Nigel Bruce: Nigel Bruce. Actor: Rebecca. Nigel was, from the beginning, typecast as bumbling English aristocrats, military types or drawing room society snobs and, within the narrow parameters of his range, he was very, very good at playing these parts. 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...
Known For: Rebecca (Major Giles Lacy), Suspicion (Beaky), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (Doctor Watson), Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (Doctor Watson)