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.
Awards & recognition
- British War Medal
Filmography41 titles
Follow Your Heart
Limelight
Forever and a Day
The Corn Is Green
The Pearl of Death
Suspicion
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Spider Woman
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The House of Fear
The Scarlet Claw
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Four Star Playhouse
Pursuit to Algiers
This Above All
Julia Misbehaves
Lassie Come Home
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
The Chocolate Soldier
Lillian Russell
Terror by Night
Dressed to Kill
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
The Woman in Green
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Susan and God
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Treasure Island
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Play Girl
Son of Lassie
The Rains Came
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Blue Bird
Becky Sharp
She
Suez
Stand Up and Cheer!
Hong Kong