Peter Wingfield has the look to play Sherlock Holmes
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Peter Wingfield
evyjoan — 15 years ago(April 15, 2010 02:44 PM)
He truly does. He has the nose, the sharp eyes and the body. It's too bad no producers have thought about it. It would be wonderful to see Peter featuring as a main character in a series. He would have been an awesome and wicked Sherlock Holmes!
I heard BBC is having a new pilot called "Sherlock", and they have casted Benedict Cumberbatch as the new Sherlock. I like Benedict Cumberbatch (he is wonderful in Amazing Grace and Starter for Ten). However, after reading all the Sherlock Holmes novels, I have to say honestly that Cumberbatch does not have the "air" to play Sherlock Holmes. Wingfield would be a more suitable choice -
zachtheman — 14 years ago(July 27, 2011 10:46 AM)
now that you mention it he does have the likeness of peter cushing a bit
i think Peter Wingfield is a very underrated actor who is sadly under used i wish he was in more stuff his roll in highlander was verry interesting and i thought he added a slightly different slant to the roll that a lesser actor would fail at,
you will have to forgive the lack of full stops lack of proper spelling im dyslexic but not stupid -
ree-15 — 14 years ago(July 29, 2011 08:09 PM)
The BBC series with Cumberbatch is a done deal and in its second series. It's a very modern take on Holmes and Cumberbatch is doing a fine job.
Meanwhile, Peter is playing Dr. James Watson on "Sanctuary" who is supposed to be the inspiration for Holmes. He brings a lot to that character. It's a recurring role, but he only has appeared a couple of times last season and has filmed one for the next season. -
elina817 — 13 years ago(December 03, 2012 06:42 PM)
Even though this thread is old, and Sherlock (the BBC TV series) has been out for a while now - I must say that Cumberbatch in his role as Sherlock Holmes totally reminds me of Peter Wingfield! A little bit in facial features - nose, cheekbones - but in particular some mannerisms, voice intonations, even his smile.
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mlaiuppa — 10 years ago(October 28, 2015 02:30 AM)
Absolutely.
He looks very much like the original illustrations in The Strand.
Cumberbatch is a good actor but I can't get by his looks. He just doesn't look like Holmes.
I'm having much more fun watching Johnny Miller in Elementary. I think it's a better contemporary spin as well.
