Known for:	My Fair Lady, The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Casebook of Sherlock
Birth name:	Peter Jeremy William Huggins
Birthday:	3 November 1933, Berkswell Grange, Warwickshire, England, UK
Height:	6' 1" (1.85 m)

Son of Henry William Huggins (military Colonel. DSO, MC, DL) and Elizabeth Edith Cadbury (Butler) Huggins. Educated at Eton College. Famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Return of Sherlock Holmes. When he learned that his Sherlock Holmes was very popular with children (who saw him as a superhero), he was troubled with the fact that Holmes is a cocaine user. In response, he sought and obtained permission from Arthur Conan Doyle's daughter to have Holmes overcome and abandon his addiction, signified with Holmes burying his syringe in the episode "The Devil's Foot." Did not do his own singing in My Fair Lady. He was dubbed, in spite of the fact that his singing was actually remarkably good. Father of author David Huggins (The Big Kiss, Luxury Amnesia); stepfather of Caleb W. Sullivan and Rebekah Wilson Giarusso. Cousin of British actor, Martin Clunes from _"Men Behaving Badly" (1992)_ . He was seen as both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. He played Sherlock Holmes in the popular television series, and he played Dr. Watson in the 1980 Los Angeles production of "The Crucifer of Blood," a stage play based on "The Sign of Four." Suffered from bipolar disorder. Played Audrey Hepburn's brother on "War and Peace" and her suitor in "My Fair Lady." Hobbies included: archery, horseback riding, and piano. His stage roles include: Patroclus and then Troilus in "Troilus and Cressida" (1956), Hamlet in "Hamlet" (1961), Bassanio in "The Merchant of Venice" (1970), Dracula in "Dracula" (1978-9), Dr. John Watson in "The Crucifer of Blood" (1980-1), Prospero in "The Tempest" (1982), and Sherlock Holmes in "The Secret of Sherlock Holmes" (1988-9). His son with wife Anna Massey, David Raymond William Huggins, was born August 14, 1959. Grandson, Dan, born in 2002 to David Huggins and his wife Madeleine Christie (married 2001). Wanted to be a jockey before becoming an actor because he loved horses: "But I got too big to be a jockey." His father forbade him from using the family name on stage because he thought acting was a "dubious" profession. So Jeremy took his stage name from the label of his first suit, "Brett & Co." He owned a Jack Russell Terrier mix named "Mr. Binks". He was chosen to play Nicholas Rostov in "War and Peace" in part because it was felt he resembled his on-screen sibling, Audrey Hepburn. In the scene in "War and Peace" where the Rostov's invite Prince Andrei to go hunting with them, Brett is the only actor never on a mechanical horse: in all his shots he is clearly on a live horse. Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Barry Jones and May Britt are all clearly on mechanical horses in their close shots. Has three elder brothers: John, Michael and Patrick. His father died in 1965. His mother died in a car accident in 1959. His parents married in 1923. Favorite music: Verdi's Requiem; "In Paradisum" from Faure's Requiem; "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen; Richard Strauss' Vier Letzte Lieder; and "Tuba Mirum" from Mozart's Requiem. Brett belonged to the Woodmen of Arden, an archery club established in 1758. His father and brothers were also members. Brett was left-handed. The character of Sherlock Holmes was right handed. A hand double was used whenever Holmes had to write something close up. His father, Lt. Colonel Henry William "Bill" Huggins, was born in 1890.

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