Occupation Actor | Years active 1925–1954 | |
Born March 19, 1883 ( 1883-03-19 ) Died October 1968, New York City, New York, United States | ||
Louis Hector (March 19, 1883 – October 1968) was an American radio, theater, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles of Sherlock Holmes in the 1937 broadcast of The Three Garridebs (the first US televised portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's protagonist); and that of the Reverend Browne in MGM's 1950 Technicolor release of Northwest Passage.
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Life and career
Hector was born in March 1883.
Hector worked regularly as a radio performer in the 1930s, often portraying Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's protagonist, Sherlock Holmes. Hector was chosen to play Holmes in an early NBC experimental television broadcast of The Three Garridebs on November 27, 1937. This is the first televised adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes character. The show ran for 30 minutes, and was processed in B&W.
Death
Hector died in New York City in October 1968.