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Jeremy Brett

1933 - 1995

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Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994 in 41 episodes of a Granada TV series. He also played the smitten Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the 1964 Warner Bros. production of My Fair Lady. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeremy Brett is the 1,194th most popular actor (down from 920th in 2019), the 1,410th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,031st in 2019) and the 174th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jeremy Brett ranks 1,194 out of 13,578. Before him are Djimon Hounsou, Ruth Gordon, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Mike Myers, Nino Manfredi, and Barbara Hershey. After him are Lisa Kudrow, Kim Hunter, Laura Dern, Jan-Michael Vincent, Julia Ormond, and Ricardo Montalbán.

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Among people born in 1933, Jeremy Brett ranks 119. Before him are Lea Massari, Cissy Houston, Elem Klimov, Najah al-Attar, Miloš Milutinović, and Narriman Sadek. After him are Manu Dibango, David Hamilton, Borislav Ivkov, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Otto Barić, and Will Sampson. Among people deceased in 1995, Jeremy Brett ranks 71. Before him are Masashi Watanabe, Elizabeth Montgomery, Priscilla Lane, Nathan Rosen, Mehdi Bazargan, and Heiner Müller. After him are John Brunner, Takeo Fukuda, Georges Canguilhem, Lola Flores, Joseph Needham, and Eileen Chang.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Brett ranks 1,410 out of 8,785. Before him are MF Doom (1971), Peter Burke (1937), Bill Shankly (1913), Liam Payne (1993), George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), and Richard Lovelace (1617). After him are John Brunner (1934), Angus Deaton (1945), Alexander I of Scotland (1078), Zayn Malik (1993), Alan Moore (1953), and Julia Ormond (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Brett ranks 174. Before him are Mark Strong (1963), David Tomlinson (1917), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), Keira Knightley (1985), and Geraldine McEwan (1932). After him are Julia Ormond (1965), Vinnie Jones (1965), Anthony Daniels (1946), Matt Smith (1982), Alison Steadman (1946), and Kate Beckinsale (1973).

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