Nigel Bruce

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 3, 1895

died

October 8, 1953

place of birth

Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

also known as

William Nigel Ernle Bruce · Willie Bruce · Найджел Брюс

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Rebecca
7.9

Rebecca

1940as Major Giles Lacy
The Baroness and the Butler
5.3

The Baroness and the Butler

1938as Major Andros
Suspicion
7.1

Suspicion

1941as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
Lassie Come Home
6.7

Lassie Come Home

1943as Duke of Rudling
Limelight
7.9

Limelight

1952as Postant
The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939as Doctor John H. Watson
The Woman in Green
6.5

The Woman in Green

1945as Dr. John Watson
Treasure Island
6.5

Treasure Island

1934as Squire Trelawney
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6.9

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939as Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.9

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943as Doctor Watson
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.4

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942as Doctor Watson
Dressed to Kill
6.6

Dressed to Kill

1946as Dr. John H. Watson
Terror by Night
6.6

Terror by Night

1946as Dr. John H. Watson
This Above All
6.8

This Above All

1942as Ramsbottom
Becky Sharp
5.8

Becky Sharp

1935as Joseph Sedley
The Blue Bird
5.8

The Blue Bird

1940as Mr. Luxury
She
5.6

She

1935as Horace Holly
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.6

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
6.5

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947as Dr. Tuttle
The Pearl of Death
7.1

The Pearl of Death

1944as Dr. John Watson
The House of Fear
6.9

The House of Fear

1945as Dr. John Watson
The Scarlet Pimpernel
7.0

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934as The Prince of Wales
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
Hong Kong
5.1

Hong Kong

1952as Lighton
Suez
5.5

Suez

1938as Sir Malcolm Cameron
The Scarlet Claw
7.0

The Scarlet Claw

1944as Doctor Watson
The Rains Came
6.0

The Rains Came

1939as Lord Albert Esketh
Pursuit to Algiers
6.8

Pursuit to Algiers

1945as Doctor Watson
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.8

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943as Doctor Watson
Follow the Boys
5.7

Follow the Boys

1944as Nigel Bruce
Forever and a Day
7.5

Forever and a Day

1943as Major Garrow
Julia Misbehaves
6.7

Julia Misbehaves

1948as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
6.5

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942as Doctor Watson
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
6.8

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935as Ivan
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
6.5

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936as Thurber
Eagle Squadron
7.0

Eagle Squadron

1942as McKinnon
Under Two Flags
6.8

Under Two Flags

1936as Capt. Menzies
The Spider Woman
7.0

The Spider Woman

1943as Dr. John H. Watson
Lillian Russell
6.7

Lillian Russell

1940as William Gilbert
Susan and God
6.5

Susan and God

1940as 'Hutchie'
The Corn Is Green
7.3

The Corn Is Green

1945as The Squire
This Woman Is Mine
4.5

This Woman Is Mine

1941as Duncan MacDougall
Frenchman's Creek
5.6

Frenchman's Creek

1944as Lord Godolphin
The Exile
6.3

The Exile

1947as Sir Edward Hyde
World for Ransom
5.3

World for Ransom

1954as Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Kidnapped
6.0

Kidnapped

1938as Neil MacDonald
Stand Up and Cheer!
5.3

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934as Eustis Dinwiddle
Journey for Margaret
6.7

Journey for Margaret

1942as Herbert V. Allison
A Dispatch from Reuters
6.2

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940as Sir Randolph Persham
Free and Easy
6.8

Free and Easy

1941as Florian Clemington