Inspector Lestrade — The Pearl of Death Character Profile

About Inspector Lestrade

Scotland Yard detective who collaborates with Holmes, often underestimating his methods.

Inspector Lestrade — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Police procedure, Interrogation, Investigation, Law enforcement, Networking

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• 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 9 titles

• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — character page
• The Pearl of Death (1944)
• 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 Pearl of Death (1944)

Role

Supporting

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• Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)
• Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce)
• Amos Hodder (Ian Wolfe)
• Giles Conover (Miles Mander)
• Naomi Drake (Evelyn Ankers)
• Mrs. Hudson (Mary Gordon)
• James Goodram, courier (Holmes Herbert)
• The Hoxton Creeper (Rondo Hatton)
• Francis Digby, curator (Charles Francis)
• Museum Guard Bates (Richard Aherne)
• Customs Officer (uncredited) (Leyland Hodgson)
• Chauffeur (uncredited) (Eric Wilton)