Sherlock Holmes — The House of Fear Character Profile

Sherlock Holmes — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Sherlock Holmes universe

Quick Facts about Sherlock Holmes

Occupation

private investigator

Nationality

British

Sherlock Holmes's Known Relations

• Mycroft Holmes — Sibling
• Professor Moriarty — Enemy
• Sebastian Moran — Enemy

Sherlock Holmes appears in 34 titles

• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) — character page
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — character page
• The Scarlet Claw (1944) — character page
• The Pearl of Death (1944) — character page
• The House of Fear (1945)
• The Woman in Green (1945) — character page
• Pursuit to Algiers (1945) — character page
• Terror by Night (1946) — character page
• Dressed to Kill (1946) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance (1980) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription (1980) — 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
• The Sign of Four (1983) — character page
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century (1987) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Basil Rathbone

Appears in

The House of Fear (1945)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Sherlock Holmes — professional — Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce)

  Partners in The House of Fear

• Sherlock Holmes — professional — Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey)

  Collaborate on investigations in House of Fear and Terror by Night

• Sherlock Holmes — alliance — Alastair (Aubrey Mather)

  Holmes helps clear Alastair's name in House of Fear

• Sherlock Holmes — Professional Detective-Suspect — Alastair (Aubrey Mather)

  Holmes investigates Alastair and ultimately clears his name.

• Sherlock Holmes — Professional Fellow Investigators — Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey)

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

• Sherlock Holmes — Professional Client-Detective — Chalmers (Gavin Muir)

  Chalmers hires Holmes to solve the insurance-linked killings.

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More characters from The House of Fear

• Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce)
• Alastair (Aubrey Mather)
• Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey)
• 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)