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'Sherlock Holmes' Actor Edward Hardwicke Dies at 78

He played the faithful Dr. Watson opposite Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes in the famed Granada Television series of the 1980s and ’90s.

Edward Hardwicke, who played the faithful Dr. Watson opposite Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes in the famed Granada Television series of the 1980s and ’90s, died Monday, the Telegraph in London reported. He was 78.