List of actors who have played Inspector Lestrade explained

The following is a list of actors who have played Inspector Lestrade in various media.

Radio and audio dramas

Name Title Date Type
Arthur BushThe Boscombe Valley Mystery[1] 1943BBC Home Service
Frederick WorlockThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[2] 1944–1946Radio (Mutual)
Bernard LenrowThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[3] 1947–1948Radio (Mutual)
Horace BrahamThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[4] [5] 1948–1949Radio (Mutual)
John CazabonThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[6] 1954BBC Light Programme
Felix FeltonSherlock Holmes – "The Bruce-Partington Plans"[7] BBC Home Service
Paul LorraineSherlock Holmes – The Hound of the Baskervilles Part 6[8] 1958BBC Light Programme
Frederick TrevesSherlock Holmes – "The Noble Bachelor"[9] 1959BBC Light Programme
David BirdSherlock Holmes – "The Cardboard Box"1960BBC Light Programme
Humphrey MortonSherlock Holmes (10 stories)[10] 1961–1967BBC Light Programme
Godfrey KentonSherlock Holmes – "A Study in Scarlet"[11] 1962BBC Home Service
Alan DudleySherlock Holmes – "Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Norwood Builder"[12] 1970–1971LP record series
John HollisA Study in Scarlet[13] 1974BBC Radio 4
Sherlock Holmes – "Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Six Napoleons"[14] [15] 1978BBC Radio 4
Ian MartinCBS Radio Mystery Theater – "A Study in Scarlet", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"[16] 1977CBS Radio
William GriffisCBS Radio Mystery Theater – "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"CBS Radio
Nicholas CourtneySherlock Holmes vs. Dracula[17] 1981BBC radio dramatisation of the novel
Donald GeeBBC Radio Sherlock Holmes (7 stories)[18] 1989–1993BBC Radio 4
Stephen ThorneBBC Radio Sherlock Holmes (4 stories)[19] 1994–1995BBC Radio 4
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (British series)2004–2009BBC Radio 4
Rick MayThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (American series)1998–2020Radio series (Imagination Theatre)
The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes2005–2016Radio series (Imagination Theatre)
Jeffrey HollandThe Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes1999BBC Radio 2
John BanksSherlock Holmes[20] 2011–2014Audio dramas (Big Finish Productions)
James FleetThe Rivals[21] 2011, 2015–2016BBC Radio 4
Tim Pigott-SmithThe Rivals2013BBC Radio 4
Bob CryerMrs Hudson's Radio Show[22] 2018BBC Radio 4
Josh Robert ThompsonMoriarty: The Devil's Game[23] 2022Audio drama (Audible Original)

Stage plays

Name Title Date Type
Paul GillThe Return of Sherlock Holmes1923Stage (Princes Theatre)
Daniel KeyesBaker Street1965Stage musical (Broadway)
Edward ZangThe Crucifer of Blood1978Stage (Broadway)
John CaterThe Crucifer of Blood1979Stage (London)
Ian AbercrombieThe Crucifer of Blood1981Stage (Los Angeles)
Roger Llewellyn1988Northcott Theatre (Exeter, England)
Michael Glenn[24] 2015Arena Stage in Southwest, Washington, D.C.

Television and DTV films

Name Title Date Type
Eustace WyattThe Three Garridebs1937Television play (American)
Alan CaillouThe Hound of the Baskervilles1972Television film (American)
Hubert ReesThe Hound of the Baskervilles1982Television serial (British)
Ronald LaceyThe Hound of the Baskervilles1983Television film (British)
Terence LodgeHands of a Murderer1990Television film (British)
Simon CallowThe Crucifer of Blood1991Television film adaptation of the play (American)
Kenneth BakerIncident at Victoria Falls1992Television film
Colin SkinnerThe Hound of London1993Television film (Luxembourg/Canada)
Neil DudgeonSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking2004Television film (British)
William HuwSherlock Holmes2010DTV (American)

Television series

Name Title Date Type
Bill OwenSherlock Holmes1951TV series (British)
Archie DuncanSherlock Holmes1954–1955TV series (American)
Peter MaddenSherlock Holmes1965TV series (British)
Hans SchellbachSherlock Holmes1967–1968TV series (Germany)
William LucasSir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes1968TV series (British)
Patrick NewellSherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson1979–1980TV series (Polish-American)
Boryslav BrondukovThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson1979–1986TV film series (USSR)
Stanley LeborThe Baker Street Boys1983TV series (British)
Shōzō IizukaSherlock Hound1984–1985TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (Japanese version)
Lewis ArquetteSherlock Hound1984–1985TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (English dub)
Enzo ConsoliSherlock Hound1984–1985TV animated series (Italian-Japanese) (Italian dub)
Colin JeavonsSherlock Holmes1985–1992TV series (British)
John ColicosAlfred Hitchcock Presents – "My Dear Watson"1989TV episode (American)
Mike MyersSaturday Night Live – "Sherlock Holmes' Birthday Party"1991TV sketch (American)
Rupert GravesSherlock2010–2017TV series (British)
Sean PertweeElementary2013–2014TV series (American)
Mikhail BoyarskySherlock Holmes2013TV series (Russian)
Daisuke KishioSherlock Holmes2014–2015TV series (Japanese)
Kenichi TakitōMiss Sherlock2018TV series (Japanese)
Kuranosuke Sasaki 2019TV series (Japanese)
Fuminori KomatsuMoriarty the Patriot[25] 2020–2021TV anime series (Japanese)
Aidan McArdleThe Irregulars 2021TV series (British-American)

Theatrical films

Name Title Date Type
Arthur BellThe Tiger of San Pedro[26] 1921Stoll series short films (British)
The Resident Patient
The Noble Bachelor
The Empty House
Tom BeaumontThe Cardboard Box[27] 1923
Philip HewlandThe Sleeping Cardinal19311931–1937 film series (British)
The Missing Rembrandt1932
Alan MowbrayA Study in Scarlet1933American film
Charles MortimerThe Triumph of Sherlock Holmes19351931–1937 film series (British)
John TurnbullSilver Blaze1937
Dennis HoeySherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon19421939–1946 film series (USA)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943
The Spider Woman1944
The Pearl of Death
The House of Fear1945
Terror by Night1946
Frank FinlayA Study in Terror1965British film
Murder by Decree1979British-Canadian film
Roger Ashton-GriffithsYoung Sherlock Holmes1985American film
Jeffrey JonesWithout a Clue1988American film
Eddie MarsanSherlock Holmes2009British-American films
2011
Rob BrydonHolmes & Watson2018American film
Adeel AkhtarEnola Holmes2020American-British film

Video games

Name Title Date Type
Colin Mace[28] 2014Sherlock Holmes series; voice role
Harry Myers[29] 2016

Inspector Lestrade is played by unknown actors in multiple video games including the series (1991–1993), The Case of the Serrated Scalpel (1994), The Case of the Rose Tattoo (1996), (2004), Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin (2007), and The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (2012).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: De Waal, Ronald Burt. The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes. 1974. Bramhall House. 382. 0-517-217597.
  2. Book: Dickerson, Ian. Ian Dickerson

    . Ian Dickerson. Sherlock Holmes and His Adventures on American Radio. BearManor Media. 2019. 978-1629335070. 149, 152, 201. At least three episodes: "The Adventure of the Wandering Miser" (1944), "The Curse of Dr Anselmo" (1945), and "The Strange Adventure of the Uneasy Easy Chair" (1946).

  3. Book: Dickerson, Ian. Ian Dickerson

    . Ian Dickerson. Sherlock Holmes and His Adventures on American Radio. BearManor Media. 2019. 978-1629335070. 268.

  4. Book: Dickerson, Ian. Ian Dickerson

    . Ian Dickerson. Sherlock Holmes and His Adventures on American Radio. BearManor Media. 2019. 978-1629335070. 269.

  5. Web site: Sherlock Holmes: Volume 1. Radio Archives. 16 June 2020.
  6. Book: De Waal, Ronald Burt. The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes. 1974. Bramhall House. 383–384. 0-517-217597. The episodes are "Dr. Watson Meets Mr. Sherlock Holmes", "The Bruce-Partington Plans", "The Second Stain", "The Norwood Builder", and "The Six Napoleons".
  7. Book: De Waal, Ronald Burt. The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes. 1974. Bramhall House. 385. 0-517-217597.
  8. Web site: The Hound of the Baskervilles . BBC Genome: Radio Times . BBC . 8 July 2020.
  9. Book: De Waal, Ronald Burt. The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes. 1974. Bramhall House. 387. 0-517-217597.
  10. Book: De Waal, Ronald Burt. The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes. 1974. Bramhall House. 388–392. 0-517-217597. The episodes are "Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Empty House", "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Bruce-Partington Plans", "The Norwood Builder", "The Three Gables", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery", "The Six Napoleons", "The Second Stain", and "The Three Garridebs".
  11. Book: De Waal, Ronald Burt. The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes. 1974. Bramhall House. 390. 0-517-217597.
  12. Book: De Waal, Ronald Burt . The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes . registration . 1974 . Bramhall House . 411–412 . 0-517-217597.
  13. Web site: A Study in Scarlet . BBC Genome: Radio Times . BBC . 8 July 2020.
  14. Web site: Sherlock Holmes: The Six Napoleons . BBC Genome: Radio Times . BBC . 8 July 2020.
  15. Web site: Sherlock Holmes: 6: Charles Augustus Milverton . BBC Genome: Radio Times . BBC . 8 July 2020.
  16. Book: Payton. Gordon. Grams . Martin Jr.. The CBS Radio Mystery Theater: An Episode Guide and Handbook to Nine Years of Broadcasting, 1974–1982. McFarland & Company. 2012. 199, 210, 219. 9780786492282.
  17. Web site: Sherlock Holmes v Dracula. BBC Radio 4 Extra. 2020. 4 April 2020.
  18. Web site: Classic Serial: A Study in Scarlet: 1: Revenge. BBC Genome: Radio Times. BBC. 2020. 4 April 2020. See also "The Boscombe Valley Mystery", "The Noble Bachelor", "The Empty House", "The Norwood Builder", "The Six Napoleons", and "The Second Stain".
  19. Web site: Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow (The Cardboard Box). BBC Genome: Radio Times. BBC. 2020. 4 April 2020. See also "The Bruce-Partington Plans", "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", and "The Retired Colourman".
  20. Web site: 2.1. Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem/The Empty House. Big Finish. 2020. 25 March 2020. See also The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes (2014) and other Big Finish audio dramas.
  21. Web site: The Rivals . BBC Radio 4 . BBC . 23 June 2020.
  22. Web site: Mrs Hudson's Radio Show: Cast & Crew . British Comedy Guide . 9 December 2020.
  23. Web site: Moriarty. Audible. 2022. 20 October 2022.
  24. Web site: Wren. Celia. ‘Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery’ charges into Arena Stage. The Washington Post. January 18, 2015. December 26, 2017.
  25. Web site: 'Moriarty the Patriot' Comments from Furukawa Makoto & Ono Yuki have arrived! "We will give it our best shot as Makolock and Onoson." . Anime Anime Global . 10 November 2020 . 29 November 2020.
  26. Book: Eyles, Alan. Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration . registration. 1986 . . 131 . 0-06-015620-1 .
  27. Book: Eyles, Alan. Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration . registration. 1986 . . 132 . 0-06-015620-1 .
  28. Web site: Colin Mace. Mandy. 2020. 14 July 2020.
  29. Web site: Harry Myers. Voice 123. 2020. 14 July 2020.

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