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Nigel Bruce
Actor 1895 - 1953

Nigel Bruce

Ensenada, 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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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18 roles
Shot from The Scarlet Claw
Character Doctor Watson
Shot from Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Character Doctor Watson
Shot from Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Character Doctor Watson
Shot from Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Character Doctor Watson
Shot from Suspicion
Character Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite

Suspicion

1941

Title screen of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes No snapshots yet
Character Dr. Watson
Shot from Suez
Character Sir Malcolm Cameron

Suez

1938

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes No snapshots yet
Character Dr. Watson (archive footage)
Title screen of World for Ransom No snapshots yet
Character Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Title screen of Bwana Devil No snapshots yet
Character Dr. Angus McLean
Title screen of Limelight No snapshots yet
Character Postant

Limelight

1952

The Exile No snapshots yet
Character Sir Edward Hyde

The Exile

1947

Title screen of The Two Mrs. Carrolls No snapshots yet
Character Dr. Tuttle
Title screen of Dressed to Kill No snapshots yet
Character Dr. John H. Watson
Title screen of Terror by Night No snapshots yet
Character Dr. John H. Watson
Title screen of Pursuit to Algiers No snapshots yet
Character Doctor Watson
Title screen of Son of Lassie No snapshots yet
Character Duke of Radling
The Corn Is Green No snapshots yet
Character The Squire

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

41 titles
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes 1985
World for Ransom
World for Ransom 1954
Limelight
Limelight 1952
Bwana Devil
Bwana Devil 1952
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
The Two Mrs. Carrolls 1947
The Exile
The Exile 1947
Terror by Night
Terror by Night 1946
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill 1946
The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green 1945
The House of Fear
The House of Fear 1945
The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green 1945
Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie 1945
Pursuit to Algiers
Pursuit to Algiers 1945
The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman 1944
The Scarlet Claw
The Scarlet Claw 1944
The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death 1944
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 1944
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys 1944
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home 1943
Crazy House
Crazy House 1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 1942
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart 1942
Suspicion
Suspicion 1941
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird 1940
Rebecca
Rebecca 1940
The Rains Came
The Rains Came 1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939
Suez
Suez 1938
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936
She
She 1935
Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp 1935
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 1934
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934
I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy 1933
Escape!
Escape! 1930
Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey 1930

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