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Nigel Bruce

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1895-02-04

Deathday: 1953-10-08 (58 years old)

Biography

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William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953), 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

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Movies 83

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TV Shows 1

Doctor Watson

Nigel Bruce

Biography

Filmography

all 84

Movies 83

self 2

TV Shows 1

Elementary My Dear Watson: The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes (2009)

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes (1996)

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread (1971)

World for Ransom (1954)

Limelight (1952)

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

Bwana Devil (1952)

Hong Kong (1952)

Vendetta (1950)

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

The Exile (1947)

The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

Dressed to Kill (1946)

Terror by Night (1946)

Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

The Woman in Green (1945)

Son of Lassie (1945)

The Corn Is Green (1945)

The House of Fear (1945)

Frenchman's Creek (1944)

Gypsy Wildcat (1944)

The Pearl of Death (1944)

The Scarlet Claw (1944)

The Spider Woman (1943)

Lassie Come Home (1943)

Crazy House (1943)

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)

Forever and a Day (1943)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Journey for Margaret (1942)

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)

Eagle Squadron (1942)

This Above All (1942)

Roxie Hart (1942)

Suspicion (1941)

The Chocolate Soldier (1941)

This Woman Is Mine (1941)

Free and Easy (1941)

Play Girl (1941)

Hudson's Bay (1941)

A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)

Susan and God (1940)

Lillian Russell (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

Adventure in Diamonds (1940)

The Blue Bird (1940)

The Rains Came (1939)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Suez (1938)

Kidnapped (1938)

The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

Thunder in the City (1937)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

The Man I Marry (1936)

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)

Follow Your Heart (1936)

The White Angel (1936)

Under Two Flags (1936)

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)

Jalna (1935)

She (1935)

Becky Sharp (1935)

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

Springtime for Henry (1934)

Treasure Island (1934)

The Lady Is Willing (1934)

Murder in Trinidad (1934)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1895-02-04

Deathday
1953-10-08 (58 years old)

Birth Place
Ensenada, Mexico

Spouse
Violet Pauline Shelton

Children
Jennifer Beryl Bruce, Pauline Margaret Bruce

Father
Sir William Bruce, 10th Baronet

Mother
Angelica Selby

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
William Nigel Ernle Bruce, Willie Bruce, Найджел Брюс

Awards
British War Medal