmer's performance as:
"smooth and sardonic without seeming bitchy and rude. He's intelligent and quick on his heels without seeming neurotic and egotistical. All in all, he's exactly what Conan Doyle wrote. Even the physical resemblance to the Sidney Paget illustrations is startling" - a point picked up by a contemporary Times review. Nigel Stock's Watson was seen as more serious and intelligent than audience's familiar with the Nigel Bruce interpretation, a trend begun by Andre Morell in Hammer's Hound of the Baskervilles, and continued by actors such as James Mason and Edward Hardwicke.
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I enjoyed the Jeremy Brett series but Douglas Wilmer will always be my favourite Holmes.
Thank you for putting this on. I really enjoyed his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on the BBC. A handsome man, a lovely voice and a great actor.
Fine work as Nayland Smith in the Fu Manchu films.
My he has kept his age well looks great. Love his voice.
Always enjoyed Douglas Wilmers characters he played. Sherlock Holmes. Especially Jason and the Argonauts was a great character, El Cid just to name three.
He aged really well.
He's a fantastic watercolourist too.
Lovely man. I'm proud to say he's my friend.
Douglas Wilmer was one of the best british Actors who ever lived......The true Sherlock Holmes must be his along Jeremy Brett and Basil Rathbone
I am currently watching the BBC's TV production of several of the Holmes stories starring Douglas Wilmer. He is an excellent Sherlock and all the positive things I've read about his performances are all true. Well worth the watching even in black & white.
@videocurios
8 жыл бұрын
+Brace67 Black and white is the best for Holmes
@funkyalfonso
8 жыл бұрын
+Brace67 Where can I find those episodes? I honestly believe that Douglas Wilmer and Nigel Stock portrayed the best Holmes and Watson. Happy to say the latter was a neighbour in London. RIP.
@videocurios
8 жыл бұрын
The BFI region 2 DVD boxset is the one to buy this Series on it has several excellent extras
@1groundfog
2 жыл бұрын
@@funkyalfonso agree....Wilmer is Holmes, matches the physical description best and portrays the character's assets and flaws best...true to Doyle's writing...@classicfilm above summarizes Holmes nicely...Wilmer seems to capture all the positives and negatives best...
Everyone who enjoys the character of Sherlock Holmes always has a favorite actor they believe is the best at playing this part. I have seen about all of them and I feel that in terms of production values, staying true to the stories (at least initially), and the portrayals of the characters, the Granada series was by far the finest. Jeremy Brett's characterization of Sherlock Holmes was so perfect that no other comes even close with perhaps the exception of Rathbone. The early episodes with Brett looking lean and younger was without parallel in my opinion.
No Holmes episodes on youtube?
Decimus in Cleopatra.