The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes: Actors Aweigh!

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes stands out among fictional characters insofar as a staggering amount of actors have interpreted him on the stage and screen for over a hundred years. Holmes himself has been called numerous things: intellect, superhero, amateur, specialist, addict, liar, egomaniac, and most recently “a functional sociopath.” But has anyone really nailed it all? Which actors throughout the years have given us the best Sherlock Holmes?

For the full article on The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes, visit our sister science fiction and fantasy blog, Tor.com.

(See Criminal Element’s Sherlockiana feature page for all things, well, you know who.)

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