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
- The House of Fear as Dr. John Watson
- Pursuit to Algiers as Doctor Watson
- Son of Lassie as Duke of Radling
- The Corn Is Green as The Squire
1944
- The Scarlet Claw as Doctor Watson
- The Pearl of Death as Dr. John Watson
- Follow the Boys as Nigel Bruce
- Gypsy Wildcat as High Sheriff
- Frenchman's Creek as Lord Godolphin
1943
- Lassie Come Home as Duke of Rudling
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as Doctor Watson
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Doctor Watson
- The Spider Woman as Dr. John H. Watson
- Forever and a Day as Major Garrow
- Crazy House as Dr. Watson
1942
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as Doctor Watson
- This Above All as Ramsbottom
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as Doctor Watson
- Roxie Hart as E. Clay Benham
- Eagle Squadron as McKinnon
- Journey for Margaret as Herbert V. Allison
1941
- Suspicion as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
- Play Girl as William McDonald Vincent
- The Chocolate Soldier as Bernard Fischer
- This Woman Is Mine as Duncan MacDougall
- Free and Easy as Florian Clemington
1940
- Rebecca as Major Giles Lacy
- Hudson's Bay as Prince Rupert
- The Blue Bird as Mr. Luxury
- Susan and God as 'Hutchie'
- Lillian Russell as William Gilbert
- A Dispatch from Reuters as Sir Randolph Persham
- Adventure in Diamonds as Col. J.W. Lansfield
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
- Thunder in the City as Duke Of Glenavon
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney as Lord Willie Winton
1936
- The Charge of the Light Brigade as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as Thurber
- Under Two Flags as Capt. Menzies
- Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
- The White Angel as Dr. West
- The Man I Marry as Robert Hartley
- Follow Your Heart as Henri Forrester
1935
- She as Horace Holly
- Becky Sharp as Joseph Sedley
- The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo as Ivan
- Jalna as Maurice Vaughn
1934
- Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney
- The Scarlet Pimpernel as The Prince of Wales
- Stand Up and Cheer! as Eustis Dinwiddle
- Murder in Trinidad as Bertram Lynch
- Coming Out Party as Troon
- The Lady Is Willing as Welton
- Springtime for Henry as Johnny Jewlliwell
1933
- Channel Crossing as Nigel Guthrie
- I Was a Spy as Scottie
1932
- Lord Camber's Ladies as Lord Camber
- The Midshipmaid as Maj. Spink
1931
- The Calendar as Lord Willie Panniford
1930
- Escape! as Constable at Vicarage
- Birds of Prey as Major Fothergill
- The Squeaker as Collie
- Red Aces as Kinsfeather