Nigel Bruce

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.

Actor

1930

[ ] Birds of Prey (Major Fothergill)
[ ] Escape! (Constable at Vicarage)
[ ] Red Aces (Kinsfeather)
[ ] The Squeaker (Collie)

1931

[ ] The Calendar (Lord Willie Panniford)

1932

[ ] Lord Camber's Ladies (Lord Camber)
[ ] The Midshipmaid (Maj. Spink)

1933

[ ] I Was a Spy (Scottie)
[ ] Channel Crossing (Nigel Guthrie)

1934

[ ] The Scarlet Pimpernel (The Prince of Wales)
[ ] Treasure Island (Squire Trelawney)
[ ] Stand Up and Cheer! (Eustis Dinwiddle)
[ ] Springtime for Henry (Johnny Jewlliwell)
[ ] The Lady Is Willing (Welton)
[ ] Murder in Trinidad (Bertram Lynch)
[ ] Coming Out Party (Troon)

1935

[ ] She (Horace Holly)
[ ] Becky Sharp (Joseph Sedley)
[ ] The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (Ivan)
[ ] Jalna (Maurice Vaughn)

1936

[ ] The Charge of the Light Brigade (Sir Benjamin Warrenton)
[ ] Under Two Flags (Capt. Menzies)
[ ] The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (Thurber)
[ ] Follow Your Heart (Henri Forrester)
[ ] The Man I Marry (Robert Hartley)
[ ] The White Angel (Dr. West)
[ ] Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (Self)

1937

[ ] The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (Lord Willie Winton)
[ ] Thunder in the City (Duke Of Glenavon)

1938

[ ] The Baroness and the Butler (Major Andros)
[ ] Kidnapped (Neil MacDonald)
[ ] Suez (Sir Malcolm Cameron)

1939

[ ] The Hound of the Baskervilles (Doctor John H. Watson)
[ ] The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Dr. Watson)
[ W ] The Rains Came (Lord Albert Esketh)

1940

[ ] Rebecca (Major Giles Lacy)
[ ] The Blue Bird (Mr. Luxury)
[ ] Hudson's Bay (Prince Rupert)
[ ] A Dispatch from Reuters (Sir Randolph Persham)
[ ] Adventure in Diamonds (Col. J.W. Lansfield)
[ ] Lillian Russell (William Gilbert)
[ ] Susan and God ('Hutchie')

1941

[ ] Suspicion (Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite)
[ ] The Chocolate Soldier (Bernard Fischer)
[ ] Play Girl (William McDonald Vincent)
[ ] Free and Easy (Florian Clemington)
[ ] This Woman Is Mine (Duncan MacDougall)

1942

[ ] Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (Doctor Watson)
[ ] Journey for Margaret (Herbert V. Allison)
[ ] Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (Doctor Watson)
[ ] Roxie Hart (E. Clay Benham)
[ ] This Above All (Ramsbottom)
[ ] Eagle Squadron (McKinnon)

1943

[ ] Lassie Come Home (Duke of Rudling)
[ ] The Spider Woman (Dr. John H. Watson)
[ ] Crazy House (Dr. Watson)
[ ] Sherlock Holmes in Washington (Doctor Watson)
[ ] Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (Doctor Watson)
[ ] Forever and a Day (Major Garrow)

1944

[ ] The Scarlet Claw (Doctor Watson)
[ ] The Pearl of Death (Dr. John Watson)
[ ] Frenchman's Creek (Lord Godolphin)
[ ] Gypsy Wildcat (High Sheriff)
[ ] Follow the Boys (Nigel Bruce)

1945

[ ] The House of Fear (Dr. John Watson)
[ ] The Woman in Green (Dr. John Watson)
[ ] Son of Lassie (Duke of Radling)
[ ] The Corn Is Green (The Squire)
[ ] Pursuit to Algiers (Doctor Watson)

1946

[ ] Terror by Night (Dr. John H. Watson)
[ ] Dressed to Kill (Dr. John H. Watson)

1947

[ ] The Two Mrs. Carrolls (Dr. Tuttle)
[ ] The Exile (Sir Edward Hyde)

1948

[ ] Julia Misbehaves (Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook)

1950

[ ] Vendetta (Sir Thomas Nevil)

1952

[ ] Limelight (Postant)
[ ] Bwana Devil (Dr. Angus McLean)
[ ] Hong Kong (Lighton)

1954

[ ] World for Ransom (Governor Sir Charles Coutts)

1972

[ ] Hollywood: The Dream Factory (Self (archive footage))

1985

[ ] The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (Dr. Watson (archive footage))

1996

[ ] In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes (????)