Cast & creator
Nigel Bruce
Best known for Four Star Playhouse, Rebecca, Limelight
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.
Also known as: William Nigel Ernle Bruce, Willie Bruce, Найджел Брюс
82
film credits
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television credits
83
1930–1996 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (83)
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Four Star Playhouse
Col. Mournay
1952
Rebecca
Giles Lacy
1940
Limelight
Postant
1952
Suspicion
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
1941
The Woman in Green
Dr. John Watson
1945
Lassie Come Home
Duke of Rudling
1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Doctor Watson
1942
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
1934
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doctor John H. Watson
1939
The Pearl of Death
Dr. John Watson
1944
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
1939
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Doctor Watson
1943
Forever and a Day
Major Garrow
1943
Dressed to Kill
Dr. John H. Watson
1946
The Baroness and the Butler
Major Andros
1938
The Corn Is Green
The Squire
1945
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Sir Benjamin Warrenton
1936
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Doctor Watson
1943
Roxie Hart
E. Clay Benham
1942
Terror by Night
Dr. John H. Watson
1946
The Scarlet Claw
Doctor Watson
1944
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
1936
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Doctor Watson
1942
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Thurber
1936
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Escape!
Constable at Vicarage
1930
Stand Up and Cheer!
Eustis Dinwiddle
1934
I Was a Spy
Scottie
1933
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lord Willie Winton
1937
The Blue Bird
Mr. Luxury
1940
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Dr. Tuttle
1947
The House of Fear
Dr. John Watson
1945
Kidnapped
Neil MacDonald
1938
The White Angel
Dr. West
1936
The Spider Woman
Dr. John H. Watson
1943
The Rains Came
Lord Albert Esketh
1939
A Dispatch from Reuters
Sir Randolph Persham
1940
Becky Sharp
Joseph Sedley
1935
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Prince of Wales
1934
Lillian Russell
William Gilbert
1940
This Above All
Ramsbottom
1942
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Ivan
1935
Pursuit to Algiers
Doctor Watson
1945
She
Horace Holly
1935
Son of Lassie
Duke of Radling
1945
The Squeaker
Collie
1930
The Calendar
Lord Willie Panniford
1931
This Woman Is Mine
Duncan MacDougall
1941
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson (archive footage)
1985
Frenchman's Creek
Lord Godolphin
1944
Thunder in the City
Duke Of Glenavon
1937
Eagle Squadron
McKinnon
1942The Man I Marry
Robert Hartley
1936
The Lady Is Willing
Welton
1934
Suez
Sir Malcolm Cameron
1938
Susan and God
'Hutchie'
1940
World for Ransom
Governor Sir Charles Coutts
1954
Follow the Boys
Nigel Bruce
1944
Julia Misbehaves
Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
1948Lord Camber's Ladies
Lord Camber
1932
Hong Kong
Lighton
1952
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
Crazy House
Dr. Watson
1943
Under Two Flags
Capt. Menzies
1936
Birds of Prey
Major Fothergill
1930
Bwana Devil
Dr. Angus McLean
1952
Hudson's Bay
Prince Rupert
1940
The Exile
Sir Edward Hyde
1947
The Chocolate Soldier
Bernard Fischer
1941
Play Girl
William McDonald Vincent
1941
Journey for Margaret
Herbert V. Allison
1942
Free and Easy
Florian Clemington
1941
Adventure in Diamonds
Col. J.W. Lansfield
1940
Jalna
Maurice Vaughn
1935
Gypsy Wildcat
High Sheriff
1944
Vendetta
Sir Thomas Nevil
1950
Coming Out Party
Troon
1934
Murder in Trinidad
Bertram Lynch
1934
Follow Your Heart
Henri Forrester
1936
Springtime for Henry
Johnny Jewlliwell
1934
The Midshipmaid
Maj. Spink
1932
Channel Crossing
Nigel Guthrie
1933Red Aces
Kinsfeather
1930