Nigel Bruce
Born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico — Feb 03 1895• Died Oct 08 1953
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Biography
William Nigel Ernle Bruce, best known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Doctor Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes). Bruce is also remembered for his roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion.
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Nigel Bruce's Credits
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Four Star Playhouse
Col. Mournay
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Dr. Tuttle
Rebecca
Major Giles Lacy
The Baroness and the Butler
Major Andros
Limelight
Postant
The Rains Came
Lord Albert Esketh
Terror by Night
Dr. John H. Watson
Suspicion
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
The Woman in Green
Dr. John Watson
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doctor John H. Watson
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Dressed to Kill
Dr. John H. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Doctor Watson
The Spider Woman
Dr. John H. Watson
Roxie Hart
E. Clay Benham
Vendetta
Sir Thomas Nevil
Crazy House
Dr. Watson
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Thurber
Forever and a Day
Major Garrow
The Scarlet Claw
Doctor Watson
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Doctor Watson
Stand Up and Cheer!
Eustis Dinwiddle
Follow the Boys
Nigel Bruce
She
Horace Holly
The White Angel
Dr. West
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Doctor Watson
Eagle Squadron
McKinnon
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
This Above All
Ramsbottom
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Sir Benjamin Warrenton
I Was a Spy
Scottie
Lassie Come Home
Duke of Rudling
Susan and God
'Hutchie'
The Blue Bird
Mr. Luxury
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Doctor Watson
The Pearl of Death
Dr. John Watson
Becky Sharp
Joseph Sedley
Gypsy Wildcat
High Sheriff
Escape!
Constable at Vicarage
Frenchman's Creek
Lord Godolphin
Son of Lassie
Duke of Radling
A Dispatch from Reuters
Sir Randolph Persham
Julia Misbehaves
Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Prince of Wales
The House of Fear
Dr. John Watson
Hudson's Bay
Prince Rupert
Suez
Sir Malcolm Cameron
Lillian Russell
William Gilbert
Pursuit to Algiers
Doctor Watson
Free and Easy
Florian Clemington
World for Ransom
Governor Sir Charles Coutts
The Exile
Sir Edward Hyde
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lord Willie Winton
Birds of Prey
Major Fothergill
Jalna
Maurice Vaughn
This Woman Is Mine
Duncan MacDougall
Kidnapped
Neil MacDonald
Play Girl
William McDonald Vincent
The Midshipmaid
Maj. Spink
Under Two Flags
Capt. Menzies
Thunder in the City
Duke Of Glenavon
Bwana Devil
Dr. Angus McLean
Hong Kong
Lighton
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson (archive footage)
Journey for Margaret
Herbert V. Allison
Red Aces
Kinsfeather
Channel Crossing
Nigel Guthrie
The Chocolate Soldier
Bernard Fischer
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Ivan
Adventure in Diamonds
Col. J.W. Lansfield
Murder in Trinidad
Bertram Lynch
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
The Corn Is Green
The Squire
The Calendar
Lord Willie Panniford
Springtime for Henry
Johnny Jewlliwell
Coming Out Party
Troon
The Man I Marry
Robert Hartley
The Lady Is Willing
Welton
Lord Camber's Ladies
Lord Camber
Follow Your Heart
Henri Forrester
The Squeaker
Collie