Professor Moriarty — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Character Profile

About Professor Moriarty

Holmes' arch-nemesis, master criminal orchestrating complex plots

Professor Moriarty — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Sherlock Holmes universe

Quick Facts about Professor Moriarty

Full Name

James Moriarty

Occupation

mathematician, university teacher, criminal

First Appearance

The Final Problem

Manner of Death

Falling

Nationality

British

Professor Moriarty's Known Relations

• Sherlock Holmes — Enemy
• Dr. Watson — Enemy
• Mycroft Holmes — Enemy
• Billy — Enemy

Professor Moriarty appears in 5 titles

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) — character page
• The Woman in Green (1945) — character page
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

George Zucco

Appears in

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Role

Supporting

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• Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)
• Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce)
• Ann Brandon (Ida Lupino)
• Jerrold Hunter (Alan Marshal)
• Billy (Terry Kilburn)
• Inspector Bristol (E. E. Clive)
• Mrs. Jameson, Brandon Housekeeper (May Beatty)
• Henchman Bassick (Arthur Hohl)
• Lloyd Brandon (Peter Willes)
• Sir Ronald Ramsgate (Henry Stephenson)
• Mrs. Hudson (Mary Gordon)
• Lady Conyngham (Mary Forbes)