Nigel Bruce
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Rebecca
as Major Giles Lacy
1940
Lassie Come Home
as Duke of Rudling
1943
The Spider Woman
as Dr. John H. Watson
1943
Terror by Night
as Dr. John H. Watson
1946
Dressed to Kill
as Dr. John H. Watson
1946
Suspicion
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
1941
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as The Prince of Wales
1934
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Doctor John H. Watson
1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Doctor Watson
1942
The House of Fear
as Dr. John Watson
1945
The Pearl of Death
as Dr. John Watson
1944
The Scarlet Claw
as Doctor Watson
1944
The Woman in Green
as Dr. John Watson
1945
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Dr. Tuttle
1947
World for Ransom
as Governor Sir Charles Coutts
1954
Limelight
as Postant
1952
Crazy House
as Dr. Watson
1943
The Blue Bird
as Mr. Luxury
1940
She
as Horace Holly
1935
Son of Lassie
as Duke of Radling
1945
