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