Nigel Bruce

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-02-03 (58 years old)

Deathday

1953-10-08

Place of Birth

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

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.

Acting

1940

Rebecca

as Major Giles Lacy

1943

Lassie Come Home

as Duke of Rudling

1943

The Spider Woman

as Dr. John H. Watson

1946

Terror by Night

as Dr. John H. Watson

1946

Dressed to Kill

as Dr. John H. Watson

1941

Suspicion

as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

1934

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as The Prince of Wales

1939

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Doctor John H. Watson

1945

The House of Fear

as Dr. John Watson

1944

The Scarlet Claw

as Doctor Watson

1944

The Pearl of Death

as Dr. John Watson

1945

The Woman in Green

as Dr. John Watson

1947

1954

World for Ransom

as Governor Sir Charles Coutts

1952

Limelight

as Postant

1943

Crazy House

as Dr. Watson

1940

The Blue Bird

as Mr. Luxury

1935

She

as Horace Holly

1945

Son of Lassie

as Duke of Radling

1945

The Corn Is Green

as The Squire

1942

Journey for Margaret

as Herbert V. Allison

1943

1934

Treasure Island

as Squire Trelawney

1936

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Sir Benjamin Warrenton

1935

Becky Sharp

as Joseph Sedley

1952

Bwana Devil

as Dr. Angus McLean

1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

as Eustis Dinwiddle

1945

Pursuit to Algiers

as Doctor Watson

1948

Julia Misbehaves

as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook

1943

1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Lord Willie Winton

1938

1936

Under Two Flags

as Capt. Menzies

1942

Roxie Hart

as E. Clay Benham

1941

The Chocolate Soldier

as Bernard Fischer

1937

Thunder in the City

as Duke Of Glenavon

1947

The Exile

as Sir Edward Hyde

1941

Hudson's Bay

as Prince Rupert

1938

Kidnapped

as Neil MacDonald

1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

as Sir Randolph Persham

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1942

This Above All

as Ramsbottom

1941

Play Girl

as William McDonald Vincent

1944

Frenchman's Creek

as Lord Godolphin

1939

The Rains Came

as Lord Albert Esketh

1950

Vendetta

as Sir Thomas Nevil

1940

Adventure in Diamonds

as Col. J.W. Lansfield

1952

Hong Kong

as Lighton

1940

Lillian Russell

as William Gilbert

1933

I Was a Spy

as Scottie

1936

Follow Your Heart

as Henri Forrester

1944

Gypsy Wildcat

as High Sheriff

1938

Suez

as Sir Malcolm Cameron

1934

Springtime for Henry

as Johnny Jewlliwell

1930

Birds of Prey

as Major Fothergill

1940

Susan and God

as 'Hutchie'

1930

Escape!

as Constable at Vicarage

1936

The Man I Marry

as Robert Hartley

1932

Lord Camber's Ladies

as Lord Camber

1936

The White Angel

as Dr. West

1934

1932

The Midshipmaid

as Maj. Spink

1935

Jalna

as Maurice Vaughn

1942

Eagle Squadron

as McKinnon

1941

Free and Easy

as Florian Clemington

1933

Channel Crossing

as Nigel Guthrie

1943

Forever and a Day

as Major Garrow

1941

This Woman Is Mine

as Duncan MacDougall

1934

Murder in Trinidad

as Bertram Lynch

1930

Red Aces

as Kinsfeather

1931

The Calendar

as Lord Willie Panniford

1930

The Squeaker

as Collie

1985

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Watson (archive footage)

1934

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