Nigel Bruce

Personal Info

Birthday

February 3, 1895

Day of Death

1953-10-08

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Also Known As

William Nigel Ernle Bruce

Willie Bruce

Найджел Брюс

Nigel Bruce

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953), 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

Four Star Playhouse

Rebecca

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Becky Sharp

Dressed to Kill

Limelight

Suspicion

Filmography

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