Question: who was the first actor to play sherlock holmes
Answer: Name Title Date Type C.H.E. Brookfield Under The Clock 1893 Stage ( Royal Court Theatre ) John Webb Sherlock Holmes 1894 Stage ( Royalty Theatre , Glasgow ) William Gillette Sherlock Holmes 1899 Stage ( Broadway ) The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes 1905 Stage ( Metropolitan Opera House ) John F.