Nigel Bruce

Acting · Born 1895-02-03 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

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 as Major Giles Lacy
• Suspicion as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
• The Hound of the Baskervilles as Doctor John H. Watson
• Limelight as Postant
• Lassie Come Home as Duke of Rudling
• The Spider Woman as Dr. John H. Watson
• Terror by Night as Dr. John H. Watson
• Dressed to Kill as Dr. John H. Watson
• The Scarlet Pimpernel as The Prince of Wales
• Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as Doctor Watson

TV

• Four Star Playhouse as Col. Mournay