Nigel Bruce
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.
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Born | William Nigel Ernle Bruce 4 February 1895 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
Died | 8 October 1953 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 58)
Resting place | Chapel of the Pines Crematory |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1920–1953 |
Spouse(s) | Violet Pauline Shelton (m. 1921; died 1953) |
Children | 2 |
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Bruce died of a heart attack,[1] in Santa Monica, California at the age of 58.
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L. to R.: Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, and Basil Rathbone from the film Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)