Nigel Bruce
Date of birth: 1895-02-03
Place of birth: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: William Nigel Ernle Bruce, Willie Bruce, Найджел Брюс
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.
Movie Credits
Rebecca
1940-03-23
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the
Lassie Come Home
1943-12-01
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the ric
The Spider Woman
1943-12-24
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain be
Terror by Night
1946-02-01
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhode
Dressed to Kill
1946-05-24
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plate
Suspicion
1941-11-14
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gamblin
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934-12-20
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942-09-18
England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939-03-24
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Ho
The House of Fear
1945-03-16
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside a
The Pearl of Death
1944-08-01
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owne
The Scarlet Claw
1944-05-18
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monste
The Woman in Green
1945-06-15
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger sev
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947-03-04
Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally while on holiday in the country. A romance develops,
World for Ransom
1954-01-31
In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate
Limelight
1952-10-16
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again fee
Crazy House
1943-10-08
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie.
The Blue Bird
1940-01-15
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness
She
1935-07-12
Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out
Son of Lassie
1945-04-20
Laddie (Son of Lassie) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mother
The Corn Is Green
1945-03-29
When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry sh
Journey for Margaret
1942-12-17
An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening days
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943-03-24
In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route
Treasure Island
1934-08-17
In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is c
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936-10-20
In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful
Becky Sharp
1935-06-28
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the positio
Bwana Devil
1952-08-22
British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engin
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934-05-04
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in ord
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939-09-01
Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “fin
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942-12-25
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from th
Pursuit to Algiers
1945-10-26
After the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to
Julia Misbehaves
1948-08-08
Julia and William were married and soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943-09-17
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his servic
The Baroness and the Butler
1938-02-18
A Butler gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master's government.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937-02-19
A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.
Under Two Flags
1936-04-30
Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother's crime. C
Roxie Hart
1942-02-20
A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audienc
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936-03-13
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.
The Chocolate Soldier
1941-11-01
Maria and Karl Lang are the singing duo of Vienna. Maria is very flirtatious and Karl very jealous.
Thunder in the City
1937-04-22
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not se
The Exile
1947-10-17
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by
Hudson's Bay
1940-12-24
Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hu
Kidnapped
1938-05-27
Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940-10-19
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news age
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to t
This Above All
1942-05-12
In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF servi
Play Girl
1941-01-29
When a gold digger starts to get a little old to ply her trade, she teaches a younger woman all her
Frenchman's Creek
1944-09-20
An English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home on t
The Rains Came
1939-09-15
Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor
Vendetta
1950-12-25
The daughter of a slain man pushes her brother toward vengeance in 19th-century Corsica.
Adventure in Diamonds
1940-03-08
A government pilot (George Brent) falls for a woman (Isa Miranda) helping her partner (John Loder) s
Hong Kong
1952-04-18
American adventurer Jeff Williams is fleeing the communist advance in China when he becomes entangle
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1935-11-14
A Russian prince goes to Monte Carlo just after World War I with money supplied to him by Parisian R
Lillian Russell
1940-05-24
Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.
I Was a Spy
1933-09-04
During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding milit
Follow Your Heart
1936-08-10
An eccentric musical family is kept in order by a talented daughter with modest ambitions.
Gypsy Wildcat
1944-08-02
In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's
Suez
1938-10-28
Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and
Springtime for Henry
1934-08-22
A rakish fellow involves himself with a married woman. Later his secretary endeavors to win him away
Birds of Prey
1930-11-18
At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of da
Susan and God
1940-06-07
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
Escape!
1930-08-28
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an
The Man I Marry
1936-10-31
A wealthy young man writes a play under a different name to prove to his overbearing mother that he
Lord Camber's Ladies
1932-10-27
In this drama the owner of a flower shop falls in love with one of her patrons. Unfortunately, he is
The White Angel
1936-06-25
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurs
The Lady Is Willing
1934-08-10
In this comedy-mystery, a private detective helps three businessmen get even with the man who misuse
The Midshipmaid
1932-12-08
Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia ta
Jalna
1935-08-09
A young poet, accompanied by his new bride, returns home to his large family at their Canadian farm.
Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in lov
Free and Easy
1941-02-28
This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington p
Channel Crossing
1933-10-14
Money isn't everything. Tycoon races against time to cross the English Channel in order to save a bu
Forever and a Day
1943-01-21
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral
This Woman Is Mine
1941-08-22
Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with a female stowaway they discover aboard their ship. Ma
Murder in Trinidad
1934-05-16
Author/explorer John W. Vandercook conceived the character of Bertram Lynch as an investigator for t
Red Aces
1930-11-03
A gambler frames a banker for killing the man whose name he forged.
The Calendar
1931-10-19
Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club whe
The Squeaker
1930-06-01
A detective poses as an ex-convict to expose the head of a benevolent society as a fence.
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985-01-01
This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interview
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11
Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Fr
Coming Out Party
1934-03-09
In this romance, a lovely young debutante falls in love with a jazz violinist. Her mother wants her
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996-07-01
Actor Patrick Macnee leads the viewer through London in the footsteps of the genius private investig