Nigel Bruce
Acting
February 3, 1895
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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.
Movies
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
Becky Sharp
1935
Suspicion
1941
Rebecca
1940
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
World for Ransom
1954
Treasure Island
1934
Limelight
1952
Bwana Devil
1952
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
Julia Misbehaves
1948
The Exile
1947
Channel Crossing
1933
Hong Kong
1952
Vendetta
1950
Springtime for Henry
1934
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
This Woman Is Mine
1941