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name: "Nigel De Brulier"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nigel-de-brulier"
roles: []
born: "8 August 1877"
died: "30 January 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-19T23:22:52.440202+00:00"
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# Nigel De Brulier

Actor. Born 8 August 1877 in Frenchay, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Died 30 January 1948.

## Details

- **Born:** 8 August 1877, Frenchay, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- **Died:** 30 January 1948
- **Also known as:** Nigel De Bruillier, Nigel De Brullier, Nigel de Brulier, N. de Brullier, Nigel deBrulier, De Brullier, Francis George Packer, Francis G. Packer, N. De Brouillet, N. Brouillet
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 78 (1), 1930s 71 (4)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 4, History 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $9m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_De_Brulier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3341349, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207637/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34047

## Biography

Nigel De Brulier (born Francis George Packer) was an English stage and film actor. He began his career on the stage in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States in 1898. His first film role came in 1914 in *The Pursuit of the Phantom*.

De Brulier appeared in numerous silent films, including *Intolerance* (1916), *The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse* (1921), *Foolish Wives* (1922), *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1923), *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925) as Simonides, and *Wings* (1927). He portrayed Cardinal Richelieu in four films: *The Three Musketeers* (1921), *The Iron Mask* (1929), *The Three Musketeers* (1935) and *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1939). He also appeared as an Aristocrat (uncredited) in *A Tale of Two Cities* (1935).

One of the few silent-era actors to sustain a career in sound films, though often in smaller roles, De Brulier continued working until the early 1940s. He died in Los Angeles on 30 January 1948.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *San Francisco* (1936), Fi1m 71, as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *A Tale of Two Cities* (1935), Fi1m 76, as Aristocrat (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-tale-of-two-cities.md)
- *The House of Rothschild* (1934), Fi1m 70, as Official (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-house-of-rothschild.md)
- *Viva Villa!* (1934), Fi1m 66, as Political Judge (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/viva-villa.md)
- *Wings* (1927), Fi1m 78, as Peasant (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md)

## Complete filmography (115)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Western von gestern* (1978), series, as Don Manuel Vega
- *Tonight We Raid Calais* (1943), as Danton (uncredited)
- *The Adventures of Smilin' Jack* (1943), as The Lo-San [Chs. 2-3, 12-13]
- *Wrecking Crew* (1942), as Father Zachary
- *Thru Different Eyes* (1942), as Maynard
- *For Beauty's Sake* (1941), as Brother
- *Adventures of Captain Marvel* (1941), as Shazam
- *Adventures of Captain Marvel* (1941), series, as Shazam
- *Viva Cisco Kid* (1940), as Old Mose
- *One Million B.C.* (1940), as Peytow
- *The Mad Empress* (1939), as Father Fisher
- *Tower of London* (1939), as Archbishop at St. John's Chapel (uncredited)
- *Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence* (1939), as Russian Priest (uncredited)
- *Mutiny in the Big House* (1939), as Convict Mike Faleri
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1939), as Cardinal Richelieu
- *Zenobia* (1939), as Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited)
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1939), as The Notting Hill Murderer
- *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as Archbishop (uncredited)
- *Joaquin Murrieta* (1938), as Bit Role (uncredited)
- *Zorro Rides Again* (1937), as Don Manuel Vega
- *The Californian* (1937), as Don Francisco Escobar
- *The Last Train from Madrid* (1937), as Philosopher (uncredited)
- *White Legion* (1936), as Father Gonzales
- *The Garden of Allah* (1936), as Lector at Monastery (uncredited)
- *Mary of Scotland* (1936), as Judge
- *San Francisco* (1936), as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *Down to the Sea* (1936), as Demetrius
- *Half Angel* (1936), as Dr. Hall
- *Robin Hood of El Dorado* (1936), as Padre at Wedding (uncredited)
- *A Tale of Two Cities* (1935), as Aristocrat (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/a-tale-of-two-cities.md)
- *The Three Musketeers* (1935), as Richelieu
- *Charlie Chan in Egypt* (1935), as Edfu Ahmad
- *The Spectacle Maker* (1934), as The Man in Black
- *Viva Villa!* (1934), as Political Judge (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/viva-villa.md)
- *The House of Rothschild* (1934), as Official (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-house-of-rothschild.md)
- *I'm No Angel* (1933), as Rajah the Fortune Teller (uncredited)
- *Life in the Raw* (1933), as McTavish
- *The Monkey's Paw* (1933), as Hindu Fakir (uncredited)
- *Rasputin and the Empress* (1932), as Priest (uncredited)
- *Chandu the Magician* (1932), as Yogi Teacher (uncredited)
- *Miss Pinkerton* (1932), as Coroner James A. Clemp
- *Alias the Doctor* (1932), as Autopsy Surgeon (uncredited)
- *Son of India* (1931), as Rao Rama
- *Moby Dick* (1930), as Elijah
- *Golden Dawn* (1930), as Hasmali the Witch Doctor (uncredited)
- *Redemption* (1930), as Petushkov
- *The Green Goddess* (1930), as Temple Priest
- *The Wheel of Life* (1929), as Tsering Lama
- *Thru Different Eyes* (1929), as Maynard
- *The Iron Mask* (1929), as Cardinal Richelieu
- *The Red Dance* (1928), as Bishop (uncredited)
- *Noah's Ark* (1928), as Soldier / High Priest
- *Me, Gangster* (1928), as Danish Louie
- *Loves of an Actress* (1928), as Samson
- *The Divine Sinner* (1928), as Minister of Police
- *Two Lovers* (1928), as The Prince of Orange
- *The Gaucho* (1927), as The Padre
- *My Best Girl* (1927), as Crippled Pencil Peddler (uncredited)
- *The Patent Leather Kid* (1927), as The French Doctor
- *Soft Cushions* (1927), as The Notary
- *Wings* (1927), as Peasant (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/wings-1927.md)
- *The Beloved Rogue* (1927), as Astrologer
- *Surrender* (1927), as Rabbi Mendel Lyon
- *Don Juan* (1926), as Marchese Rinaldo
- *The Greater Glory* (1926), as Dr. Hermann von Berg
- *Yellow Fingers* (1926), as Rajah Jagore
- *The Ancient Mariner* (1925), as Skipper
- *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925), as Simonides
- *He's a Prince!* (1925), as Revolutionary
- *Mademoiselle Midnight* (1924), as Dr. Sanchez
- *A Boy of Flanders* (1924), as Jehan Daas
- *Three Weeks* (1924), as Dimitri
- *Wild Oranges* (1924), as Litchfield Stope
- *St. Elmo* (1923), as Rev. Alan Hammond
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1923), as Don Claudio
- *The Eleventh Hour* (1923), as Mordecai Newman
- *Rupert of Hentzau* (1923), as Herbert
- *Salomé* (1923), as Jokaanan, the Prophet
- *Omar the Tentmaker* (1922), as Nizam ul Mulk
- *A Doll's House* (1922), as Dr. Rank
- *Foolish Wives* (1922), as Monk (uncredited)
- *The Devil Within* (1921), as Dr. Philiol
- *The Three Musketeers* (1921), as Cardinal Richelieu
- *Without Benefit of Clergy* (1921), as Pir Khan
- *Cold Steel* (1921), as Martinez
- *The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse* (1921), as Tchernoff
- *The Dwelling Place of Light* (1920), as James Rolfe
- *His Pajama Girl* (1920), as Manuel Lopez
- *That Something* (1920), Actor
- *The Mother of His Children* (1920), as Hadji
- *The Virgin of Stamboul* (1920), as Capt. Kassan
- *Flames of the Flesh* (1920), as Henri Leland
- *The Hawk's Trail* (1919), Actor
- *The Mystery Of 13* (1919), as Raoul Ferrar
- *Sahara* (1919), as Mustapha
- *The Boomerang* (1919), as Antonio Giannone
- *The Testing of Mildred Vane* (1918), as Matthew Vane
- *The Romance of Tarzan* (1918), as Priest
- *Kultur* (1918), as Danilo
- *The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin* (1918), as Capt. von Neigle
- *The Girl o' Dreams* (1918), as Phillip Fletcher
- *Triumph* (1917), as Townsman (uncredited)
- *The Gray Ghost* (1917), as Jacques
- *The Bond Between* (1917), as Feole Zelnar
- *The Voice on the Wire* (1917), as Professor Duval
- *Joan the Woman* (1916), as Man at Trial (uncredited)
- *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), as Extra (uncredited)
- *Purity* (1916), as Thorton Darcy
- *Pasquale* (1916), as Banker
- *Ramona* (1916), as Felipe Moreno
- *The Dumb Girl of Portici* (1916), as Father Francisco
- *Ghosts* (1915), as Pastor Manders
- *The Spanish Jade* (1915), as Don Luis
- *Hypocrites* (1915), as Distraut Man in Church (uncredited)
- *The Pursuit of the Phantom* (1914), as The Poet

## Gallery

- ![Page of a promotional leaflet for the American film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921).](https://film.one/media/person/1224312/gallery-4f844a6c8045.jpg) Page of a promotional leaflet for the American film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). — Metro Pictures Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Four_Horsemen_leaflet_pict.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lobby card from the American film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921).](https://film.one/media/person/1224312/gallery-a2c5141ab354.jpg) Lobby card from the American film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). — Metro Films, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_1921.jpg/1280px-Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_1921.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Still from the American drama film The Bond Between (1917) with Nigel De Brulier, George Beban, and Vola Vale, from the June 1917 Film Fun.](https://film.one/media/person/1224312/gallery-0afe37eaa3ee.jpg) Still from the American drama film The Bond Between (1917) with Nigel De Brulier, George Beban, and Vola Vale, from the June 1917 Film Fun. — Pallas Pictures / Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/The_Bond_Between_%281917%29_-_1.jpg/1280px-The_Bond_Between_%281917%29_-_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nigel De Brulier](https://film.one/media/person/1224312/gallery-f40659a5f8fe.jpg) Nigel De Brulier — unknown (First National Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Omar_the_Tentmaker_%281922%29_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nigel De Brulier](https://film.one/media/person/1224312/gallery-774b5c4ac3a5.jpg) Nigel De Brulier — Image via TMDB
- ![Still from the American drama film Omar the Tentmaker (1922) with Douglas Gerrard, Guy Bates Post, and Nigel De Brulier, on page 26 of the October 1922 Shadowla](https://film.one/media/person/1224312/gallery-47a98c58ae0d.jpg) Still from the American drama film Omar the Tentmaker (1922) with Douglas Gerrard, Guy Bates Post, and Nigel De Brulier, on page 26 of the October 1922 Shadowla — Associated First National Pictures / John Ellis (photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Omar_the_Tentmaker_%281922%29_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Still from the American romantic drama film Surrender! (1927) with Nigel De Brulier and Mary Philbin, on page 13 of the September 17, 1927 Universal Weekly.](https://film.one/media/person/1224312/gallery-51cde0c4ad3f.jpg) Still from the American romantic drama film Surrender! (1927) with Nigel De Brulier and Mary Philbin, on page 13 of the September 17, 1927 Universal Weekly. — Universal Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Surrender_%281927%29_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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