Nigel Bruce

Acting

Nigel Bruce

Born 1895-02-03 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico 82 films

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.

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Filmography

82 films
Limelight poster

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again fe…

Limelight

★ 7.9 1952

Bwana Devil poster

British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engi…

Bwana Devil

★ 5.0 1952

Hong Kong poster

American adventurer Jeff Williams is fleeing the communist advance in China when he becomes entangl…

Hong Kong

★ 5.1 1952

Vendetta poster

The daughter of a slain man pushes her brother toward vengeance in 19th-century Corsica.

Vendetta

★ 6.5 1950

The Exile poster

In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country b…

The Exile

★ 6.3 1947