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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Truth and the child
- Portfolio of black business in South Africa
- Student's Guide to Secular Humanism
- Research and change in urban community health
- Quantitative methods for health research
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
William Nigel Ernle Bruce, best known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor on stage and screen. 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
- In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes1996
- The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes — Dr. Watson (archive footage)1985
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)1972
- World for Ransom — Governor Sir Charles Coutts1954
- Limelight — Postant1952
- Bwana Devil — Dr. Angus McLean1952
- Hong Kong — Lighton1952
- Four Star Playhouse — Col. Mournay1952
- Vendetta — Sir Thomas Nevil1950
- Julia Misbehaves — Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook1948
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1895
- Active to
- 1953
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 39
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,329x
- Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome
· 2011 · cited 19,169x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,520x
- Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data
· 2012 · cited 17,740x
- The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital
· 1997 · cited 16,058x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Nigel Ernle Bruce , ( 1895-02-04 ) 4 February 1895, Ensenada , Baja California, Mexico
- Died
- 8 October 1953 (1953-10-08) (aged 58), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Chapel of the Pines Crematory
- Citizenship
- British
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1920–1953
- Spouse
- Violet Pauline Shelton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1921 )
- Relatives
- Sir Michael Bruce, 11th Baronet (brother) Julian Gilbey (great-grandson) Will Gilbey (great-grandson) Christopher Plummer (second cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Nigel Bruce in The Last of Mrs Cheyney trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nigel Bruce
- date of birth
- 1895-02-14
- date of death
- 1953-10-08
- Commons gallery
- Nigel Bruce
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
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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 alongside Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in both. Bruce is also remembered for his roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion, as well as Charlie Chaplin's Limelight and the original Lassie film Lassie Come Home.
Early life