Nigel Bruce

British actor (1895-1953)

William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was a British actor. He was best known for his role of Dr. Watson in a movie series and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock movies Rebecca and Suspicion.

Nigel Bruce
Bruce in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
Born
William Nigel Ernle Bruce

(1895-02-04)4 February 1895
Died8 October 1953(1953-10-08) (aged 58)
Resting placeChapel of the Pines Crematory
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1953
Spouse(s)
Violet Pauline Shelton
(m. 1921; died 1953)
Children2
Relatives

Bruce died of a heart attack,[1] in Santa Monica, California at the age of 58.

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