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