Mr. Holmes

Sir Ian McKellen is as synonymous with the British stage and screen as fish and chips are with its cuisine. In honor of reaching his 60th year on stage and screen, here are some of his best performances.

Grab your deerstalker and let’s take a look at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary Sherlock Holmes and sidekick Dr. John Watson as interpreted on the big and small screens.

The full trailer for upcoming big screen Sherlock Holmes saga Mr. Holmes has arrived and, while it represents at least the fourth mainstream portrayal of the great detective to grace popular culture in the past five years, it seems safe to say that

Despite the fact that there are currently three versions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective in popular culture at the moment - Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock, Jonny Lee Miller in Elementary and Robert Downey, Jr in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock

Since Sir Ian McKellen is one of those sorts of actors that most people would be willing to watch read out math equations, any time he takes a role, it's of interest. When he decides to take on play an iconic part like the great Sherlock Holmes - who

Sherlock Holmes currently holds the Guinness World Record for most frequently portrayed fictional character in film or television – over 70 actors have taken on the role of the world’s greatest detective, from Basil Rathbone to Jeremy Brett to Mich