Dr. Watson: Quick Facts

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Peter Cook (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Dudley Moore as Dr. Watson in a publicity shot for the 1978 film version of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. John Watson lie on the floor of an industrial warehouse, looking alarmed, in a scene from the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes.

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes holds a pipe and looks thoughtful beside Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in a scene from the 1939 film The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Engraving of Sherlock Holmes standing and holding a pipe while explaining his deductions to Dr. Watson, who is seated beside a table.

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