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Nigel Bruce

Actor

Nigel Bruce

Born February 3, 1895 in Ensenada, Baja California, MexicoDied October 8, 195378 films

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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Rebecca poster7.9Rebecca1940Suspicion poster7.1Suspicion1941The Hound of the Baskervilles poster7.1The Hound of the Baskervilles1939The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster6.9The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939Terror by Night poster6.6Terror by Night1946Lassie Come Home poster6.7Lassie Come Home1943Dressed to Kill poster6.7Dressed to Kill1946The Scarlet Claw poster7.0The Scarlet Claw1944

Filmography

78 films as actor
  1. 1954World for RansomGovernor Sir Charles Coutts
  2. 1952LimelightPostant
  3. 1952Bwana DevilDr. Angus McLean
  4. 1952Hong KongLighton
  5. 1950VendettaSir Thomas Nevil
  6. 1948Julia MisbehavesCol. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
  7. 1947The ExileSir Edward Hyde
  8. 1947The Two Mrs. CarrollsDr. Tuttle
  9. 1946Dressed to KillDr. John H. Watson
  10. 1946Terror by NightDr. John H. Watson
  11. 1945Pursuit to AlgiersDoctor Watson
  12. 1945The Woman in GreenDr. John Watson
  13. 1945Son of LassieDuke of Radling
  14. 1945The Corn Is GreenThe Squire
  15. 1945The House of FearDr. John Watson
  16. 1944Frenchman's CreekLord Godolphin
  17. 1944Gypsy WildcatHigh Sheriff
  18. 1944The Pearl of DeathDr. John Watson
  19. 1944The Scarlet ClawDoctor Watson
  20. 1944Follow the BoysNigel Bruce
  21. 1943The Spider WomanDr. John H. Watson
  22. 1943Lassie Come HomeDuke of Rudling
  23. 1943Crazy HouseDr. Watson
  24. 1943Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathDoctor Watson
  25. 1943Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonDoctor Watson
  26. 1943Forever and a DayMajor Garrow
  27. 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponDoctor Watson
  28. 1942Journey for MargaretHerbert V. Allison
  29. 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorDoctor Watson
  30. 1942Eagle SquadronMcKinnon
  31. 1942This Above AllRamsbottom
  32. 1942Roxie HartE. Clay Benham
  33. 1941SuspicionGordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
  34. 1941The Chocolate SoldierBernard Fischer
  35. 1941This Woman Is MineDuncan MacDougall
  36. 1941Free and EasyFlorian Clemington
  37. 1941Play GirlWilliam McDonald Vincent
  38. 1940Hudson's BayPrince Rupert
  39. 1940A Dispatch from ReutersSir Randolph Persham
  40. 1940Susan and God'Hutchie'
  41. 1940Lillian RussellWilliam Gilbert
  42. 1940RebeccaGiles Lacy
  43. 1940Adventure in DiamondsCol. J.W. Lansfield
  44. 1940The Blue BirdMr. Luxury
  45. 1939The Rains CameLord Albert Esketh
  46. 1939The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesDr. Watson
  47. 1939The Hound of the BaskervillesDoctor John H. Watson
  48. 1938SuezSir Malcolm Cameron
  49. 1938KidnappedNeil MacDonald
  50. 1938The Baroness and the ButlerMajor Andros
  51. 1937Thunder in the CityDuke Of Glenavon
  52. 1937The Last of Mrs. CheyneyLord Willie Winton
  53. 1936The Man I MarryRobert Hartley
  54. 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeSir Benjamin Warrenton
  55. 1936Follow Your HeartHenri Forrester
  56. 1936The White AngelDr. West
  57. 1936Under Two FlagsCapt. Menzies
  58. 1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineThurber
  59. 1935The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte CarloIvan
  60. 1935JalnaMaurice Vaughn
  61. 1935SheHorace Holly
  62. 1935Becky SharpJoseph Sedley
  63. 1934The Scarlet PimpernelThe Prince of Wales
  64. 1934Springtime for HenryJohnny Jewlliwell
  65. 1934Treasure IslandSquire Trelawney
  66. 1934The Lady Is WillingWelton
  67. 1934Murder in TrinidadBertram Lynch
  68. 1934Stand Up and Cheer!Eustis Dinwiddle
  69. 1934Coming Out PartyTroon
  70. 1933Channel CrossingNigel Guthrie
  71. 1933I Was a SpyScottie
  72. 1932The MidshipmaidMaj. Spink
  73. 1932Lord Camber's LadiesLord Camber
  74. 1931The CalendarLord Willie Panniford
  75. 1930Birds of PreyMajor Fothergill
  76. 1930Red AcesKinsfeather
  77. 1930Escape!Constable at Vicarage
  78. 1930The SqueakerCollie