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.
Born: February 3, 1895
Place of Birth: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Known For
Limelight
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Rebecca
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
Forever and a Day
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
The White Angel
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
The Corn Is Green
When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry she decides to hold classes in her house and believes that Morgan is smart enough to attend Oxford.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Suspicion
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.
The Pearl of Death
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interviews and archival film clips featuring the original crime-fighter in all his incarnations.
The Scarlet Claw
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
Filmography
as Dr. Watson (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Governor Sir Charles Coutts
as Postant
as Dr. Angus McLean
as Lighton
as Sir Thomas Nevil
as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
as Sir Edward Hyde
as Dr. Tuttle
as Dr. John H. Watson
as Dr. John H. Watson
as Doctor Watson
as Dr. John Watson
as Duke of Radling
as The Squire
as Dr. John Watson
as Lord Godolphin
as High Sheriff
as Dr. John Watson
as Doctor Watson
as Nigel Bruce
as Dr. John H. Watson
as Duke of Rudling
as Dr. Watson
as Doctor Watson
as Doctor Watson
as Major Garrow
as Doctor Watson
as Herbert V. Allison
as Doctor Watson
as McKinnon
as Ramsbottom
as E. Clay Benham
as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
as Bernard Fischer
as Duncan MacDougall
as Florian Clemington
as William McDonald Vincent
as Prince Rupert
as Sir Randolph Persham
as 'Hutchie'
as William Gilbert
as Major Giles Lacy
as Col. J.W. Lansfield
as Mr. Luxury
as Lord Albert Esketh
as Dr. Watson
as Doctor John H. Watson
as Sir Malcolm Cameron
as Neil MacDonald
as Major Andros
as Duke Of Glenavon
as Lord Willie Winton
as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
as Henri Forrester
as Dr. West
as Capt. Menzies
as Thurber
as Maurice Vaughn
as Horace Holly
as Joseph Sedley
as The Prince of Wales
as Johnny Jewlliwell
as Squire Trelawney
as Welton
as Bertram Lynch
as Eustis Dinwiddle
as Troon
as Nigel Guthrie
as Scottie
as Maj. Spink
as Lord Willie Panniford
as Major Fothergill
as Constable at Vicarage
as Collie