Nigel Bruce
Born: 1895-02-03 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Died: 1953-10-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
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
- Four Star Playhouse as Col. Mournay
- Limelight as Postant
- Hong Kong as Lighton
- Bwana Devil as Dr. Angus McLean
1950
- Vendetta as Sir Thomas Nevil
1948
- Julia Misbehaves as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
1947
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls as Dr. Tuttle
- The Exile as Sir Edward Hyde
1946
- Dressed to Kill as Dr. John H. Watson
- Terror by Night as Dr. John H. Watson
1945
- The Woman in Green as Dr. John Watson
- Pursuit to Algiers as Doctor Watson
- The House of Fear as Dr. John Watson
- Son of Lassie as Duke of Radling
- The Corn Is Green as The Squire
1944
- The Pearl of Death as Dr. John Watson
- The Scarlet Claw as Doctor Watson
- Follow the Boys as Nigel Bruce
- Frenchman's Creek as Lord Godolphin
- Gypsy Wildcat as High Sheriff
1943
- Lassie Come Home as Duke of Rudling
- The Spider Woman as Dr. John H. Watson
- Forever and a Day as Major Garrow
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Doctor Watson
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as Doctor Watson
- Crazy House as Dr. Watson
1942
- Roxie Hart as E. Clay Benham
- This Above All as Ramsbottom
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as Doctor Watson
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as Doctor Watson
- Eagle Squadron as McKinnon
- Journey for Margaret as Herbert V. Allison
1941
- Suspicion as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
- Free and Easy as Florian Clemington
- Play Girl as William McDonald Vincent
- This Woman Is Mine as Duncan MacDougall
- The Chocolate Soldier as Bernard Fischer
1940
- Rebecca as Major Giles Lacy
- A Dispatch from Reuters as Sir Randolph Persham
- The Blue Bird as Mr. Luxury
- Lillian Russell as William Gilbert
- Susan and God as 'Hutchie'
- Adventure in Diamonds as Col. J.W. Lansfield
- Hudson's Bay as Prince Rupert
1939
- The Hound of the Baskervilles as Doctor John H. Watson
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson
- The Rains Came as Lord Albert Esketh
1938
- The Baroness and the Butler as Major Andros
- Suez as Sir Malcolm Cameron
- Kidnapped as Neil MacDonald
1937
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney as Lord Willie Winton
- Thunder in the City as Duke Of Glenavon
1936
- The Charge of the Light Brigade as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
- The White Angel as Dr. West
- Under Two Flags as Capt. Menzies
- The Man I Marry as Robert Hartley
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as Thurber
- Follow Your Heart as Henri Forrester
- Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
1935
- Becky Sharp as Joseph Sedley
- She as Horace Holly
- The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo as Ivan
- Jalna as Maurice Vaughn
1934
- Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney
- Stand Up and Cheer! as Eustis Dinwiddle
- The Scarlet Pimpernel as The Prince of Wales
- Murder in Trinidad as Bertram Lynch
- Coming Out Party as Troon
- The Lady Is Willing as Welton
- Springtime for Henry as Johnny Jewlliwell
1933
- I Was a Spy as Scottie
- Channel Crossing as Nigel Guthrie
1932
- Lord Camber's Ladies as Lord Camber
- The Midshipmaid as Maj. Spink
1931
- The Calendar as Lord Willie Panniford
1930
- The Squeaker as Collie
- Escape! as Constable at Vicarage
- Birds of Prey as Major Fothergill
- Red Aces as Kinsfeather