EXCLUSIVE: Rathbone - celebrated by many as the 'real' Holmes - has told how Sherlock was a curse that ruined his credibility as an actor Comments 3am Amanda Killelea Feature Writer 19:08, 01 Aug ...

Watson is surprising fans by bringing in Sherlock Holmes in season 2 and has found the perfect star to portray the iconic detective!

Basil Rathbone, left, starred as Sherlock Holmes in 14 movies, always with Nigel Bruce, right, playing the faithful Dr. Watson.

Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to British parents. Rathbone pictured in Hound of the Baskervilles 1939 ...

If only he had known his Sherlock Holmes movies would be as popular with fans today as they were 80 years ago. The Curse of Sherlock Holmes: The Basil Rathbone Story by David Clayton, published by ...