Nigel Bruce

🎭 Actor

Nigel Bruce

🎂 Born 3 February 1895 (age 58)✝ 8 October 1953📍 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

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Popularity Score

79

Acting Credits

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

The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler

Rebecca

Major Giles Lacy

Suspicion

Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

Limelight

Full Filmography(79 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1938The Baroness and the ButlerMajor Andros★ 5.3 1940RebeccaMajor Giles Lacy★ 7.9 1941SuspicionGordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite★ 7.1 1952LimelightPostant★ 7.9 1942Roxie HartE. Clay Benham★ 7.0 1934Treasure IslandSquire Trelawney★ 6.5 1943Lassie Come HomeDuke of Rudling★ 6.7 1946Dressed to KillDr. John H. Watson★ 6.6 1939The Hound of the BaskervillesDoctor John H. Watson★ 7.1 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponDoctor Watson★ 6.4 1935Becky SharpJoseph Sedley★ 5.8 1943Forever and a DayMajor Garrow★ 7.5 1943Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathDoctor Watson★ 6.9 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeSir Benjamin Warrenton★ 6.6 1945The Woman in GreenDr. John Watson★ 6.5 1939The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesDr. Watson★ 6.9 1936The White AngelDr. West★ 7.2 1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineThurber★ 6.5 1942This Above AllRamsbottom★ 6.8 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorDoctor Watson★ 6.5 1945The House of FearDr. John Watson★ 6.9 1946Terror by NightDr. John H. Watson★ 6.6 1944The Pearl of DeathDr. John Watson★ 7.1 1945Pursuit to AlgiersDoctor Watson★ 6.8 1940The Blue BirdMr. Luxury★ 5.8 1935SheHorace Holly★ 5.6 1947The Two Mrs. CarrollsDr. Tuttle★ 6.5 1943The Spider WomanDr. John H. Watson★ 7.0 1930Escape!Constable at Vicarage★ 6.3 1931The CalendarLord Willie Panniford★ 8.0 1943Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonDoctor Watson★ 6.8 1934The Scarlet PimpernelThe Prince of Wales★ 7.0 1937The Last of Mrs. CheyneyLord Willie Winton★ 5.9 1945The Corn Is GreenThe Squire★ 7.3 1942Eagle SquadronMcKinnon★ 7.0 1934Stand Up and Cheer!Eustis Dinwiddle★ 5.3 1944The Scarlet ClawDoctor Watson★ 7.0 1939The Rains CameLord Albert Esketh★ 6.1 1944Gypsy WildcatHigh Sheriff★ 6.0 1944Frenchman's CreekLord Godolphin★ 5.6 1938SuezSir Malcolm Cameron★ 5.5 1944Follow the BoysNigel Bruce★ 5.7 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)★ 7.3 1943Crazy HouseDr. Watson★ 6.0 1947The ExileSir Edward Hyde★ 6.3 1948Julia MisbehavesCol. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook★ 6.7 1952Hong KongLighton★ 5.1 1940Lillian RussellWilliam Gilbert★ 6.7 1945Son of LassieDuke of Radling★ 6.2 1940A Dispatch from ReutersSir Randolph Persham★ 6.3 1940Hudson's BayPrince Rupert★ 6.1 1934Murder in TrinidadBertram Lynch—1950VendettaSir Thomas Nevil★ 8.0 1935The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte CarloIvan★ 6.8 1942Journey for MargaretHerbert V. Allison★ 6.7 1938KidnappedNeil MacDonald★ 6.0 1952Bwana DevilDr. Angus McLean★ 5.0 1933I Was a SpyScottie★ 6.4 1930The SqueakerCollie★ 7.0 1954World for RansomGovernor Sir Charles Coutts★ 5.3 1941This Woman Is MineDuncan MacDougall★ 4.5 1936Under Two FlagsCapt. Menzies★ 6.8 1941Free and EasyFlorian Clemington★ 6.9 1940Adventure in DiamondsCol. J.W. Lansfield★ 6.0 1930Birds of PreyMajor Fothergill★ 6.4 1940Susan and God'Hutchie'★ 6.5 1941The Chocolate SoldierBernard Fischer★ 6.7 1934Coming Out PartyTroon★ 6.0 1996In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes——1937Thunder in the CityDuke Of Glenavon★ 6.0 1935JalnaMaurice Vaughn★ 5.1 1934Springtime for HenryJohnny Jewlliwell★ 4.0 1985The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesDr. Watson (archive footage)★ 8.5 1934The Lady Is WillingWelton★ 8.0 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Self★ 6.0 1933Channel CrossingNigel Guthrie★ 8.0 1936Follow Your HeartHenri Forrester★ 9.0 1932The MidshipmaidMaj. Spink★ 7.0 1941Play GirlWilliam McDonald Vincent★ 6.4

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