Nigel Bruce
Actor
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.
Filmography
Suspicion
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite 1941
Limelight
as Postant 1952
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Doctor John H. Watson 1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson 1939
Terror by Night
as Dr. John H. Watson 1946
Lassie Come Home
as Duke of Rudling 1943
The Woman in Green
as Dr. John Watson 1945
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Doctor Watson 1942
Dressed to Kill
as Dr. John H. Watson 1946
The House of Fear
as Dr. John Watson 1945
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Doctor Watson 1942
The Scarlet Claw
as Doctor Watson 1944
The Spider Woman
as Dr. John H. Watson 1943
The Pearl of Death
as Dr. John Watson 1944
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Doctor Watson 1943
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Sir Benjamin Warrenton 1936