Douglas Wilmer Autographs
Douglas Norman Wilmer (8 January 1920 – 31 March 2016) was an English actor, best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the eponymous 1965 TV series.
Wilmer was born 8 January 1920 in Brentford, Middlesex, to Harry Bradlaugh Wilmer (1880–1946) and (Ethel) Kate (née Taverner (1880–1944). His father was an accountant for Jardine Matheson, and Wilmer spent his childhood in Shanghai where his father worked. When he was about 13 years old, Douglas was sent back to the United Kingdom to attend King's School, Canterbury, and Stonyhurst College. A performance as the Archbishop of Canterbury in a school play at King's School was seen by Dame Sybil Thorndike who afterward told the headmaster "If that boy, playing the Archbishop, were to take to the stage, I think that he could well make a go of it."
After completing school, Wilmer applied for a scholarship at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was accepted. Whilst in training at RADA, he was conscripted into the British Army for military service with the Royal Artillery in the Second World War. After training, he was posted to an anti-tank battery, and saw war service in Africa with the Royal West African Frontier Force. He was later invalided out of the Armed Forces, having contracted tuberculosis.
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Traded items with a signature of Douglas Wilmer
The most expensive item with a signature of Douglas Wilmer (King Charles III Hand Signed Letter Autographed Douglas Wilmer Sherlock Holmes) was sold in May 2024 for $1,143.14 while the cheapest item (DOUGLAS WILMER (+) RARE 007 JAMES BOND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH JIM FANNING IN OCTOPUSSY) found a new owner for $2.25 in March 2024. The month with the most items sold (6) was March 2024 with an average selling price of $2.70 for an autographed item of Douglas Wilmer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with $114.01 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.70 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Douglas Wilmer is worth $15.60.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Douglas Wilmer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | DOUGLAS WILMER (+) 007 JAMES BOND AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH JIM FANNING IN OCTOPUSSY | $16.24 |  |
| DOUGLAS WILMER (+) RARE 007 JAMES BOND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH JIM FANNING IN OCTOPUSSY | $36.49 | |
| DOUGLAS WILMER (+) RARE 007 JAMES BOND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH JIM FANNING IN OCTOPUSSY | $30.99 | |
| Douglas Wilmer Autograph 4x6 Card Jason And The Argonauts & The Vampire Lovers | $39.99 | |
| Douglas Wilmer Autograph A41 from The Quotable 007 James Bond, Octopussy | $10.98 | |
| James Bond 50th Anniversary 007 Autograph card FB Douglas Wilmer | $32.34 | |
| James Bond 50th Anniversary Series 1 Auto Autograph Douglas Wilmer Jim Fanning | $40.95 | |
| James Bond 50th Anniversary Series 1 Auto Autograph Douglas Wilmer Jim Fanning | $38.98 | |
| James Bond Archives 2014 Auto Autograph Douglas Wilmer as Jim Fanning Octopussy | $28.98 | |
| James Bond Archives 2014 Edition Douglas Wilmer Autograph Card | $15.70 | |
| James Bond Autograph Card A41 Douglas Wilmer as Jim Fanning | $15.50 | |
| James Bond Quotable 2004 Autograph GOLD VARIANT A41 Douglas Wilmer Jim Fanning | $114.01 | |
| James Bond Quotable 2004 Autograph GOLD VARIANT A41 Douglas Wilmer Jim Fanning | $115.25 | |
| James Bond The Quotable Autograph Auto Card A41 Douglas Wilmer as Jim Fanning | $25.63 | |
| James Bond The Quotable Autograph Auto Card A41 Douglas Wilmer as Jim Fanning | $33.86 | |
