Cast
Nigel Bruce
Acting
Cast
Nigel Bruce
Known for
Acting
Born
1895-02-03
From
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Died
1953-10-08
Also known as William Nigel Ernle Bruce, Willie Bruce, Найджел Брюс
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.
★7.9
MOVIE1940
Rebecca
as Giles Lacy
★7.1
MOVIE1941
Suspicion
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
★6.6
MOVIE1946
Terror by Night
as Dr. John H. Watson
★7.9
MOVIE1952
Limelight
as Postant
★7.0
MOVIE1930
The Squeaker
as Collie
★5.3
MOVIE1938
The Baroness and the Butler
as Major Andros
★6.5
MOVIE1934
Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
★7.0
MOVIE1942
Roxie Hart
as E. Clay Benham
★6.5
MOVIE1945
The Woman in Green
as Dr. John Watson
★6.9
MOVIE1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson
★6.4
MOVIE1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Doctor Watson
★7.1
MOVIE1944
The Pearl of Death
as Dr. John Watson
★6.3
MOVIE1930
Escape!
as Constable at Vicarage
★7.1
MOVIE1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Doctor John H. Watson
★5.8
MOVIE1940
The Blue Bird
as Mr. Luxury
★5.3
MOVIE1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Eustis Dinwiddle
★6.7
MOVIE1943
Lassie Come Home
as Duke of Rudling
★6.6
MOVIE1946
Dressed to Kill
as Dr. John H. Watson
★6.8
MOVIE1942
This Above All
as Ramsbottom
★6.9
MOVIE1945
The House of Fear
as Dr. John Watson
★6.8
MOVIE1945
Pursuit to Algiers
as Doctor Watson
★6.5
MOVIE1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Doctor Watson
★6.5
MOVIE1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
★6.9
MOVIE1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Doctor Watson
★5.7
MOVIE1944
Follow the Boys
as Nigel Bruce
★6.1
MOVIE1939
The Rains Came
as Lord Albert Esketh
★7.0
MOVIE1934
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as The Prince of Wales
★6.8
MOVIE1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Doctor Watson
★5.6
MOVIE1944
Frenchman's Creek
as Lord Godolphin
★6.4
MOVIE1947
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Dr. Tuttle
★7.5
MOVIE1943
Forever and a Day
as Major Garrow
★6.4
MOVIE1933
I Was a Spy
as Scottie
★5.6
MOVIE1935
She
as Horace Holly
★6.4
MOVIE1930
Birds of Prey
as Major Fothergill
★6.7
MOVIE1948
Julia Misbehaves
as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
★7.0
MOVIE1944
The Scarlet Claw
as Doctor Watson
★6.3
MOVIE1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Sir Randolph Persham
★5.7
MOVIE1935
Becky Sharp
as Joseph Sedley
★6.3
MOVIE1947
The Exile
as Sir Edward Hyde
★6.8
MOVIE1936
Under Two Flags
as Capt. Menzies
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Susan and God
as 'Hutchie'
★6.2
MOVIE1945
Son of Lassie
as Duke of Radling
★7.2
MOVIE1936
The White Angel
as Dr. West
★7.2
MOVIE1945
The Corn Is Green
as The Squire
★6.7
MOVIE1940
Lillian Russell
as William Gilbert
★6.0
MOVIE1943
Crazy House
as Dr. Watson
★10.0
MOVIE1936
The Man I Marry
as Robert Hartley
★5.9
MOVIE1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Willie Winton
★6.0
MOVIE1937
Thunder in the City
as Duke Of Glenavon
★8.0
MOVIE1931
The Calendar
as Lord Willie Panniford
★5.3
MOVIE1954
World for Ransom
as Governor Sir Charles Coutts
★7.0
MOVIE1943
The Spider Woman
as Dr. John H. Watson
★7.0
MOVIE1942
Eagle Squadron
as McKinnon
★6.1
MOVIE1940
Hudson's Bay
as Prince Rupert
★6.9
MOVIE1941
Free and Easy
as Florian Clemington
★6.5
MOVIE1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Thurber
★5.5
MOVIE1938
Suez
as Sir Malcolm Cameron
★6.0
MOVIE1938
Kidnapped
as Neil MacDonald
★8.0
MOVIE1950
Vendetta
as Sir Thomas Nevil
★4.5
MOVIE1941
This Woman Is Mine
as Duncan MacDougall
★5.1
MOVIE1935
Jalna
as Maurice Vaughn
★6.0
MOVIE1940
Adventure in Diamonds
as Col. J.W. Lansfield
★6.0
MOVIE1944
Gypsy Wildcat
as High Sheriff
★6.7
MOVIE1941
The Chocolate Soldier
as Bernard Fischer
★6.4
MOVIE1941
Play Girl
as William McDonald Vincent
★9.0
MOVIE1936
Follow Your Heart
as Henri Forrester
★4.0
MOVIE1934
Springtime for Henry
as Johnny Jewlliwell
★5.1
MOVIE1952
Hong Kong
as Lighton
★7.0
MOVIE1932
Lord Camber's Ladies
as Lord Camber
★8.5
MOVIE1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE1935
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
as Ivan
★7.3
MOVIE1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1934
Murder in Trinidad
as Bertram Lynch
★8.0
MOVIE1934
The Lady Is Willing
as Welton
MOVIE1996
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
★6.7
MOVIE1942
Journey for Margaret
as Herbert V. Allison
★7.0
MOVIE1932
The Midshipmaid
as Maj. Spink
★5.0
MOVIE1952
Bwana Devil
as Dr. Angus McLean
★8.0
MOVIE1933
Channel Crossing
as Nigel Guthrie
★9.0
MOVIE1930
Red Aces
as Kinsfeather
★6.0
MOVIE1934
Coming Out Party
as Troon