Nigel Bruce
Acting
Born: 1895-02-03 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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.
Known For
Four Star Playhouse
Col. Mournay
Rebecca
Giles Lacy
Suspicion
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
Limelight
Postant
Terror by Night
Dr. John H. Watson
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
Dressed to Kill
Dr. John H. Watson
The Baroness and the Butler
Major Andros
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doctor John H. Watson
The Squeaker
Collie
Roxie Hart
E. Clay Benham
Stand Up and Cheer!
Eustis Dinwiddle
Lassie Come Home
Duke of Rudling
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Sir Benjamin Warrenton
The Woman in Green
Dr. John Watson
Pursuit to Algiers
Doctor Watson
The Blue Bird
Mr. Luxury
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Doctor Watson
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Doctor Watson
The Pearl of Death
Dr. John Watson
Becky Sharp
Joseph Sedley
The Rains Came
Lord Albert Esketh
The Spider Woman
Dr. John H. Watson
The House of Fear
Dr. John Watson
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
The Scarlet Claw
Doctor Watson
Escape!
Constable at Vicarage
Forever and a Day
Major Garrow
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Thurber
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Doctor Watson
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Prince of Wales
She
Horace Holly
Frenchman's Creek
Lord Godolphin
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Doctor Watson
This Above All
Ramsbottom
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Dr. Tuttle
Follow the Boys
Nigel Bruce
Son of Lassie
Duke of Radling
Susan and God
'Hutchie'
The Calendar
Lord Willie Panniford