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Nigel Bruce
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William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Dr. 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, as well as the Charlie Chaplin film Limelight.
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In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
World for Ransom
Limelight
Hong Kong
Bwana Devil
Vendetta
Julia Misbehaves
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
The Exile
Dressed to Kill
Terror by Night
Pursuit to Algiers
The Woman in Green
Son of Lassie
The Corn Is Green
The House of Fear
Sherlock Holmes: The Woman in Green (in Color)
Frenchman's Creek
Gypsy Wildcat
The Pearl of Death
The Scarlet Claw
The Spider Woman
Lassie Come Home
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Journey for Margaret
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
This Above All
Roxie Hart
Eagle Squadron
Suspicion
This Woman Is Mine
Free and Easy
Play Girl
The Chocolate Soldier
Hudson's Bay
A Dispatch from Reuters
Susan and God
Lillian Russell
Rebecca
Adventure in Diamonds
The Blue Bird
The Rains Came
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Baroness and the Butler
Suez
Kidnapped
Thunder in the City
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Man I Marry
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The White Angel
Under Two Flags
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Follow Your Heart
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Jalna
Becky Sharp
She
Springtime for Henry
The Lady Is Willing
Murder in Trinidad
Coming Out Party
Treasure Island
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Channel Crossing
I Was a Spy
The Midshipmaid
Lord Camber's Ladies
The Calendar
The Squeaker
The Perfect Alibi