He appeared on TV for the first time in the same year, and 1955 played a movie role for the first time.
Born handsome, tall and handsome (height1.88m), Jeremy Brett has always been regarded as an idol actor. Because he looks like Audrey Hepburn, he had the opportunity to play Audrey Hepburn's screen brother in War and Peace as soon as he made his debut. A few years later, he once again played opposite Audrey Hepburn, and played Freddie, an aristocratic young man who pursued Hepburn, in My Fair Lady. Jeremy Brett was born hard-working and highly praised by critics, and Broadway in New York opened its doors to him. In his early years, Jeremy Brett was also on the cover of Vogue magazine. The sequela of heart disease and the small defect on his tongue (R's pronunciation is problematic) have always been a stumbling block to his acting career, limiting his further development. Nevertheless, with hard work and cleverness, Jeremy Brett still occupies a place in the highly competitive London Theatre and is quite famous in the circle. 196 1 year, Jeremy Brett played Hamlet, and received rave reviews, just five years after his debut. After watching the performance, his father smiled and said, "Now you can change your name back." . In the early 1960s, Jeremy Brett appeared frequently on British television screens. He appeared in many series, especially in "three musketeers" adapted by 1966, and is famous for playing D 'Artagnan. He also played several classic comedy roles, such as Absolute Captain in Opponents. 1973, Jeremy Brett played Bassanio in Shakespeare's masterpiece The Merchant of Venice, which was broadcast on TV, in which laurence olivier played Shylock and joan plowright played Portia. (Jeremy Brett, Oliver and Pellow White once played the same role in the Royal Grand Theatre. Jeremy Brett therefore joked that as an actor, he was rarely allowed to enter the 20th century, let alone now.
The classic Sherlock Holmes
Although Jeremy Brett has played many different roles in his 40-year acting career, the most memorable one is his performance of Sherlock Holmes. This is a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, shot by Granada TV 1984- 1994, and adapted by John Hawkesworth and other writers.
Jeremy Brett in life is a cheerful, optimistic, loyal and easy-going person. He likes to make friends and values friendship. Personally, I think he is more like Dr. Watson. So when the producer of Granada TV asked him to play Sherlock Holmes, many people, including himself, felt very inappropriate. What's more, Sherlock Holmes has been adapted many times and played by many big stars. Among them, basil rathbone, an American movie star, starred in 12 full-length Sherlock Holmes films in the1940s, and is a relatively recognized Sherlock Holmes actor. In addition, Douglas Wilmer and robert stephens are also well received. They will challenge the classics and reshape Sherlock Holmes for anyone. In the early 1980s, the British economy was depressed, and the film and television industry was even more depressed. It is difficult for an actor to get a role. However, Jeremy Brett turned down the producer's kindness and went to Canada to film. The producer waited for a year and a half until Jeremy Brett came back from Canada. The producer told him, "If you don't promise me, you may really not be interested in filming Sherlock Holmes", so Jeremy Brett finally took the role of Sherlock Holmes.
Even though it is rumored that Jeremy Brett has always been afraid of being labeled as the same role, he still appeared in 4 1 episode Granada TV series. After accepting this challenging role, Jeremy Brett rarely played other roles. He is widely regarded as the most authoritative Sherlock Holmes of that era, just like basil rathbone in the 1940s. Interestingly, Jeremy Brett played Dr. Watson and Charlton Heston played Sherlock Holmes in the drama Cross of Blood, which premiered in Los Angeles in 1980. Jeremy Brett is one of only three actors who play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The other two are Reginald Owen and Patrick Macnee.
After Jeremy Brett played Sherlock Holmes, a critic commented: "I didn't realize that Jeremy Brett was such an excellent actor until I saw his excellent performance in Sherlock Holmes. His acting skills are so perfect that he can handle so many different roles skillfully. Looking back on his previous works, it is not because he is not skilled enough to play other types of roles, but because he is too suitable for aristocratic gentlemen. Even the killer is as cold and noble as a prince, which makes people don't want to give him the chance to play other types of roles ... when I saw Holmes, I realized that his talent was underestimated. This role is quite different from his previous performances. I can't believe this is Jeremy Brett. "
Sherlock Holmes, played by Jeremy Brett, corrected the traditional image for the first time, that is, Sherlock Holmes always wore hunting clothes and a deer hat, because according to the collective research of Jeremy Brett himself and Granada's team, it was impossible for a gentleman to walk around the city in this outfit in Victorian times. Therefore, in Granada's Sherlock Holmes series, Holmes usually wears a top hat, a black suit and crutches, and only wears a hunting suit and a deer hunting hat when he goes out to the countryside.
For Holmes, Jeremy Brett's famous saying was "Be a Doyle" ("Be loyal to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"). During the performance, Jeremy Brett has been studying the original novel and kept in touch with Conan Doyle's daughter. Sherlock Holmes written by Conan Doyle is a descendant of the squire, well-educated, artistic, chivalrous and gentlemanly ... Jeremy Brett's family and educational background and his long-term performance experience are very suitable for the role of Sherlock Holmes. Since the publication of Sherlock Holmes' novels, he appeared as a Victorian gentleman for the first time, breaking the routine of running around on the screen in hunting clothes, which was Conan Doyle's original intention.
For the first time, Jeremy Brett fully displayed the image of Sherlock Holmes lying on the ground and looking like a hound with a magnifying glass: his slender figure, sharp eyes, clear and alert appearance, hooked nose, strong chin and elegant body language trained in his long stage career enabled him to play the hound.
Jeremy Brett showed Holmes' elegant and calm gentlemanly demeanor, and explored the warmth of human nature in the depths of Holmes' personality. In addition, the coldness and arrogance of Sherlock Holmes endow him with a cool and sharp detective's charming personality charm. Sherlock Holmes jumped off the sofa in The Red Hair Club and became a classic recognized by fans. He is intelligent, calm, elegant and arrogant. Although he despises women's IQ, respects and protects women, sympathizes with the weak, and occasionally cherishes friendship and affection, he has conquered the hearts of countless female audiences. Jeremy Brett said afterwards, "I was really surprised when I realized that Holmes was so attractive to women. This is an effect that cannot be achieved when reading a book. Almost every woman wants to seduce him. "
Jeremy Brett's success can't be separated from the joint efforts of the excellent production team of Granada TV. British drama has a profound cultural heritage, and has a tradition of pursuing perfection and striving for perfection in art. The Granada version of Sherlock Holmes series strives to be faithful to the original work without losing just the right humor, which reproduces the British style of Victorian prosperity. Every actor's performance is vivid and wonderful, and it is an artistic masterpiece that should not be missed. Since then, not only Jeremy Brett has been called "the most authoritative and unique Sherlock Holmes", but other leading actors, such as David Book, edward hardwicke, Rosalie Williams and Eric Porter, have also been called the best Dr. Watson, the best Mrs. Hudson and the best Professor moriarty respectively. The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes is the most successful work of Granada TV. In recent 20 years, it has been repeatedly broadcast in non-prime time in Europe and the United States, and it is still very popular. It has been translated into many languages and distributed in many countries in the world. Starting from 1987, it is also broadcast on CCTV during non-prime time at night.
The success of Sherlock Holmes has brought great glory to Jeremy Brett, and has been enthusiastically sought after by fans all over the world. Fans came to London from all over the world to watch his stage performance and lined up for his autograph. Jeremy Brett takes every fan seriously, but for his own achievements, he just said modestly and indifferently, "I am very happy to be recognized by the audience through Sherlock Holmes, not just an old and beautiful face." "At that time, the entertainment circle was very depressed, and it was not easy to get a performance opportunity. I am so grateful. "
The famous Jeremy Brett has not forgotten his social responsibility. Granada's plays faithfully reproduce the plot in the original novel that Sherlock Holmes often injects 7% cocaine solution intravenously to get spiritual excitement. In a sense, this is an indispensable detail of Sherlock Holmes' character. However, when Jeremy Brett learned that many teenagers were obsessed with his Sherlock Holmes, he suggested that the cast should make changes in order to avoid their bad influence. In the episode of Devil's Feet, Holmes buried the syringe that accompanied him for many years in the sand on the beach. Countless viewers shed tears for this.