The RUSS-L Casting List:
* OTHER CHARACTERS *

Patricia Donleavy | John Watson | Martha Hudson
Veronica Beaconsfield | Mycroft Holmes | Peter Wimsey | Sabine Baring-Gould


PATRICIA DONLEAVY


Judi Dench

JUDI DENCH

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Amy in David Hare's play "Amy's View" (original Broadway and London casts), Queen Elizabeth in "Shakespeare in Love" (film, 1998), Queen Victoria in "Mrs. Brown", "M" in recent James Bond films, including "GoldenEye" (film, 1995), and Nora Doel in "84 Charing Cross Road" (film, 1986).

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Maggie Smith

MAGGIE SMITH

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Hester in "Tea with Mussolini" (film, 1999), Aunt Lavinia Penniman in "Washington Square" (film, 1997), Mother Superior in "Sister Act" (film, 1992), and Jean Brodie in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (film, 1969).

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Vanessa Redgrave

VANESSA REDGRAVE

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Clarissa Dalloway in "Mrs. Dalloway" (film, 1997), Max in "Mission: Impossible" (film, 1997), Julia in "Julia" (film, 1977), and Guenevere in "Camelot" (film, 1967).


Dianna Rigg

DIANA RIGG

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Mrs. Danvers in "Rebecca" (TV, 1997), Regan in "King Lear" (TV, 1994), Lady Holiday in "The Great Muppet Caper" (film, 1981), and Emma Peel in "The Avengers" (TV series, 1996-1968).

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JOHN WATSON


Edward Hardwicke

EDWARD HARDWICKE

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
The Earl of Arundel in "Elizabeth" (film, 1998), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in "Photographing Faries" (film, 1997), Dr. John Watson in many BBC/Granada Holmes-related TV series and TV movies, including "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (TV series, 1994), and Warnie Lewis in "Shadowlands" (film, 1993).

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MARTHA HUDSON


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JOAN PLOWRIGHT

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Mary in "Tea With Mussolini" (film, 1999), Mrs. Fairfax in "Jane Eyre" (film, 1996), and Masha in "Three Sisters" (film, 1970).

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Jean Simmons

JEAN SIMMONS

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Miss Havisham in "Great Expectations" (TV miniseries, 1990), Clarissa Main in "North and South" (TV miniseries, 1985), Varinia in "Spartacus" (film, 1960), and Sarah Brown in "Guys and Dolls" (film, 1955).

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ROSALIE WILLIAMS

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Martha Hudson in many BBC/Granada Holmes-related TV series and TV movies, including "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (TV series, 1994) and Mrs. Dysart in "The Racing Game" (TV miniseries, 1979).


VERONICA BEACONSFIELD


Jennifer Ehle

JENNIFER EHLE

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Rosemary Leighton-Jones in "Paradise Road" (film, 1997), Constance Lloyd in "Wilde" (film, 1997), Elizabeth Bennett in "Pride and Prejudice" (TV miniseries, 1995), and Cynthia Powell in "Backbeat" (film, 1993).

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MYCROFT HOLMES


Anthony Hopkins

ANTHONY HOPKINS

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Zorro/Don Diego de la Vega in "The Mask of Zorro" (film, 1998), Richard Nixon in "Nixon" (film, 1995), Stevens in "The Remains of the Day" (film, 1993), C.S. Lewis in "Shadowlands" (film, 1993), and Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs" (film, 1991).

Fan site


PETER WIMSEY


Rupert Everett

RUPERT EVERETT

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Oberon in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (film, 1999), Christopher Marlowe in "Shakespeare in Love" (film, 1998), George Downes in "My Best Friend's Wedding" (film, 1997), and the Prince of Wales in "The Madness of King George" (film, 1994).

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SABINE BARING-GOULD


Christopher Plummer

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

IMDb Credits

Best known as:
Barrymore in "Barrymore" (Broadway and London original casts), Dr. Goines in "Twelve Monkeys" (film, 1995), Sherlock Holmes in "Murder By Decree" (film, 1979), Sherlock Holmes in "Silver Blaze" (TV film, 1979), and Captain Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" (film, 1965).

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