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Carleton Percy Hobbs (18 june 1898 - 31 july 1978) was a British actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on radio.<br />
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Hobbs is the only one who have performed [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Dr. Watson]] in radio shows :<br />
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* In 1943, he played [[Dr. Watson]] in [[The Boscombe Valley Mystery (radio 1943)|The Boscombe Valley Mystery]] with [[Arthur Wontner]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]].<br />
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* From 1952 to 1969, he played [[Sherlock Holmes]] in 75 episodes (56 stories and reruns) in the radio show [[Sherlock Holmes (radio 1952-1969)|Sherlock Holmes]] (BBC) with [[Norman Shelley]] as [[Dr. Watson]]. This is the longest show in the history of sherlockian radio plays. The stories recorded were created in two main batches. The first 18 stories was from 1952 to 1958, when the recordings were made for BBC ''Children's Hour''. The second batch spans from 1959 to 1969 and were produced for the adult listener.<br />
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* In 1972, he played [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] in [[Conan Doyle Investigates (radio 1972)|Conan Doyle Investigates]] (the Edalji case) on BBC with [[Graham Armitage]] as [[Alfred H. Wood]].<br />
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On 3 january 1953, Carleton Hobbs (disguised as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and taken by hansom cab) and ex-Chief Superintendent Robert Fabian of Scotland Yard unveiled a bronze plaque at ''The Criterion'' restaurant (Piccadilly Circus, London). The plaque recorded the scene of the meeting between Dr. Watson and Stamford in [[A Study in Scarlet]]. The plaque was an idea of Mr. Richard Hughes, an Australian sherlockian (resident in Tokyo), and offered by the Tokyo branch of [[The Baker Street Irregulars (society)|The Baker Street Irregulars]]. The unveiling in Movietone News below:<br />
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File:1953-01-03-carleton-hobbs-taken-by-hansom-cab-to-the-criterion.jpg|Carleton Hobbs taken by hansom cab to ''The Criterion'' (3 january 1953).<br />
File:1953-01-03-carleton-hobbs-and-robert-fabian-unveiling-plaque-at-the-criterion1.jpg|Carleton Hobbs and Robert Fabian unveiling plaque at ''The Criterion'' (3 january 1953).<br />
File:the-sphere-1953-01-17-p102-commemorating-a-fictionally-historic-spot-in-the-west-end-of-london-photo.jpg|Carleton Hobbs and Robert Fabian unveiling plaque at ''The Criterion'' (3 january 1953).<br />
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== Radio ==<br />
[[File:norman-shelley-carleton-hobbs.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Norman Shelley]] & Carleton Hobbs]]<br />
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* 1943 : [[The Boscombe Valley Mystery (radio 1943)|The Boscombe Valley Mystery]] (as [[Dr. Watson]])<br />
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* 1952-1969 : [[Sherlock Holmes (radio 1952-1969)|Sherlock Holmes]] (as [[Sherlock Holmes]]) x75<br />
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* 1972 : [[Conan Doyle Investigates (radio 1972)|Conan Doyle Investigates]] (as [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]])<br />
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* [[Gallery of Arthur Conan Doyle performers]]<br />
* [[Gallery of Sherlock Holmes performers]]<br />
* [[Gallery of John H. Watson performers]]<br />
* [[Conan Doyle on radio]]<br />
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[[category:Arthur Conan Doyle performers|Hobbs]]<br />
[[category:Sherlock Holmes performers|Hobbs]]<br />
[[category:Watson performers|Hobbs]]<br />
[[Category:Performers of both Holmes and Watson|Hobbs]]</div>TCDE-Team