Nigel Bruce
Known for Acting
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
Rebecca
1940
as Major Giles Lacy
Limelight
1952
as Postant
Suspicion
1941
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
The Rains Came
1939
as Lord Albert Esketh
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Dr. John Watson
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Major Andros
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Dr. John H. Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Doctor John H. Watson
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Duke of Rudling
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Doctor Watson
Roxie Hart
1942
as E. Clay Benham
Terror by Night
1946
as Dr. John H. Watson
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Dr. Watson
The Woman in Green
1945
as Dr. John Watson
Escape!
1930
as Constable at Vicarage
Kidnapped
1938
as Neil MacDonald
Treasure Island
1934
as Squire Trelawney
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
This Above All
1942
as Ramsbottom
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Thurber