Nigel Bruce
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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
Credits
Rebecca (1940)
as Giles Lacy
Limelight (1952)
as Postant
Suspicion (1941)
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
The Woman in Green (1945)
as Dr. John Watson
The Corn Is Green (1945)
as The Squire
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
as Doctor Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
as Doctor John H. Watson
Lassie Come Home (1943)
as Duke of Rudling
Dressed to Kill (1946)
as Dr. John H. Watson
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
as Doctor Watson
The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
as Major Andros
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
as Dr. Watson
Treasure Island (1934)
as Squire Trelawney
The Pearl of Death (1944)
as Dr. John Watson
Terror by Night (1946)
as Dr. John H. Watson
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
as Doctor Watson
Roxie Hart (1942)
as E. Clay Benham
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
as Thurber
Forever and a Day (1943)
as Major Garrow
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
as Doctor Watson
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
as Dr. Tuttle
The House of Fear (1945)
as Dr. John Watson
Escape! (1930)
as Constable at Vicarage
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
as Doctor Watson
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
as Lord Willie Winton
The Blue Bird (1940)
as Mr. Luxury
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
as Sir Randolph Persham
The White Angel (1936)
as Dr. West
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
as Eustis Dinwiddle
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)
as Ivan
Becky Sharp (1935)
as Joseph Sedley
The Rains Came (1939)
as Lord Albert Esketh
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
as The Prince of Wales
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)
as Self
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
as Doctor Watson
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
as Duncan MacDougall
I Was a Spy (1933)
as Scottie
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)
as Dr. Watson (archive footage)
The Spider Woman (1943)
as Dr. John H. Watson
This Above All (1942)
as Ramsbottom
The Lady Is Willing (1934)
as Welton
Son of Lassie (1945)
as Duke of Radling
The Squeaker (1930)
as Collie
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
as Lord Godolphin
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes (1996)
Actor
Susan and God (1940)
as 'Hutchie'
Hong Kong (1952)
as Lighton
The Calendar (1931)
as Lord Willie Panniford
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
Lillian Russell (1940)
as William Gilbert
Under Two Flags (1936)
as Capt. Menzies
Lord Camber's Ladies (1932)
as Lord Camber
The Man I Marry (1936)
as Robert Hartley
She (1935)
as Horace Holly
Kidnapped (1938)
as Neil MacDonald
The Exile (1947)
as Sir Edward Hyde
Follow the Boys (1944)
as Nigel Bruce
Thunder in the City (1937)
as Duke Of Glenavon
Crazy House (1943)
as Dr. Watson
Free and Easy (1941)
as Florian Clemington
Birds of Prey (1930)
as Major Fothergill
Suez (1938)
as Sir Malcolm Cameron
World for Ransom (1954)
as Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Hudson's Bay (1940)
as Prince Rupert
Jalna (1935)
as Maurice Vaughn
Eagle Squadron (1942)
as McKinnon
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
as Col. J.W. Lansfield
Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
as High Sheriff
Play Girl (1941)
as William McDonald Vincent
Vendetta (1950)
as Sir Thomas Nevil
Journey for Margaret (1942)
as Herbert V. Allison
Murder in Trinidad (1934)
as Bertram Lynch
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
as Bernard Fischer
Bwana Devil (1952)
as Dr. Angus McLean
Coming Out Party (1934)
as Troon
The Midshipmaid (1932)
as Maj. Spink
Follow Your Heart (1936)
as Henri Forrester
Channel Crossing (1933)
as Nigel Guthrie
Springtime for Henry (1934)
as Johnny Jewlliwell
Red Aces (1930)
as Kinsfeather