Louis Hector
Louis Hector | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1883 |
| Died | October 1968 (aged 85) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1925–1954 |
Louis Hector (March 19, 1883 – October 1968) was an American radio, theater, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles of Sherlock Holmes in the 1937 broadcast of The Three Garridebs (the first US televised portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's protagonist); and that of the Reverend Browne in MGM's 1950 Technicolor release of Northwest Passage.
Life and career
Hector was born in March 1883.
Hector worked regularly as a radio performer in the 1930s, often portraying Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's protagonist, Sherlock Holmes.[1] Hector was chosen to play Holmes in an early NBC experimental television broadcast of The Three Garridebs on November 27, 1937.[2][3] This is the first televised adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes character.[4] The show ran for 30 minutes, and was processed in B&W.[3]
Death
Hector died in New York City in October 1968.
Career performances
- King Richard II; Henry Percy; Hallmark Hall of Fame, #3.18 (TV; 1954)
- Tales of Tomorrow; Dr. Bache (TV; Jun 20, 1952)[5]
- Northwest Passage; Reverend Browne (MGM film; 1940)
- Great Plays; various, seven episodes (radio; 1938–1940)
- The Tempest; (radio episode; November 24, 1940)
- Richelieu; Richelieu (radio episode; February 5, 1939)
- The Planets: A Modern Allegory; Saturn (radio play; 1938)[6]
- The Three Garridebs; Sherlock Holmes (TV; 1937)[2]
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes (radio; 1936)[1]
- Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes (radio; 1934–35)[1]
References
- ^ a b c Louis Hector; the Sir A. C. Doyle Dictionary online; retrieved May 2016
- ^ a b Peter Haining (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. p. 44. ISBN 0-86369-793-3.
- ^ a b The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - 23 Old-time Radio Shows with Various Actors; at amazon.com; retrieved May 2016
- ^ First Actor to Portray Sherlock Holmes on TV; Guinness World Records online; retrieved November 2016
- ^ The Miraculous Serum; actor, Louis Hector on Tales of Tomorrow; YouTube; retrieved May 2016
- ^ Kreymborg, Alfred; The Planets: A Modern Allegory; Farrar & Rinehart; New York; 1938; retrieved May 2016
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