Sherlock Holmes 70 years old

The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade. Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series' associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.

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Cast

Name Character
Richard O'Sullivan He was 10 , now 80 years old
Dawn Addams She was 24 , 54 years old when she died
Russell Waters He was 46 , 73 years old when he died
Basil Dignam He was 48 , 73 years old when he died
Eugene Deckers He was 37 , 60 years old when he died
Michael Gough He was 37 , 94 years old when he died
Ferdy Mayne He was 38 , 81 years old when he died
Ivan Desny He was 31 , 79 years old when he died
Paul Bonifas He was 52 , 73 years old when he died
Paulette Goddard She was 34 , 69 years old when she died
Archie Duncan He was 28 , 52 years old when he died
Howard Marion-Crawford He was 40 , 55 years old when he died as Dr. Watson
Harry Towb He was 29 , 83 years old when he died
Alexander Gauge He was 40 , 46 years old when he died
Delphine Seyrig She was 22 , 58 years old when she died
Natalie Schafer She was 53 , 90 years old when she died
Ursula Howells She was 32 , 83 years old when she died
Grégoire Aslan He was 46 , 73 years old when he died
Sacha Pitoëff He was 34 , 70 years old when he died
Tony Wright He was 6 , 38 years old when he died
Billy Beck He was 34 , 91 years old when he died
Peter Copley He was 39 , 93 years old when he died
Barry MacKay He was 19 , 76 years old when he died
Ronald Howard (British actor) was 36 , 78 years old when died as Sherlock Holmes

Crew

Name Job title
Sherlock Holmes poster
Sherlock Holmes (70 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1954-10-18
  • Runtime: [25] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 39