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