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