Nigel Bruce
Born: 1895-02-03
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
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972★ 6.0
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943★ 6.9
Becky Sharp
1935★ 5.7
Rebecca
1940★ 7.9
Suspicion
1941★ 7.1
Gypsy Wildcat
1944★ 5.5
Treasure Island
1934★ 6.5
Bwana Devil
1952★ 4.6
Pursuit to Algiers
1945★ 6.8
Limelight
1952★ 7.9
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939★ 7.1
Julia Misbehaves
1948★ 6.5
The Exile
1947★ 6.1
Vendetta
1950★ 0.0
Hong Kong
1952★ 4.5
Channel Crossing
1933★ 0.0
World for Ransom
1954★ 5.1
The Midshipmaid
1932★ 0.0
The Pearl of Death
1944★ 7.1
Escape!
1930★ 6.0
Roxie Hart
1942★ 6.9
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943★ 6.7
Springtime for Henry
1934★ 1.0
Kidnapped
1938★ 4.7
Son of Lassie
1945★ 6.0
Lassie Come Home
1943★ 6.7
The House of Fear
1945★ 6.8
Jalna
1935★ 4.0
The Baroness and the Butler
1938★ 5.0
Terror by Night
1946★ 6.5
Eagle Squadron
1942★ 5.5
This Woman Is Mine
1941★ 4.0
The Blue Bird
1940★ 5.7
The Squeaker
1930★ 0.0
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947★ 6.4
The Woman in Green
1945★ 6.4
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939★ 6.9
The Spider Woman
1943★ 6.9
The Lady Is Willing
1934★ 6.0
Journey for Margaret
1942★ 6.3
The Chocolate Soldier
1941★ 6.4
The White Angel
1936★ 7.2
Play Girl
1941★ 6.3
The Rains Came
1939★ 5.8
The Calendar
1931★ 0.0
This Above All
1942★ 6.7
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936★ 6.5
Dressed to Kill
1946★ 6.6
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936★ 6.0
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942★ 6.4
I Was a Spy
1933★ 5.5
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934★ 6.9
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934★ 4.9
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942★ 6.5
Thunder in the City
1937★ 5.4
The Scarlet Claw
1944★ 6.9
Frenchman's Creek
1944★ 5.3
Follow the Boys
1944★ 5.3
Free and Easy
1941★ 5.5
Forever and a Day
1943★ 7.4
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936★ 6.5
Hudson's Bay
1940★ 5.8
Birds of Prey
1930★ 5.8
She
1935★ 5.4
Follow Your Heart
1936★ 0.0
Suez
1938★ 5.2
Susan and God
1940★ 6.5
The Corn Is Green
1945★ 7.2
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937★ 5.8
Under Two Flags
1936★ 6.0
Murder in Trinidad
1934★ 0.0
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996★ 0.0
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940★ 6.1
Crazy House
1943★ 5.0
Lillian Russell
1940★ 6.1
Coming Out Party
1934★ 5.0
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1935★ 6.3
Adventure in Diamonds
1940★ 5.2
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985★ 7.0