Nigel Bruce
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1895-02-03 – 1953-10-08
Place of birth: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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.
Known for
Rebecca
1940Major Giles Lacy
Lassie Come Home
1943Duke of Rudling
The Spider Woman
1943Dr. John H. Watson
Terror by Night
1946Dr. John H. Watson
Dressed to Kill
1946Dr. John H. Watson
Suspicion
1941Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934The Prince of Wales
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942Doctor Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939Doctor John H. Watson
The House of Fear
1945Dr. John Watson
The Pearl of Death
1944Dr. John Watson
The Scarlet Claw
1944Doctor Watson
The Woman in Green
1945Dr. John Watson
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947Dr. Tuttle
World for Ransom
1954Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Limelight
1952Postant
Crazy House
1943Dr. Watson
The Blue Bird
1940Mr. Luxury
She
1935Horace Holly