Birthday
1895/02/03
Day of death
1953/10/08 (58 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Also know as
William Nigel Ernle Bruce, Willie Bruce, Найджел Брюс
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
(1940) Rebecca
as Major Giles Lacy
(1943) Lassie Come Home
as Duke of Rudling
(1943) The Spider Woman
as Dr. John H. Watson
(1946) Terror by Night
as Dr. John H. Watson
(1946) Dressed to Kill
as Dr. John H. Watson
(1941) Suspicion
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
(1934) The Scarlet Pimpernel
as The Prince of Wales
(1939) The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Doctor John H. Watson
(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Doctor Watson
(1945) The House of Fear
as Dr. John Watson
(1944) The Scarlet Claw
as Doctor Watson
(1944) The Pearl of Death
as Dr. John Watson
(1945) The Woman in Green
as Dr. John Watson
(1947) The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Dr. Tuttle
(1954) World for Ransom
as Governor Sir Charles Coutts
(1952) Limelight
as Postant
(1943) Crazy House
as Dr. Watson
(1940) The Blue Bird
as Mr. Luxury
(1935) She
as Horace Holly
(1945) Son of Lassie
as Duke of Radling
(1945) The Corn Is Green
as The Squire
(1942) Journey for Margaret
as Herbert V. Allison
(1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Doctor Watson
(1934) Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
(1936) The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
(1935) Becky Sharp
as Joseph Sedley
(1952) Bwana Devil
as Dr. Angus McLean
(1934) Stand Up and Cheer!
as Eustis Dinwiddle
(1939) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson
(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Doctor Watson
(1945) Pursuit to Algiers
as Doctor Watson
(1948) Julia Misbehaves
as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
(1943) Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Doctor Watson
(1937) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Willie Winton
(1938) The Baroness and the Butler
as Major Andros
(1936) Under Two Flags
as Capt. Menzies
(1942) Roxie Hart
as E. Clay Benham
(1936) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Thurber
(1941) The Chocolate Soldier
as Bernard Fischer
(1937) Thunder in the City
as Duke Of Glenavon
(1947) The Exile
as Sir Edward Hyde
(1941) Hudson's Bay
as Prince Rupert
(1938) Kidnapped
as Neil MacDonald
(1940) A Dispatch from Reuters
as Sir Randolph Persham
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1942) This Above All
as Ramsbottom
(1941) Play Girl
as William McDonald Vincent
(1944) Frenchman's Creek
as Lord Godolphin
(1939) The Rains Came
as Lord Albert Esketh
(1950) Vendetta
as Sir Thomas Nevil
(1940) Adventure in Diamonds
as Col. J.W. Lansfield
(1952) Hong Kong
as Lighton
(1935) The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
as Ivan
(1940) Lillian Russell
as William Gilbert
(1933) I Was a Spy
as Scottie
(1936) Follow Your Heart
as Henri Forrester
(1944) Gypsy Wildcat
as High Sheriff
(1938) Suez
as Sir Malcolm Cameron
(1934) Springtime for Henry
as Johnny Jewlliwell
(1930) Birds of Prey
as Major Fothergill
(1940) Susan and God
as 'Hutchie'
(1930) Escape!
as Constable at Vicarage
(1936) The Man I Marry
as Robert Hartley
(1932) Lord Camber's Ladies
as Lord Camber
(1936) The White Angel
as Dr. West
(1934) The Lady Is Willing
as Welton
(1932) The Midshipmaid
as Maj. Spink
(1935) Jalna
as Maurice Vaughn
(1942) Eagle Squadron
as McKinnon
(1941) Free and Easy
as Florian Clemington
(1933) Channel Crossing
as Nigel Guthrie
(1943) Forever and a Day
as Major Garrow
(1941) This Woman Is Mine
as Duncan MacDougall
(1934) Murder in Trinidad
as Bertram Lynch
(1930) Red Aces
as Kinsfeather
(1931) The Calendar
as Lord Willie Panniford
(1930) The Squeaker
as Collie
(1985) The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson (archive footage)
(1936) Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
(1934) Coming Out Party
as Troon
(1996) In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
as ---
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Col. Mournay