Inspector Lestrade — The Hound of the Baskervilles Character Profile

About Inspector Lestrade

Scotland Yard detective who consults Holmes on the Baskerville case.

Inspector Lestrade — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Police procedure, Crime scene analysis, Interrogation, Teamwork, Bureaucracy

• Strength: 5/10
• 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 13 titles

• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — character page
• The Pearl of Death (1944) — character page
• The House of Fear (1945) — character page
• Terror by Night (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)
• 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

Ronald Lacey

Appears in

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Inspector Lestrade — professional — Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson)

  Lestrade consults Holmes on the Baskerville case despite professional rivalry.

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• Barrymore (Edward Judd)
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