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Dr. Watson
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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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Sherlock Holmes explaining to Dr. Watson what he has deduced from the pipe left behind by a visitor (see Notes); engraving from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Yellow Face by Arthur Conan Doyle, The Strand Magazine, London, 1893.
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British actor Basil Rathbone, as Detective Sherlock Holmes who he portrayed in several movies based on the detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Dr. Watson: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: Bridgewater State University - Virtual Commons - A Study in Sherlock: Revisiting the Relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John WatsonHolmes and Dr. John Watson. Jun 30, 2026
Add new Web site: The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia - Doctor Watson. Feb 28, 2025
Add new Web site: Bridgewater State University - Virtual Commons - A Study in Sherlock: Revisiting the Relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John WatsonHolmes and Dr. John Watson. Jun 06, 2024
Link added. Apr 02, 2024
Add new Web site: The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate - Doctor Watson. Feb 15, 2019
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Environmental and chemical carcinogenesis (PDF). Feb 13, 2019
Corrected display issue. Dec 20, 2018
Add new Web site: h2g2 - Sherlock Holmes Part I - the Character. Oct 05, 2012
New article added. Feb 15, 2011
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