Nigel Bruce
Known for: Acting
Born: February 3, 1895
Died: October 8, 1953
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
Murder in Trinidad
1934
The Spider Woman
1943
Terror by Night
1946
Dressed to Kill
1946
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
The House of Fear
1945
The Pearl of Death
1944
The Scarlet Claw
1944
The Woman in Green
1945
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
Birds of Prey
1930
Red Aces
1930
Limelight
1952
The Blue Bird
1940
The Corn Is Green
1945
Bwana Devil
1952
The Chocolate Soldier
1941
Thunder in the City
1937
Vendetta
1950
Hong Kong
1952
Follow Your Heart
1936
Springtime for Henry
1934
Suspicion
1941
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
She
1935
Son of Lassie
1945
Journey for Margaret
1942
Play Girl
1941
Frenchman's Creek
1944
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1935
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
The Man I Marry
1936
Lord Camber's Ladies
1932
The White Angel
1936
Jalna
1935
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985
Coming Out Party
1934
Rebecca
1940
Lassie Come Home
1943
World for Ransom
1954
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
Roxie Hart
1942
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
The Exile
1947
This Above All
1942
The Rains Came
1939
The Lady Is Willing
1934
Eagle Squadron
1942
Free and Easy
1941
This Woman Is Mine
1941
The Calendar
1931
Treasure Island
1934
Becky Sharp
1935
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
Under Two Flags
1936
Hudson's Bay
1940
Susan and God
1940
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Julia Misbehaves
1948
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
Kidnapped
1938
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
Channel Crossing
1933
The Squeaker
1930
Lillian Russell
1940
The Midshipmaid
1932
Crazy House
1943
I Was a Spy
1933
Suez
1938
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
Escape!
1930
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Forever and a Day
1943
Follow the Boys
1944
Four Star Playhouse
1952