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name: "Nigel Bruce"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nigel-bruce"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 February 1895"
died: "8 October 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:56:26.742478+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Nigel Bruce

Actor. Born 3 February 1895 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Died 8 October 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 February 1895, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
- **Died:** 8 October 1953
- **Also known as:** William Nigel Ernle Bruce, Willie Bruce, Найджел Брюс

## Biography

Nigel Bruce was a British character actor. He played Major Giles Lacy in Alfred Hitchcock's *Rebecca* (1940) and appeared as Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite in *Suspicion* (1941).

He was best known for portraying Dr John H. Watson opposite Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in fourteen films beginning with *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939) and *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1939), and in the radio series *The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes*. Other credits include *Lassie Come Home* (1943) and *Limelight* (1952).

Born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, to British parents, Bruce was educated in England. He began acting on stage after serving in the First World War and worked in films from the 1930s until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rebecca* (1940), Fi1m 85, as Giles Lacy — [page](https://film.one/film/rebecca.md)

## Also known for

- *Suspicion* (1941), Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
- *Limelight* (1952), Postant
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939), Doctor John H. Watson
- *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1939), Dr. Watson
- *Terror by Night* (1946), Dr. John H. Watson
- *The Woman in Green* (1945), Dr. John Watson
- *Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon* (1942), Doctor Watson
- *Lassie Come Home* (1943), Duke of Rudling

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