Dredger

Dredger is a seven foot tall, French-speaking henchman in the employ of Lord Blackwood. He has visible scarring on the left side of his face, though the reason for it is now known.

Role in the film

Dredger is first seen aiding two other thugs to burn down the laboratory of the ginger midget. He and Holmes have a fight that spills out onto the streets of london and ends in a shipyard where he knocks Holmes unconscious and sinks a ship. He is later seen helping another small group of thugs set up Blackwood's machine. He and Watson grapple and the fight ends with Watson choking Dredger until the later is incapacitated. It is unknown whether he was killed or rendered unconscious.

Actor

Dredger was played by canadian actor Robert Maillet.