Nigel Bruce
Born February 3, 1895 · Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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.
Notable Appearances
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Limelight
Treasure Island
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Lassie Come Home
The Woman in Green
The Baroness and the Butler
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Pearl of Death
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Stand Up and Cheer!
Dressed to Kill
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Roxie Hart
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Rains Came
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
The Blue Bird
Escape!
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
The Spider Woman
The House of Fear
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
The Scarlet Claw
The Squeaker
I Was a Spy
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Follow the Boys
Crazy House
Susan and God
She
Lillian Russell
Eagle Squadron
Becky Sharp
Adventure in Diamonds
This Above All
Suez
The White Angel
Pursuit to Algiers
A Dispatch from Reuters
Frenchman's Creek
Under Two Flags
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Son of Lassie
Hong Kong
Birds of Prey
World for Ransom
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Forever and a Day
Julia Misbehaves
The Calendar
The Corn Is Green
Gypsy Wildcat
Hudson's Bay
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Lady Is Willing
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
The Midshipmaid
Vendetta
The Exile
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Kidnapped
This Woman Is Mine
The Chocolate Soldier
Journey for Margaret
Free and Easy
Thunder in the City
Coming Out Party
Murder in Trinidad
Follow Your Heart
Play Girl
Springtime for Henry
Jalna
Bwana Devil
