Nigel Bruce
Born: 1895-02-03
• Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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.
Filmography
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
World for Ransom
Limelight
Bwana Devil
Hong Kong
Vendetta
Julia Misbehaves
The Exile
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Dressed to Kill
Terror by Night
Pursuit to Algiers
The Woman in Green
Son of Lassie
The Corn Is Green
The House of Fear
Frenchman's Creek
Gypsy Wildcat
The Pearl of Death
The Scarlet Claw
Follow the Boys
The Spider Woman
Lassie Come Home
Crazy House
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Forever and a Day
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Journey for Margaret
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Eagle Squadron
This Above All
Roxie Hart
Suspicion
The Chocolate Soldier
This Woman Is Mine
Free and Easy
Play Girl
Hudson's Bay
A Dispatch from Reuters
Susan and God
Lillian Russell
Rebecca
Adventure in Diamonds
The Blue Bird
The Rains Came
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Suez
Kidnapped
The Baroness and the Butler
Thunder in the City
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
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The Man I Marry
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Follow Your Heart
The White Angel
Under Two Flags
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Jalna
She
Becky Sharp
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Springtime for Henry
Treasure Island
The Lady Is Willing
Murder in Trinidad
Stand Up and Cheer!
Coming Out Party
Channel Crossing
I Was a Spy
The Midshipmaid
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Lord Camber's Ladies
The Calendar
Birds of Prey
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Red Aces
Escape!
The Squeaker