Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner | |
|---|---|
Wontner as Sherlock Holmes | |
| Born | 21 January 1875 London, England |
| Died | 10 July 1960 (aged 85) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1897–1955 |
| Spouses | Rosecleer Alice Amelia Blanche Kingwell
(m. 1903; died 1943)Florence Eileen Lainchbury
(m. 1947) |
Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960) was a British actor and sometime actor-manager, familiar on stage in a wide range of roles, from comedy to melodrama, and classics to musical shows. He also acted in films from 1915 to 1955 and was particularly known for playing Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937.