Nigel Bruce
Acting
1895-02-03 — 1953-10-08Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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
7.9
Rebecca
1940 · movie
7.1
Suspicion
1941 · movie
7.9
Limelight
1952 · movie
7.1
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 · movie
6.5
The Woman in Green
1945 · movie
6.9
The Scarlet Claw
1944 · movie
6.6
Terror by Night
1946 · movie
6.5
Treasure Island
1934 · movie
6.7
Lassie Come Home
1943 · movie
6.7
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · movie
6.9
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 · movie
6.9
The House of Fear
1945 · movie
6.4
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · movie
6.9
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 · movie
6.6
Dressed to Kill
1946 · movie
6.5
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · movie
5.0
The Baroness and the Butler
1938 · movie
6.5
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 · movie
7.0
The Pearl of Death
1944 · movie
5.3
Frenchman's Creek
1944 · movie
6.8
Pursuit to Algiers
1945 · movie
6.0
Son of Lassie
1945 · movie
7.4
Forever and a Day
1943 · movie
7.0
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934 · movie
6.1
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 · movie
5.7
The Blue Bird
1940 · movie
6.5
Julia Misbehaves
1948 · movie
6.9
Roxie Hart
1942 · movie
6.1
The Exile
1947 · movie
4.9
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934 · movie