Nigel Bruce
British actor (1895-1953)
- Born February 4, 1895
- 8 movies
Nigel Bruce was an English actor on stage and screen. He played Dr. Watson opposite Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes in a series of films and on radio. He also appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion, Charlie Chaplin's Limelight and the original Lassie film Lassie Come Home.
Nigel Bruce appears in 8 films in The Rerun, from 1945 to 1952. Most of that work is in mystery, adventure and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Roy William Neill (5), Basil Rathbone (5), Harry Cording (3), Patrick O’Moore (2), Dennis Hoey (2).
Known for
- Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945), Dr. Watson. One of the Holmes films in which he starred with Rathbone.
- Terror by Night (1946), Dr. Watson. A Holmes film with Bruce as Watson.
- Rebecca (1940). One of two Hitchcock films in which he appeared.
- Limelight (1952). A Charlie Chaplin film in which he appeared.
- Lassie Come Home (1943). The original Lassie film, in which he appeared.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Nigel Bruce been in?
- Nigel Bruce appears in Bwana Devil (1952), The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947), Terror by Night (1946), Dressed to Kill (1946), Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945), The Corn Is Green (1945), Pursuit to Algiers (1945) and The Woman in Green (1945) on The Remote.
- When was Nigel Bruce born?
- Nigel Bruce was born on 4 February 1895.
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