
Some of the other actors who played both roles are Jeremy Brett, who played Watson on stage in the United States prior to adopting the mantle of Holmes on British television, Howard Marion-Crawford, who played Holmes on British radio and Watson on American television, Carleton Hobbs, who played both roles in British radio adaptations, and Patrick Macnee, who played both roles in US television movies.

Watson in Sherlock Holmes the previous year Owen was one of a small number of actors to play both Holmes and Watson. Production ĭespite her billing, Anna May Wong only appears on screen for less than ten minutes.

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