Roger Charles Llewellyn (14 May 1945 - 17 April 2018)
was a British actor born in Swansea.
[Email from Gareth Armstrong] He played
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...
in 1997, 2007 and 2008 in stage versions of ''
The Hound of the Baskervilles
''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four Detective fiction, crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serial (literature), serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from ...
'', ''Sherlock Holmes The Last Act'' and ''The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes''.
In 2009 he played Sherlock Holmes again in the
Big Finish Sherlock Holmes audio series in the stories ''The Last Act'' and ''The Death and Life''.
Roger Charles Lewellyn's funeral service took place at
St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park
St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church in Bedford Park, Chiswick. It was designed by the architect Norman Shaw, who built some of the houses in that area. The church was consecrated in 1880. It is construc ...
,
Chiswick
Chiswick ( ) is a district in West London, split between the London Borough of Hounslow, London Boroughs of Hounslow and London Borough of Ealing, Ealing. It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist Wi ...
on 10 May 2018,
and his body was cremated the following day at
Mortlake Crematorium
Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew, near its boundary with Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It opened in 1939, next to Mortlake Cemetery.
The crematorium serves the boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, ...
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English male stage actors
English male television actors