Eille Norwood
Date of birth: 1861-10-11
Place of birth: York, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Anthony Edward Brett
Biography
Eille Norwood was an English stage actor, director, and playwright best known today for playing Sherlock Holmes in a series of silent films.
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The Crooked Man
1923-03-01
Colonel Barclay is found dead and his wife is arrested for the murder, but Holmes is convinced a mis
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
1923-03-01
A headstrong but titled suffragette slips into the power of a murderous con artist.
The Missing Three Quarter
1923-03-01
Holmes receives a mysterious telegram from Cyril Overton, the captain of the Cambridge University ru
The Mystery of the Dancing Men
1923-03-01
A gentleman is baffled when the childish drawings of little dancing men terrify his American wife. S
The Mystery of Thor Bridge
1923-03-01
A governess is arrested for the murder of her employer's wife.
The Cardboard Box
1923-03-01
Susan Cushing asks Holmes' help in solving the disappearance of her sister Mary Browner, but it does
The Three Students
1923-03-01
Hilton Soames, a lecturer in Greek at a university, notices that someone has gone into his study and
The Engineer's Thumb
1923-03-01
Dr. John Watson treats a patient who has lost a thumb. The patient says that the loss of his thumb w
His Last Bow
1923-03-01
A German spy named Von Bork has been in England since 1910. Through several agents, he has gathered
The Dying Detective
1921-04-08
Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) knows that a man has killed a former partner but he can't prove it u
The Devil's Foot
1921-04-27
Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) is on vacation when he stumbles into a house and discovers two bodie
The Man with the Twisted Lip
1921-04-27
Holmes finds that the disappearance of respectable middle class Neville St. Clair may be linked to a
The Sign of Four
1923-06-01
The final feature in the Eille Norwood Holmes series.
The Stone of Mazarin
1923-03-01
Adaptation of the Conan Doyle story The Mazarin Stone.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1921-01-01
Early silent Sherlock Holmes adventure
The Final Problem
1923-03-01
Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Professor Moriarty's vengeance.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1921-08-01
After the death in suspicious circumstances of Charles Baskerville, the last descendant of the linea
Princess Clementina
1911-03-01
King James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.
All Change
1923-11-06
A study of Eille Norwood's make-up changes for Sherlock Holmes, in his performance of 'The Return of
Charles Augustus Milverton
1922-03-01
Holmes is hired by the débutante Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve compromising letters from a blackmai
The Six Napoleons
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
Black Peter
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Red Circle
1922-03-01
A London lady comes to Holmes in curiosity about her newest lodger. After first renting the room, ar
The Naval Treaty
1922-03-01
Holmes is consulted on a matter of grave national consequence--but with surprisingly little cooperat
The Norwood Builder
1922-03-01
An earnest young solicitor comes to Holmes just before he is arrested--for murder. He insists he had
The Reigate Squires
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Second Stain
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Bruce Partington Plans
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
A Case of Identity
1921-04-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Yellow Face
1921-04-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Resident Patient
1921-04-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Red-Haired League
1921-04-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
A Scandal in Bohemia
1921-04-01
Holmes and Watson match wits with an opera star intent on blackmailing a king.
The Stockbroker's Clerk
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Golden Pince-Nez
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Greek Interpreter
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Musgrave Ritual
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
1922-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Noble Bachelor
1921-04-01
A superior-minded British aristocrat condescends to visit Holmes for help with a spot of bother: his
The Beryl Coronet
1921-04-01
A wealthy banker comes to Holmes desperate to recover a valuable British gem--and to deal with his s
The Copper Beeches
1921-04-01
There is a dark mystery in Hampshire, near Winchester. Why does this strange couple insist the gover
The Priory School
1921-04-01
A desperate, but highly respectable schoolmaster collapses at Holmes' door. His prize pupil, the son
The Solitary Cyclist
1921-04-01
Holmes is approached by Miss Violet Smith with a most peculiar problem. She has recently accepted a
The Abbey Grange
1922-03-01
Holmes is called to a manor house to investigate the brutal murder of a country lord with a fireplac
The Empty House
1921-04-01
A popular aristocrat has been killed, but no one can learn how. No one, that is, until the return of
The Tiger of San Pedro
1921-04-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Gloria Scott
1923-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Speckled Band
1923-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Blue Carbuncle
1923-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
Silver Blaze
1923-03-01
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
The Crimson Circle
1922-09-01
Police battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.
The Recoil
1922-03-01
Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills
1921-11-01
A Gentleman of France
1921-06-01
The Tavern Knight
1920-09-01
The Hundredth Chance
1920-06-01
Temptation's Hour
The Charlatan
1916-02-01
Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases
2025-12-12
Eille Norwood stars as the Great Detective in three episodes from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: