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Nigel Bruce
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Nigel Bruce

February 3, 1895 (age 58)
October 8, 1953
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Male
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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

82 credits
The Scarlet Pimpernel Movie
★ 7.0
Adventure, Drama
1934 Adventure, Drama
The Corn Is Green Movie
★ 7.2
Drama
1945 Drama
Julia Misbehaves
★ 6.5
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Julia Misbehaves
1948 as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
Rebecca
★ 7.9
+
Rebecca
1940 as Major Giles Lacy
She
★ 5.4
+
She
1935 as Horace Holly
Play Girl
★ 6.3
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Play Girl
1941 as William McDonald Vincent
Limelight
★ 7.9
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Limelight
1952 as Postant
Suez
★ 5.2
+
Suez
1938 as Sir Malcolm Cameron
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
★ 6.5
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 as Doctor Watson
Treasure Island
★ 6.5
+
Treasure Island
1934 as Squire Trelawney
Suspicion
★ 7.1
+
Suspicion
1941 as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
Murder in Trinidad
+
Murder in Trinidad
1934 as Bertram Lynch
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
★ 6.3
+
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1935 as Ivan
The Baroness and the Butler
★ 5.0
+
The Baroness and the Butler
1938 as Major Andros
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
★ 6.5
+
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936 as Thurber
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
★ 8.0
+
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985 as Dr. Watson (archive footage)
Crazy House
★ 5.0
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Crazy House
1943 as Dr. Watson
The Calendar
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The Calendar
1931 as Lord Willie Panniford
This Above All
★ 6.7
+
This Above All
1942 as Ramsbottom
A Dispatch from Reuters
★ 6.1
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A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 as Sir Randolph Persham
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
★ 6.8
+
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 as Doctor Watson
Dressed to Kill
★ 6.6
+
Dressed to Kill
1946 as Dr. John H. Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
★ 7.1
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 as Doctor John H. Watson
Roxie Hart
★ 6.9
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Roxie Hart
1942 as E. Clay Benham
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
★ 6.4
+
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 as Doctor Watson
The Woman in Green
★ 6.5
+
The Woman in Green
1945 as Dr. John Watson
Channel Crossing
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Channel Crossing
1933 as Nigel Guthrie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.9
+
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 as Dr. Watson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
★ 6.5
+
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
Lassie Come Home
★ 6.7
+
Lassie Come Home
1943 as Duke of Rudling

TV Shows

1 credits
TV
★ 6.7
Comedy, Drama
1952 Comedy, Drama