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Nigel Bruce
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William Nigel Ernle Bruce, best known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor on stage and screen.ย 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.
Known For

Rebecca
1940

Suspicion
1941

Limelight
1952

The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934

Treasure Island
1934

Lassie Come Home
1943

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942

Dressed to Kill
1946

The Woman in Green
1945

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936

The Scarlet Claw
1944

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943

Terror by Night
1946

The Pearl of Death
1944

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939

The Spider Woman
1943

Pursuit to Algiers
1945

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942

The House of Fear
1945

The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
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