1898-1978 GB, Farnborough, Hampshire
of Spoken Word
A.k.a. Carleton Percy Hobbs
Carleton Percy Hobbs (18 June 1898 – 31 July 1978) was an English actor with many film, radio and television appearances. He portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 80 radio adaptations between 1952 and 1969, and also starred in the radio adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour.Apart from Holmes, he seldom played the top lead – exceptions being the title role in King John and Hieronimo in The Spanish Tragedy.One of the last parts in his fifty-year broadcasting career was Shakespeare's Justice Robert Shallow from Henry IV, Part 2.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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People Past And Present - Samuel Pepys, 1633-1703 | John Carroll With Carleton Hobbs And Robert Spencer | 1971 | Album |
Alice through the looking glass | Marjorie Westbury, Carleton Hobbs, Mary O'Farrell, Frank Duncan, Anna Castaldini | 1965 | Album |
Haydn - His Life And Music | Carleton Hobbs And John Witty | 1963 | Album |
Alice Through The Looking Glass | Joan Greenwood, James McKechnie And Carleton Hobbs | 1960 | Single |
The New English Bible The Letters Of Paul, I Timothy, Titus, II Timothy | Carleton Hobbs, Malcolm Keen, Norman Shelley | Album | |
The New English Bible The Gospel According To Mark - The Letter Of Paul To The Philippians Part Three | Olive Gregg, Vernon Greeves, Guy Rolfe, Michael Flanders, Carleton Hobbs, John Westbrook | Album |