Sherlock Holmes (disambiguation)

Sherlock Holmes (usually assisted by his trusty sidekick Dr. John Watson) is an infamous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who appears not only in many novels and short stories by Conan-Doyle himself, but also in many different homages, spin-offs and stand-alone works because all of the original works of Conan Doyle featuring the character fell into public domain (which even makes possible not giving any credit for Conan-Doyle). Sherlock Holmes is generally considered as one of the most important staples of mystery genre (if not the most important). He is also often considered one of the first modern superhero archetype predecessors.

Listed on this page are numerous works of fiction based and/or including a character of Sherlock Holmes or supporting characters like Watson, Holmes arch-enemy Professor Moriarty, Police Inspectors Lestrade and Gregson and a landlord Mrs. Hudson.

Film

Sherlock Holmes (portrayed by an unknown actor) aims an unknown pistol (most likely a FN Model 1910/1922 or FN Model 1900) a second after firing it in his very first film appearance, Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900).

Dr. Watson with MAS 1873 revolver as he and Sherlock Holmes (Michael Caine) hide behind some crates in Without a Clue (1988).

Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) with their Webley Bulldog Revolvers as featured in a promotional still of Sherlock Holmes (2009).

Watson (Jude Law) with the Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox as he and Holmes take cover in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).

• Sherlock Holmes Baffled - a 1900 comedy movie which was the very first adaption (and use of character in other media then literature) of Sherlock Holmes, starring unknown actor and featuring no Watson (as well as any other Holmes supporting characters). It is basically covered on this page because it is a short and because it only has one gun.
• Time After Time a 1979 Science-Fiction movie directed by Nicholas Meyer based on the novel by Karl Alexander which is heavily inspired (among other things) by Holmes fiction and features H.G. Wells (played by Malcolm McDowell) using a pseudonym "Sherlock Holmes" (portrayed very similar to Conan Doyle's detective), as well as actual lesser-known Holmes characters: Inspector Gregson (Laurie Main) and Mrs. Turner (Andonia Katsaros; a character is basically an in-joke on Conan Doyle's continuity error of calling Mrs.Hudson such in one of his works which was played with in many adaptations from time to time).
• Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon), The - A 1983 Soviet adventure movie directed by Aleksandr Pavlovsky which includes original film-within-the-film about Sherlock Holmes with unidentified actors as Holmes and Watson.
• Without a Clue - A 1988 comedy directed by Thom Eberhardt starring Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes and Ben Kingsley as Dr. Watson.
• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The - A 2003 fantasy/superhero movie where Sherlock Holmes is referenced as an in-universe character and Professor Moriarty appears portrayed by actor whose name will not be here for spoiler prevention.
• Sherlock Holmes - A 2009 film directed by Guy Ritchie starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson.
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - The 2011 sequel to the 2009 film, again directed by Richie with Downey Jr. and Law reprising their roles.

Television

Sherlock Holmes (Vasily Livanov) cocks his anachronistic Webley Mk VI standing near Dr. Watson (Vitaly Solomin) in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) episode of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) with Glock 17 and Watson (Martin Freeman) in the 1st episode of a second season of Sherlock (2012)

Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) secure the Mauser C96 in one of he episodes of Elementary (2012).

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - A Soviet television series from 1979-1986 starring Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Dr. Watson.
• Sherlock - An ongoing British television series which premiered in 2010 starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson.
• Elementary - An ongoing American television series which premiered in 2012 starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson, a female version of character.