Professor Moriarty — Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Character Profile

About Professor Moriarty

Master criminal and Holmes' arch-nemesis, orchestrating complex criminal enterprises.

Professor Moriarty — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Criminal mastermind, Strategic manipulation, Weaponry, Espionage, Psychological warfare

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 1/10
• Influence: 9/10

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) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
• 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

Lionel Atwill

Appears in

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Professor Moriarty — Conflict Arch Enemy — Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone)

  Lifelong adversaries engaged in a high-stakes criminal and detective rivalry.

• Professor Moriarty — Conflict Torturer — Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.)

  Criminal mastermind using physical coercion to extract classified information.

• Professor Moriarty — Conflict Adversary — Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey)

  Law enforcement official confronting the mastermind's criminal network.

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