Nigel Bruce

Born: 1895-02-03, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Died: 1953-10-08

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.

Filmography

• Four Star Playhouse (1952)
• Rebecca (1940)
• Limelight (1952)
• Roxie Hart (1942)
• The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
• Terror by Night (1946)
• Lassie Come Home (1943)
• The Pearl of Death (1944)
• The Squeaker (1930)
• The Rains Came (1939)
• The Woman in Green (1945)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
• Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
• The Scarlet Claw (1944)
• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
• Escape! (1930)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
• Son of Lassie (1945)
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
• Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
• The House of Fear (1945)
• Becky Sharp (1935)
• This Above All (1942)
• Forever and a Day (1943)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
• The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
• The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)
• The Calendar (1931)
• The Exile (1947)