Nigel Bruce
Acting Born Feb 3, 1895 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Col. Mournay
- The Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Major Andros
- Rebecca (1940) as Major Giles Lacy
- Suspicion (1941) as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
- Dressed to Kill (1946) as Dr. John H. Watson
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) as Doctor John H. Watson
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) as Dr. Watson
- Limelight (1952) as Postant
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) as Doctor Watson
- The Woman in Green (1945) as Dr. John Watson
- Lassie Come Home (1943) as Duke of Rudling
- Treasure Island (1934) as Squire Trelawney
- Terror by Night (1946) as Dr. John H. Watson
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
- The Blue Bird (1940) as Mr. Luxury
- She (1935) as Horace Holly
- The Spider Woman (1943) as Dr. John H. Watson
- The White Angel (1936) as Dr. West
- Pursuit to Algiers (1945) as Doctor Watson
- Forever and a Day (1943) as Major Garrow
- Vendetta (1950) as Sir Thomas Nevil
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) as Doctor Watson
- The Rains Came (1939) as Lord Albert Esketh
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) as Dr. Tuttle