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