Nigel Bruce
ActingWilliam 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.
Known For
Rebecca
Major Giles Lacy
The Baroness and the Butler
Major Andros
Suspicion
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
Limelight
Postant
Dressed to Kill
Dr. John H. Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doctor John H. Watson
Lassie Come Home
Duke of Rudling
The Woman in Green
Dr. John Watson
Son of Lassie
Duke of Radling
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
Filmography — Acting
Rebecca
Major Giles Lacy
The Baroness and the Butler
Major Andros
Suspicion
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
Limelight
Postant
Dressed to Kill
Dr. John H. Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doctor John H. Watson
Lassie Come Home
Duke of Rudling
The Woman in Green
Dr. John Watson
Son of Lassie
Duke of Radling
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
The Scarlet Claw
Doctor Watson
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Sir Benjamin Warrenton
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Doctor Watson
The House of Fear
Dr. John Watson
The Spider Woman
Dr. John H. Watson
The Corn Is Green
The Squire
Crazy House
Dr. Watson
Julia Misbehaves
Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
She
Horace Holly
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Dr. Tuttle
Terror by Night
Dr. John H. Watson
The Rains Came
Lord Albert Esketh
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Doctor Watson
Forever and a Day
Major Garrow
The Blue Bird
Mr. Luxury
Stand Up and Cheer!
Eustis Dinwiddle
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Doctor Watson
The Exile
Sir Edward Hyde
Suez
Sir Malcolm Cameron
Roxie Hart
E. Clay Benham
Pursuit to Algiers
Doctor Watson
The Pearl of Death
Dr. John Watson
Hong Kong
Lighton
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Prince of Wales
A Dispatch from Reuters
Sir Randolph Persham
Frenchman's Creek
Lord Godolphin
Jalna
Maurice Vaughn
Eagle Squadron
McKinnon
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Thurber
Follow the Boys
Nigel Bruce
Escape!
Constable at Vicarage
Bwana Devil
Dr. Angus McLean
Kidnapped
Neil MacDonald
Hudson's Bay
Prince Rupert
Birds of Prey
Major Fothergill
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Doctor Watson
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lord Willie Winton
Becky Sharp
Joseph Sedley
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Ivan
Susan and God
'Hutchie'
The Chocolate Soldier
Bernard Fischer
I Was a Spy
Scottie
This Above All
Ramsbottom
Under Two Flags
Capt. Menzies
Lillian Russell
William Gilbert
This Woman Is Mine
Duncan MacDougall
Journey for Margaret
Herbert V. Allison
Gypsy Wildcat
High Sheriff
Vendetta
Sir Thomas Nevil
Play Girl
William McDonald Vincent
Thunder in the City
Duke Of Glenavon
World for Ransom
Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Coming Out Party
Troon
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson (archive footage)
The Lady Is Willing
Welton
The Man I Marry
Robert Hartley
The Calendar
Lord Willie Panniford
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Free and Easy
Florian Clemington
Springtime for Henry
Johnny Jewlliwell
Lord Camber's Ladies
Lord Camber
The White Angel
Dr. West
Murder in Trinidad
Bertram Lynch
Channel Crossing
Nigel Guthrie
Adventure in Diamonds
Col. J.W. Lansfield
The Midshipmaid
Maj. Spink
Red Aces
Kinsfeather
Follow Your Heart
Henri Forrester
The Squeaker
Collie