Nigel Bruce

Actor

Born: February 3, 1895 (58 years old)

Died: October 8, 1953

Place of birth: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

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.

Filmography (55)

• Rebecca (1940, ★ 7.9)
• Lassie Come Home (1943, ★ 6.7)
• The Spider Woman (1943, ★ 7)
• Terror by Night (1946, ★ 6.6)
• Dressed to Kill (1946, ★ 6.6)
• Suspicion (1941, ★ 7.1)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934, ★ 7)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939, ★ 7.1)
• Limelight (1952, ★ 7.9)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942, ★ 6.5)
• The House of Fear (1945, ★ 6.9)
• The Scarlet Claw (1944, ★ 6.9)
• The Pearl of Death (1944, ★ 7)
• The Woman in Green (1945, ★ 6.5)
• The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947, ★ 6.4)
• The Corn Is Green (1945, ★ 7.2)
• Son of Lassie (1945, ★ 6)
• Journey for Margaret (1942, ★ 6.5)
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943, ★ 6.7)
• Treasure Island (1934, ★ 6.5)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936, ★ 6.5)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939, ★ 6.9)
• Forever and a Day (1943, ★ 7.4)
• The Chocolate Soldier (1941, ★ 6.4)
• The White Angel (1936, ★ 7.2)
• The Blue Bird (1940, ★ 5.7)
• She (1935, ★ 5.4)
• Becky Sharp (1935, ★ 5.6)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942, ★ 6.4)
• Pursuit to Algiers (1945, ★ 6.8)