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Nigel Bruce

Born 1895-02-03

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.

Known for

Rebecca 1940 · 8.1 Suspicion 1941 · 7.2 Limelight 1952 · 8.0 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939 · 7.4 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 · 7.2 Terror by Night 1946 · 6.7 Dressed to Kill 1946 · 6.8 The Woman in Green 1945 · 6.6 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942 · 6.5 Lassie Come Home 1943 · 7.1 The Scarlet Claw 1944 · 7.2 The House of Fear 1945 · 7.2 The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 · 7.0 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 1942 · 6.4 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943 · 6.9 The Pearl of Death 1944 · 7.1 The Spider Woman 1943 · 7.0 Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943 · 6.7 Pursuit to Algiers 1945 · 6.7 The Blue Bird 1940 · 6.2 Roxie Hart 1942 · 6.9 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1937 · 6.4 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936 · 6.8 World for Ransom 1954 · 5.8 Gypsy Wildcat 1944 · 5.8