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Nigel Bruce

Actor • Born 1895

Nigel Bruce

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About

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

Four Star Playhouse posterFour Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952Rebecca posterRebeccaMovie • 1940Suspicion posterSuspicionMovie • 1941Limelight posterLimelightMovie • 1952Terror by Night posterTerror by NightMovie • 1946The Pearl of Death posterThe Pearl of DeathMovie • 1944The Woman in Green posterThe Woman in GreenMovie • 1945The Hound of the Baskervilles posterThe Hound of the BaskervillesMovie • 1939The Charge of the Light Brigade posterThe Charge of the Light BrigadeMovie • 1936The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes posterThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMovie • 1939Lassie Come Home posterLassie Come HomeMovie • 1943Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon posterSherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponMovie • 1942The Rains Came posterThe Rains CameMovie • 1939The Trail of the Lonesome Pine posterThe Trail of the Lonesome PineMovie • 1936Treasure Island posterTreasure IslandMovie • 1934The Scarlet Pimpernel posterThe Scarlet PimpernelMovie • 1934Dressed to Kill posterDressed to KillMovie • 1946Sherlock Holmes Faces Death posterSherlock Holmes Faces DeathMovie • 1943This Above All posterThis Above AllMovie • 1942The Scarlet Claw posterThe Scarlet ClawMovie • 1944Roxie Hart posterRoxie HartMovie • 1942Pursuit to Algiers posterPursuit to AlgiersMovie • 1945Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror posterSherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorMovie • 1942Sherlock Holmes in Washington posterSherlock Holmes in WashingtonMovie • 1943