Murder by Decree
Plot: Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr
Release Date:
Thursday, February 1 1979
46 years ago
46 years ago
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Cast
Christopher Plummer. Christopher Plummer was 49 in Murder by Decree as 'Sherlock Holmes'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 13 1929 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 2021
Died: Fri, Feb 05 2021
James Mason. James Mason was 69 in Murder by Decree as 'Dr. John H. Watson'.Birthday: Sat, May 15 1909 –
Died: Fri, Jul 27 1984
Died: Fri, Jul 27 1984
David Hemmings. David Hemmings was 37 in Murder by Decree as 'Inspector Foxborough'.Birthday: Tue, Nov 18 1941 –
Died: Wed, Dec 03 2003
Died: Wed, Dec 03 2003
Susan Clark
Anthony Quayle. Anthony Quayle was 65 in Murder by Decree as 'Sir Charles Warren'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 07 1913 –
Died: Fri, Oct 20 1989
Died: Fri, Oct 20 1989
John Gielgud. John Gielgud was 74 in Murder by Decree as 'Prime Minister Lord Salisbury'.Birthday: Thu, Apr 14 1904 –
Died: Sun, May 21 2000
Died: Sun, May 21 2000
Frank Finlay. Frank Finlay was 52 in Murder by Decree as 'Inspector Lestrade'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 06 1926 –
Died: Sat, Jan 30 2016
Died: Sat, Jan 30 2016
Donald Sutherland. Donald Sutherland was 43 in Murder by Decree as 'Robert Lees'.Birthday: Wed, Jul 17 1935 –
Died: Thu, Jun 20 2024
Died: Thu, Jun 20 2024
Geneviève Bujold. Geneviève Bujold was 36 in Murder by Decree as 'Annie Crook'.Birthday: Wed, Jul 01 1942
Chris Wiggins. Chris Wiggins was 49 in Murder by Decree as 'Doctor Hardy'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 13 1930 –
Died: Sun, Feb 19 2017
Died: Sun, Feb 19 2017
Tedde Moore
Peter Jonfield. Peter Jonfield was >> in Murder by Decree as 'William Slade'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Roy Lansford. Roy Lansford was 50 in Murder by Decree as 'Sir Thomas Spivey'.Birthday: Sat, Feb 25 1928 –
Died: Fri, Feb 06 2009
Died: Fri, Feb 06 2009
Catherine Kessler. Catherine Kessler was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Carrie'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ron Pember. Ron Pember was 44 in Murder by Decree as 'Makins'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 11 1934 –
Died: Thu, Mar 10 2022
Died: Thu, Mar 10 2022
June Brown. June Brown was 51 in Murder by Decree as 'Anne Chapman'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 16 1927 –
Died: Sun, Apr 03 2022
Died: Sun, Apr 03 2022
Ken Jones. Ken Jones was 48 in Murder by Decree as 'Dock Guard'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 20 1930 –
Died: Thu, Feb 13 2014
Died: Thu, Feb 13 2014
Hilary Sesta. Hilary Sesta was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Catherine Eddowes'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Betty Woolfe. Betty Woolfe was 77 in Murder by Decree as 'Mrs. Dobson'.Birthday: Sat, Nov 02 1901 –
Died: Mon, Feb 08 1982
Died: Mon, Feb 08 1982
Iris Fry. Iris Fry was 68 in Murder by Decree as 'Elizabeth Stride'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 03 1910 –
Died: Wed, Apr 25 2001
Died: Wed, Apr 25 2001
Geoffrey Russell. Geoffrey Russell was 53 in Murder by Decree as 'Home Secretary Henry Matthews'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 13 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jun 01 2004
Died: Tue, Jun 01 2004
Peggy Ann Clifford. Peggy Ann Clifford was 57 in Murder by Decree as 'Lees' Housekeeper'.Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1921 –
Died: Mon, May 26 1986
Died: Mon, May 26 1986
Ann MitchellElaine Ives-Cameron. Elaine Ives-Cameron was 40 in Murder by Decree as 'Ellen'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 05 1938 –
Died: Wed, Nov 15 2006
Died: Wed, Nov 15 2006
Stella Courtney. Stella Courtney was 66 in Murder by Decree as 'Betty'.Birthday: Sat, Apr 20 1912 –
Died: Fri, Feb 13 1998
Died: Fri, Feb 13 1998
Judy Wilson. Judy Wilson was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Emily'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Sat, Apr 01 2006
Died: Sat, Apr 01 2006
Roy Pattison. Roy Pattison was 52 in Murder by Decree as 'Carroll'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 04 1926 –
Died: Sat, Sep 20 1997
Died: Sat, Sep 20 1997
Victor Langley. Victor Langley was 44 in Murder by Decree as 'Prince of Wales'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 15 1934
Pamela Abbott. Pamela Abbott was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Princess Alexandra'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Robin Marchal. Robin Marchal was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Duke of Clarence'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Richard Pescud. Richard Pescud was 51 in Murder by Decree as 'Doctor'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 01 1928 –
Died: Sat, Apr 05 2003
Died: Sat, Apr 05 2003
Michael Cashman. Michael Cashman was 28 in Murder by Decree as 'Constable Watkins'.Birthday: Sun, Dec 17 1950
Tony Clarkin. Tony Clarkin was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Police Sergeant (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Peter Dean. Peter Dean was 39 in Murder by Decree as 'Police Constable (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, May 02 1939
Jim McManus. Jim McManus was 38 in Murder by Decree as 'Policeman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sun, May 19 1940
Norman Gay. Norman Gay was 56 in Murder by Decree as 'Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 24 1922 –
Died: Tue, Jan 26 1999
Died: Tue, Jan 26 1999
Barrie Holland. Barrie Holland was 40 in Murder by Decree as 'Victorian Gentleman (uncredited)'.Birthday: Mon, May 23 1938 –
Died: Sat, Dec 23 2023
Died: Sat, Dec 23 2023
Crew
Bob Clark. Bob Clark was 39 in Murder by Decree as 'Director, Producer'Birthday: Sat, Aug 05 1939 –
Died: Wed, Apr 04 2007
Died: Wed, Apr 04 2007
Guy Travers. Guy Travers was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Second Assistant Director'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ken Goch. Ken Goch was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Second Assistant Director'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Reginald H. Morris. Reginald H. Morris was 60 in Murder by Decree as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Thu, Jul 04 1918 –
Died: Thu, Jan 08 2004
Died: Thu, Jan 08 2004
John Hopkins. John Hopkins was 48 in Murder by Decree as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Tue, Jan 27 1931 –
Died: Thu, Jul 23 1998
Died: Thu, Jul 23 1998
Robert A. Goldston. Robert A. Goldston was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Len Herberman. Len Herberman was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Executive Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Kenneth Heeley-Ray. Kenneth Heeley-Ray was 62 in Murder by Decree as 'Supervising Sound Editor'Birthday: Thu, Oct 26 1916 –
Died: Thu, Jan 19 2006
Died: Thu, Jan 19 2006
Patrick Drummond. Patrick Drummond was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Sound Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Dennis Drummond. Dennis Drummond was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Sound Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Martin Ashbee. Martin Ashbee was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Assistant Sound Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Steven Cole. Steven Cole was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Assistant Sound Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Carl Zittrer. Carl Zittrer was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Paul Zaza. Paul Zaza was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Arthur Conan Doyle. Arthur Conan Doyle would have been no older than 71 in Murder by Decree as 'Characters'Birthday: Sun, May 22 1859 –
Died: Mon, Jul 07 1930
Died: Mon, Jul 07 1930
David Wynn-Jones. David Wynn-Jones was 34 in Murder by Decree as 'Focus Puller'Birthday: Sat, Apr 01 1944
John W. Mitchell. John W. Mitchell was 61 in Murder by Decree as 'Sound Recordist'Birthday: Thu, Jun 14 1917 –
Died: Mon, Nov 21 2005
Died: Mon, Nov 21 2005
Peter Robb-King. Peter Robb-King was 29 in Murder by Decree as 'Makeup Artist, Makeup Supervisor'Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1950
Janet Tebrooke. Janet Tebrooke was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Wardrobe Master'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Colin Jamison. Colin Jamison was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Hair Department Head, Key Hairdresser'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
David Appleby. David Appleby was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Sound Re-Recording Mixer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Jane Royle. Jane Royle was 46 in Murder by Decree as 'Makeup Artist'Birthday: Thu, Oct 20 1932 –
Died: Mon, Dec 13 2010
Died: Mon, Dec 13 2010
Harry Pottle. Harry Pottle was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Production Design'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
David Farrell. David Farrell was 59 in Murder by Decree as 'Still Photographer'Birthday: Thu, Aug 28 1919 –
Died: Thu, Jan 03 2013
Died: Thu, Jan 03 2013
Karen Hazzard. Karen Hazzard was 41 in Murder by Decree as 'Casting'Birthday: Mon, Jan 10 1938 –
Died: Thu, Aug 13 2015
Died: Thu, Aug 13 2015
Jan Jamison. Jan Jamison was 35 in Murder by Decree as 'Assistant Hairdresser, Hair Assistant'Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1944
Jimmy Turrell. Jimmy Turrell was 48 in Murder by Decree as 'Camera Operator'Birthday: Mon, Sep 01 1930 –
Died: Wed, Feb 27 2008
Died: Wed, Feb 27 2008
Joe Grimaldi. Joe Grimaldi was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Sound Re-Recording Mixer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Andy Birmingham. Andy Birmingham was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Production Accountant'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Elwyn Jones. Elwyn Jones was 55 in Murder by Decree as 'Novel'Birthday: Wed, Dec 19 1923 –
Died: Wed, May 19 1982
Died: Wed, May 19 1982
Denise Exshaw. Denise Exshaw was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ken Pattenden. Ken Pattenden was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Construction Manager'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Keith Pamplin. Keith Pamplin was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Boom Operator'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Judy Moorcroft. Judy Moorcroft was 45 in Murder by Decree as 'Costume Design'Birthday: Thu, Sep 21 1933 –
Died: Fri, Dec 13 1991
Died: Fri, Dec 13 1991
Edward Morton. Edward Morton was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Wardrobe Assistant'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Marjorie Lavelly. Marjorie Lavelly was 57 in Murder by Decree as 'Continuity'Birthday: Tue, Apr 12 1921 –
Died: Fri, Sep 22 2006
Died: Fri, Sep 22 2006
Andy Andrews. Andy Andrews was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Property Master'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Michael Albrechtsen. Michael Albrechtsen was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Special Effects'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Liz Taylor. Liz Taylor was >> in Murder by Decree as 'Production Secretary'Birthday: Unknown Birthday