Sherlock Holmes early 1900s, H. A. Saintsbury took over the role from Gillette for a tour of the play. Between this play and Conan Doyle's own stage adaptation of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", Saintsbury portrayed Holmes over 1,000 times. Basil Rathbone played Holmes and Nigel Bruce played Watson in fourteen U.S. films (two for 20th Century Fox and a dozen for Universal Pictures) from 1939 to 1946, and in "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" on the Mutual radio network from 1939 to 1946 (before the role of Holmes passed to Tom Conway). While the Fox films were period pieces,
James Holmes (actor) parts in Catherine Tate's theatre comedy show. His other roles include a helpful Citizen's Advice volunteer in two episodes of the TV series "Psychoville", and a performance as food critic Floyd Ackerman in "Dani's House". Holmes also played as Roy Silver alongside Penelope Keith in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the Agatha Raisin series "Marion Chesney". Holmes also played in The Bill in 2006. James Holmes (actor) James Holmes (born 1965) is a West Midlands-born comedy actor of stage and television. He is best known for playing the character of Clive in the 2009 BBC sitcom "Miranda". Holmes trained