Nigel Bruce
British actor (1895-1953) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 58
William Nigel Ernle Bruce was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring alongside Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in both.
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Four Star PlayhouseSeries, Col. Mournay
LimelightFilm, 1952Postant1947
The Two Mrs. CarrollsFilm, Dr. Tuttle1945
Pursuit to AlgiersFilm, Doctor Watson1944
Frenchman's CreekFilm, Lord Godolphin1943
Lassie Come HomeFilm, Duke of Rudling1942
Roxie HartFilm, E. Clay Benham1940
A Dispatch from ReutersFilm, Sir Randolph Persham1939
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesFilm, Dr. Watson1938
SuezFilm, Sir Malcolm Cameron1937
The Last of Mrs. CheyneyFilm, Lord Willie Winton1935
Becky SharpFilm, Joseph Sedley1934
Stand Up and Cheer!Film, Eustis Dinwiddle1930
Escape!Film, Constable at Vicarage1895Born4 February 1895Known for
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Limelight 1952
Rebecca 1940
The Pearl of Death 1944
Suspicion 1941
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939
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Basil Rathbone Also in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Holmes Herbert Also in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Mary Gordon Also in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Roy William Neill Directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Dennis Hoey Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Harry Cording Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Alfred Hitchcock Directed Rebecca and Suspicion
Frank Lloyd Directed Forever and a Day and Under Two Flags- Victor Saville Directed Forever and a Day and I Was a Spy
Lumsden Hare Also in Suspicion (1941)
Kenneth Macgowan Produced Becky Sharp, Kidnapped and Jalna
Leonard Carey Also in Suspicion (1941)
William Dieterle Directed The White Angel (1936)
Henry Stephenson Also in Suez and This Above All
Gavin Muir Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Frederick Worlock Also in Terror by Night (1946)
Bertram Millhauser Wrote The Woman in Green (1945)
Alec Craig Also in Suspicion and This Above All
Billy Bevan Also in Rebecca, Suspicion and This Above All
Leonard Mudie Also in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Joan Fontaine Also in Rebecca, This Above All and Suspicion
Hal B. Wallis Produced The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)- Henry Blanke Produced The White Angel (1936)
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In addiction to Sherlock Holmes film series, Bruce is also remembered for his roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion, as well as Charlie Chaplin's Limelight and the original Lassie film Lassie Come Home.
