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He was born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, whilst his parents were touring the world. [2] . His older brother was the author and adventurer Sir Michael Bruce. He received his formal education at The Grange School in Stevenage, and from 1908 to 1912 at Abingdon School in Abingdon-on-Thames. [3] .
Nigel Bruce was born in Mexico, where his father, Sir William W. Bruce, worked as an engineer. His family was part of English aristocracy, ever since Charles I. bestowed a baronetcy upon them in 1629 (William's older brother Michael held the hereditary title).
- Actor, Soundtrack
- October 8, 1953
- February 4, 1895
Nigel Bruce was born in Mexico, where his father, Sir William W. Bruce, worked as an engineer. His family was part of English aristocracy, ever since Charles I. bestowed a baronetcy upon them in 1629 (William's older brother Michael held the hereditary title).
- January 1, 1
- Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer, Dennis Hoey, and Janet Murdoch in Terror by Night (1946)- Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, and Alan Mowbray in Terror by Night (1946)
- Nigel Bruce and Alan Mowbray in Terror by Night (1946)
- Nigel Bruce in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
- Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, and Henry Stephenson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
- Nigel Bruce and Terry Kilburn in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Nigel Bruce was born in 1895 to a distinguished British family. He received his education at Grange, Stevenage, and Abingdon School in Berkshire. In 1914, he enlisted in the British Army and served as a lieutenant in France.
William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953), 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).
He was born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, whilst his parents were touring the world. [2] . His older brother was the author and adventurer Sir Michael Bruce. He received his formal education at The Grange School in Stevenage, and from 1908 to 1912 at Abingdon School in Abingdon-on-Thames. [3] .
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Nigel Bruce was a British actor (born in Mexico) who carved out a career for himself playing well-meaning bumbler-fumblers and husbands. His 'Doctor Watson' in the Sherlock Holmes films of the 1930s and 1940s, although excellent at first, tended to drift into caricature in later films.
