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.
The Baroness and the Butler
as Major Andros
Rebecca
as Major Giles Lacy
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Eustis Dinwiddle
Suspicion
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
She
as Horace Holly
Lillian Russell
as William Gilbert
Lassie Come Home
as Duke of Rudling
Limelight
as Postant
Becky Sharp
as Joseph Sedley
Eagle Squadron
as McKinnon
The Blue Bird
as Mr. Luxury
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson
Gypsy Wildcat
as High Sheriff
Crazy House
as Dr. Watson
Channel Crossing
as Nigel Guthrie
Bwana Devil
as Dr. Angus McLean
Dressed to Kill
as Dr. John H. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Doctor Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Doctor John H. Watson
Vendetta
as Sir Thomas Nevil
Jalna
as Maurice Vaughn
Suez
as Sir Malcolm Cameron
The Woman in Green
as Dr. John Watson
Kidnapped
as Neil MacDonald
The House of Fear
as Dr. John Watson
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Doctor Watson
Follow the Boys
as Nigel Bruce
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Dr. Tuttle
Terror by Night
as Dr. John H. Watson
The Scarlet Claw
as Doctor Watson
The Spider Woman
as Dr. John H. Watson
The Pearl of Death
as Dr. John Watson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as The Prince of Wales
Julia Misbehaves
as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
The Man I Marry
as Robert Hartley
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Sir Randolph Persham
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Doctor Watson
This Above All
as Ramsbottom
The Rains Came
as Lord Albert Esketh
Pursuit to Algiers
as Doctor Watson
Adventure in Diamonds
as Col. J.W. Lansfield
The Corn Is Green
as The Squire
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
The Exile
as Sir Edward Hyde
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
as Ivan
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Thurber
The White Angel
as Dr. West
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Doctor Watson
Roxie Hart
as E. Clay Benham
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Willie Winton
Hong Kong
as Lighton
Forever and a Day
as Major Garrow
World for Ransom
as Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Free and Easy
as Florian Clemington
Hudson's Bay
as Prince Rupert
The Midshipmaid
as Maj. Spink
Lord Camber's Ladies
as Lord Camber
Under Two Flags
as Capt. Menzies
Son of Lassie
as Duke of Radling
Frenchman's Creek
as Lord Godolphin
Journey for Margaret
as Herbert V. Allison
Susan and God
as 'Hutchie'
Escape!
as Constable at Vicarage
The Squeaker
as Collie
The Chocolate Soldier
as Bernard Fischer
This Woman Is Mine
as Duncan MacDougall
Murder in Trinidad
as Bertram Lynch
The Lady Is Willing
as Welton
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Follow Your Heart
as Henri Forrester
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson (archive footage)
I Was a Spy
as Scottie
Red Aces
as Kinsfeather
Springtime for Henry
as Johnny Jewlliwell
The Calendar
as Lord Willie Panniford
Thunder in the City
as Duke Of Glenavon
Play Girl
as William McDonald Vincent
Coming Out Party
as Troon
Birds of Prey
as Major Fothergill