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Person    | Male  Born 18/6/1898  Died 31/7/1978

Carleton Hobbs

Categories: Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

Carleton Hobbs

Hobbo (as he was known) portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 80 radio adaptations in a series of Sherlock Holmes radio dramas, 1952–69.

Carleton Percy Hobbs was born in Farnborough and died in London. He did some cinema and theatre work but the majority of his appearances were on radio and television.

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Holmes & Watson - Criterion - lost

The presence of Sherlock Holmes at this unveiling is rather misleading since ...

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