Claude King
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia


Claude King (15 january 1875 - 18 september 1941) was a British actor who played several roles in Arthur Conan Doyle's adaptations :
Claude King played Sherlock Holmes in Japan on 24 january 1908 in the William Gillette's adaptation of Sherlock Holmes at the Yokohama Goethe Theatre by the Bandmann Co.
In 1909-1910 he played Captain Jack Temperley in the play The House of Temperley ; in 1910-1911 he played Dr. Watson in the play The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes with H. A. Saintsbury and O. P. Heggie as Sherlock Holmes ; in 1910 again he played James Ainslie in A Pot of Caviare and in 1932 he was Sir Albert Hastings in Sherlock Holmes with Clive Brook as Sherlock Holmes.
Theatre
- 1908 : Sherlock Holmes (as Sherlock Holmes)
- 1909-1910 : The House of Temperley (as Capt. Jack Temperley)
- 1910 : The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (as Dr. Watson)
- 1910 : A Pot of Caviare (as James Ainslie)
Cinema
- 1932 : Sherlock Holmes (as Sir Albert Hastings)