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Nigel Bruce

Acting · Born February 3, 1895 · Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

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.

Movies with Nigel Bruce

• Rebecca (1940) — Giles Lacy
• Limelight (1952) — Postant
• Suspicion (1941) — Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
• The Woman in Green (1945) — Dr. John Watson
• Lassie Come Home (1943) — Duke of Rudling
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) — Doctor Watson
• Treasure Island (1934) — Squire Trelawney
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) — Doctor John H. Watson
• The Pearl of Death (1944) — Dr. John Watson
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) — Dr. Watson
• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — Doctor Watson
• Forever and a Day (1943) — Major Garrow