Elementary, my dear Holmes

Just celebrating the magic that is Granada Holmes and Jeremy Brett!

[flatfoot-horse]

Zzz

[tvsnationalgeosapphic]

Back by popular (?) demand, more Granada Holmes fanart, this time from the second episode, The Dancing Men.

Side note: This series casts some of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen to act their fucking asses off. Hits every time.

[jeremybrettholmes]

WOW, this is incredible!

[bokkunmann]

Practice

This is one of my favorite scenes. He is TOOOOOOO BEAUTIFULLLLLL

[dannyreviews]

Film People Not Currently Listed On The Nonagenarians and Centenarians Website

I am a regular visitor to the website titled Nonagenarians and Centenarians (genarians.com). It contains the names of famous people of all walks of life who are over the age of 90. Outside of the usual legends, there are names of lesser-known film people that are missing from the website and rather than pester the webmaster to constantly update the site, I'd like to set up the list of people who I feel are integral in the world of film and entertainment in general born up to 1935, as the 1936 page is still underway. This list is a work in progress. Here are those names in chronological order:

Annette Warren - playback singer, actress (b. 7/11/1922)

Vincent Ball - actor (b. 12/4/1923)

Brigitte Auber - actress (b. 4/27/1925)

Peggy Webber - actress, screenwriter (b. 9/15/1925)

Pete Murray - actor, disc jockey (b. 9/19/1925)

Vladimir Zamansky - actor (b. 2/6/1926)

David Frankham - actor (b. 2/16/1926)

Marilyn Erskine - actress (b. 4/24/1926)

Margaret Barton - actress (b. 5/27/1926)

Elaine Bass - title designer (b. ??/??/1927)

Nils Eklund - actor (b. 1/17/1927)

H.M. Wynant - actor (b. 2/12/1927)

Allen Baron - director (b. 5/14/1927)

Ronnie Lang - film score musician (b. 7/24/1927)

Toshio Masuda - director (b. 10/5/1927)

Stanley Dorfman - director (b. 11/24/1927)

Donna Martell - actress (b. 12/24/1927)

Sidney Kimmel - producer (b. 1/16/1928)

Richard Nash - film score musician (b. 1/26/1928)

Bob Singer - animator (b. 1/26/1928)

Joseph McGrath - director (b. 3/28/1928)

Gaby Rodgers - actress (b. 3/29/1928)

Genevieve Cluny - actress (b. 4/17/1928)

Tatyana Piletskaya - actress (b. 7/2/1928)

Peter Cellier - actor (b. 7/12/1928)

George Dreyfus - film composer (b. 7/22/1928)

James B. Harris - producer, director (b. 8/3/1928)

Colleen Townsend - actress (b. 12/21/1928)

Allan Miller - actor (b. 2/14/1929)

Björn Bjelfvenstam - actor (b. 2/19/1929)

Michael Forest - actor, voice actor (b. 4/17/1929)

Thelma Barlow - actress (b. 6/19/1929)

June Wyndham Davies - director, producer (b. 6/27/1929)

Don Iwerks - film executive (b. 7/24/1929)

Liselotte Pulver - actress (b. 10/11/1929)

Colin Jeavons - actor (b. 10/20/1929)

Eric Till - director (b. 10/24/1929)

Jerzy Antczak - director (b. 12/25/1929)

Moira Armstrong - director (b. ??/??/1930)

Ricardo Aronovich - cinematographer (b. 1/3/1930)

Roy Clarke - screenwriter, actor (b. 1/28/1930)

Larry Peerce - director (b. 4/19/1930)

Alexander Allerson - actor (b. 5/19/1930)

Gilles Jacob - producer, film critic (b. 5/22/1930)

Tommy Cook - actor (b. 7/5/1930)

David Robinson - film critic, biographer (b. 8/6/1930)

Elsa Aguirre - actress (b. 8/25/1930)

John Scott - film composer (b. 11/1/1930)

Peter Weck - actor, director (b. 11/12/1930)

Carlo Reali - actor, voice actor (b. 12/6/1930)

Michael Kahn - editor (b. 12/8/1930)

Phil Roman - animator, producer, director (b. 12/25/1930)

Charuhasan - actor, director (b. 1/5/1931)

Ingrid Andree - actress (b. 1/19/1931)

Dov Seltzer - film composer (b. 1/26/1931 or 1932)

Denise Filiatrault - actress, director, screenwriter (b. 5/16/1931)

Antun Vrdoljak - director, screenwriter, actor (b. 6/4/1931)

Jo Swerling Jr. - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 6/18/1931)

Plas Johnson - film score musician (b. 7/21/1931)

David M. Walsh - cinematographer (b. 7/23/1931)

Elena Cotta - actress (b. 8/19/1931)

Marianne Koch - actress (b. 8/19/1931)

Michael Dante - actor (b. 9/2/1931)

Márta Mészáros - director (b. 9/19/1931)

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao - director (b. 9/21/1931)

Hank Garrett - actor, voice actor (b. 10/26/1931)

Corinne Marchand - actress (b. 12/4/1931)

Kyōko Kagawa - actress (b. 12/5/1931)

Julia Martínez - actress (b. 12/5/1931)

Sowcar Janaki - actress (b. 12/12/1931)

Woo Fung - actor (b. 1/18/1932)

Christiane Martel - actress (b. 1/18/1932)

Noel Burch - director, film theorist (b. 1/22/1932)

Gino Conforti - actor (b. 1/30/1932)

Margit Carlqvist - actress (b. 2/11/1932)

Sherman Yellen - playwright, screenwriter (b. 2/25/1932)

Anne Claire Poirier - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 5/6/1932)

Kenji Sahara - actor (b. 5/14/1932)

Ray Cooney - producer, playwright, screenwriter, actor (b. 5/30/1932)

Alan Dobie - actor (b. 6/2/1932)

Bengt Forslund - producer (b. 6/22/1932)

Helga Liné - actress (b. 7/14/1932)

Eileen Moore - actress (b. 8/??/1932)

Elsa Cárdenas - actress (b. 8/3/1932)

Michael Deeley - producer (b. 8/6/1932)

Keiko Kishi - actress (b. 8/11/1932)

Steve Rowland - actor, record producer (b. 9/3/1932)

Dominique Michel - actress (b. 9/24/1932)

Antoinette Bower - actress (b. 9/30/1932)

Henri Safran - director (b. 10/7/1932)

Jacqueline Beer - actress (b. 10/14/1932)

Colleen Miller - actress (b. 11/10/1932)

Véra Belmont - producer, director (b. 11/19/1932)

Steve Binder - producer, director (b. 12/12/1932)

Julieta Serrano - actress (b. 1/2/1933)

Ann Firbank - actress (b. 1/9/1933)

Mariko Okada - actress (b. 1/11/1933)

Victor Rebengiuc - actor (b. 2/10/1933)

Caroline Blakiston - actress (b. 2/13/1933)

Ziva Rodann - actress (b. 3/2/1933)

Robert Young - director (b. 3/16/1933)

Claude De Givray - director, screenwriter (b. 4/7/1933)

Martin Duckworth - director (b. 5/8/1933)

Chung Ching - actress (b. 6/12/1933)

Franco Piavoli - director (b. 6/21/1933)

Vera Day - actress (b. 8/4/1933)

Tony Forsberg - cinematographer (b. 8/17/1933)

Rosita Arenas - actress (b. 8/19/1933)

Elizabeth Seal - actress (b. 8/28/1933)

Tatyana Doronina - actress (b. 9/12/1933)

Madhu - actor, director, producer (b. 9/23/1933)

Barbara Knox - actress (b. 9/30/1933)

Birgit Sadolin - actress (b. 10/10/1933)

Charlotte Austin - actress (b. 11/2/1933)

Ayako Wakao - actress (b. 11/8/1933)

Barrie Vince - editor (b. 11/29/1933)

Brandon Maggart - actor (b. 12/12/1933)

Larry Jordan - director (b. ??/??/1934)

Emanuel Azenberg - producer (b. 1/22/1934)

Richard A. Harris - editor (b. 2/6/1934)

Michael Fairman - actor (b. 2/25/1934)

Jost Vacano - cinematographer (b. 3/14/1934)

Peter Kubelka - director (b. 3/23/1934)

Umberto Orsini - actor (b. 4/3/1934)

Brian Cosgrove - animator, director, producer (b. 4/6/1934)

Donald McAlpine - cinematographer (b. 4/13/1934)

Nanette Newman - actress (b. 4/29/1934)

Jane Greenwood - costume designer (b. 4/30/1934)

Michael Darlow - director, producer (b. 6/13/1934)

Maro Kontou - actress (b. 6/21/1934)

Rene Urtreger - film score musician (b. 7/6/1934)

John Standing - actor (b. 7/10/1934)

Willie Ito - animator (b. 7/17/1934)

Claude Zidi - director (b. 7/25/1934)

Gonzalo Suarez - director (b. 7/30/1934)

Myrna Hansen - actress (b. 8/5/1934)

Vernon Dobtcheff - actor (b. 8/15/1934)

Richard Goodwin - producer (b. 9/13/1934)

Karen Sharpe - actress (b. 9/20/1934)

Patricia Birch - director, choreographer (b. 10/16/1934)

Paul Glass - film composer (b. 11/19/1934)

Jerry Jameson - director, producer (b. 11/26/1934)

Judith Roberts - actress (b. 11/30/1934)

Alisa Freindlikh - actress (b. 12/8/1934)

Giovanna Ralli - actress (b. 1/2/1935)

Melvyn Hayes - actor (b. 1/11/1935)

Ghita Norby - actress (b. 1/11/1935)

Philip Rosenberg - production designer (b. 1/15/1935)

Akiko Koyama - actress (b. 1/27/1935)

Dawn Bender - actress (b. 2/21/1935)

Nancy Kovack - actress (b. 3/11/1935)

Leslie Parrish - actress (b. 3/18/1935)

Marcel Sabourin - actor (b. 3/25/1935)

Doug McGrath - actor (b. 4/13/1935)

Herman F. Zimmerman - production designer (b. 4/19/1935)

Gary Raymond - actor (b. 4/20/1935)

Milena Vukotic - actress (b. 4/23/1935)

Julian Mitchell - playwright, screenwriter (b. 5/1/1935)

Robert Rehme - producer (b. 5/5/1935)

John Bloom - editor (b. 5/12/1935)

Peter Sasdy - director (b. 5/27/1935)

Tony Ianzelo - director, producer (b. 6/13/1935)

James Bolam - actor (b. 6/18/1935)

Derren Nesbitt - actor (b. 6/19/1935)

Edwin Hodgeman - actor (b. 6/26/1935)

Vasily Livanov - actor, director (b. 7/19/1935)

Grover Dale - actor, dancer, dancer (b. 7/22/1935)

Wanda Ventham - actress (b. 8/5/1935)

Candace Hilligoss - actress (b. 8/14/1935)

Amanda Barrie - actress (b. 9/14/1935)

Anthony Page - director (b. 9/21/1935)

Barry Crocker - actor (b. 11/4/1935)

Salim Khan - actor, producer, screenwriter (b. 11/24/1935)

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg - director (b. 12/8/1935)

Luz Marquez - actress (b. 12/12/1935)

[jeremybrettholmes]

This is very cool, thank you!

And Happy Birthday to June Wyndham Davies, who turns an incredible 97 years old today!

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Rest well, Mr. Burke 💛

[ID: A collage of five details of digital art showing David Burke as Dr Watson. /end ID]

[jeremybrettholmes]

One of the finest and most beloved Watsons ever to grace the screen has passed away. David Burke was 91 years old, just shy of his 92nd birthday, and he is survived by his wife Anna Calder-Marshall and his son Tom Burke.

By all accounts, he was a gentleman and a wonderful human being. He could have stayed on to play Watson much longer, which would have made many of us very happy, but he chose to leave the show to be nearer to his family, especially since Tom was very young at the time.

His was not the first intelligent and competent Watson, but this version marked a turning point in mainstream depictions, from comedic sidekick to a hero in his own right.

RIP, dear sir. You will be missed. Thank you for everything.

~*~

To read a longer and moving tribute, please check out the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere website: https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2026/05/david-burke-first-watson-of-granada-era.html. The tribute includes a link to the interview that the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast conducted with David and his wife a few years ago.

[sarahthecoat]

i have now listened to both podcasts linked above, and they really are lovely. bookmarked both sites so i can listen to more. (already listened to the brettcon panel about patrick gower's music, 11/10 rec)

[jeremybrettholmes]

I'm so glad! The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast is really a must-listen for Granada fans — at this point, they're an oral history of the show, and it's amazing. <3

And IHOSE... well, IHOSE is just great for Sherlockiana in general. And I'm not just saying that because I had a segment on it for a while. :D Scott and his cohost Burt are really lovely people and good friends of mine now, too, and their show has done a lot for the fandom over the years. <3

[spookywee]

Rest in peace David Burke 🕊️🥀

[mycroftholmesian]

Rest in Peace Dear David Burke 💙

[jeremybrettholmes]

One of the finest and most beloved Watsons ever to grace the screen has passed away. David Burke was 91 years old, just shy of his 92nd birthday, and he is survived by his wife Anna Calder-Marshall and his son Tom Burke.

By all accounts, he was a gentleman and a wonderful human being. He could have stayed on to play Watson much longer, which would have made many of us very happy, but he chose to leave the show to be nearer to his family, especially since Tom was very young at the time.

His was not the first intelligent and competent Watson, but this version marked a turning point in mainstream depictions, from comedic sidekick to a hero in his own right.

RIP, dear sir. You will be missed. Thank you for everything.

~*~

To read a longer and moving tribute, please check out the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere website: https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2026/05/david-burke-first-watson-of-granada-era.html. The tribute includes a link to the interview that the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast conducted with David and his wife a few years ago.

[nostalgicemetery]

Jeremy Brett as David Malcolm [2/?]

Seagull Island (1981)

[nostalgicemetery]

a darling 😩 oh he was so pretty in this miniseries

[nostalgicemetery]

did two more collages for my phone cover and Jeremy’s Dracula spread

[oceangems85]

[nostalgicemetery]

Jeremy Brett as Mason Park (1/4)

Hart to Hart (S01 EP06, Death in the Slow Lane)

[your-friendly-sleep-demoness]

this is my bridgerton. like shut up, they want to kiss each other so badly.

[yamy-brett]

Jeremy in the Broadway play Aren't We All

[kimgmac63]