Arthur Conan Doyle
Known for WritingBorn 1859-05-22 — died 1930-07-07Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, plays, romances, poetry, nonfiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.
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Known for
The Lost World
1925 · as Himself
Elementary My Dear Viewer
2007 · as Self(archive footage)(as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Our Mutual Girl
1914 · as Self (episode 21)
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
1995 · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Ghost Stories
1986 · as Himself (archive footage)
The Psychology of Scary Movies
2013 · as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Conan Doyle
1929 · as Himself
The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot
1914 · as Himself
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1929 · as Self