Inspector Lestrade — The House of Fear Character Profile

About Inspector Lestrade

Scotland Yard inspector who collaborates with Holmes on cases.

Inspector Lestrade — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Investigation, Police authority

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• New Scotland Yard
• Sherlock Holmes universe

Quick Facts about Inspector Lestrade

Occupation

detective

Eye Color

Black

First Appearance

A Study in Scarlet

Inspector Lestrade's Known Relations

• New Scotland Yard — Employer

Inspector Lestrade appears in 11 titles

• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — character page
• The Pearl of Death (1944) — character page
• The House of Fear (1945)
• Terror by Night (1946) — character page
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1 (1981) — character page
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra (1983) — character page
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century (1987) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes (2009) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Dennis Hoey

Appears in

The House of Fear (1945)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Inspector Lestrade — professional — Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)
• Inspector Lestrade — Professional Fellow Investigators — Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)

  Both law enforcement and consulting detective work on the same case.

• Inspector Lestrade — Conflict Investigator-Suspect — Alastair (Aubrey Mather)

  Lestrade incorrectly identifies Alastair as the primary killer.

• Inspector Lestrade — Professional Investigator-Client — Chalmers (Gavin Muir)

  Chalmers interacts with law enforcement through official insurance channels.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The House of Fear

More characters from The House of Fear

• Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)
• Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce)
• Alastair (Aubrey Mather)
• Simon Merrivale (Paul Cavanagh)
• John Simpson (Harry Cording)
• Alan Cosgrave (Holmes Herbert)
• Chalmers (Gavin Muir)
• Alex MacGregor (David Clyde)
• Mrs. Monteith (Sally Shepherd)
• Alison MacGregor (Florette Hillier)
• Bessie (Doris Lloyd)
• Angus (uncredited) (Alec Craig)