Acting
Nigel Bruce
- Titles
- 81movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1985, with a break from 1955 to 1984, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 25top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Limelight85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Mystery6.0average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
- Wonder3.8average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
- Cringe Humor1.2, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Sherlock Holmes 7
- Nostalgic 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Intrigue 6
- Suspenseful 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Period Piece 4
- Intricate Plot 4
- Mystery 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Basil RathboneActorThe Woman in Green, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Dressed to Kill, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, +11 more
Roy William NeillDirectorThe Woman in Green, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Dressed to Kill, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, +7 more
Dennis HoeyActorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, The Pearl of Death, The House of Fear, Terror by Night, +1 more
C. Aubrey SmithActorRebecca, Kidnapped, Birds of Prey, Free and Easy, Jalna- BBertram MillhauserWriterThe Woman in Green, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, The Pearl of Death, The Spider Woman
Henry DaniellActorThe Woman in Green, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, The Exile
Harry CordingActorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Dressed to Kill, The House of Fear, Gypsy Wildcat
Henry StephensonActorThe Charge of the Light Brigade, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Baroness and the Butler, This Above All
Holmes HerbertActorSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Dressed to Kill, The Pearl of Death, The House of Fear
Jessie RalphActorThe Blue Bird, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Jalna, Coming Out Party
Reginald OwenActorThe Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes, Julia Misbehaves, Kidnapped, Free and Easy
Joan FontaineActorRebecca, Suspicion, This Above All, Frenchman's Creek
Movies and TV shows
261950s
3 titles · average score 65
85
Limelight (1952)
as Postant
39
Hong Kong (1952)
as Lighton
71
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV show · as Col. Mournay
1940s
14 titles · average score 67
65
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
as Col. Bruce 'Bunny' Willowbrook
49
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
as Dr. Tuttle
70
Terror by Night (1946)
as Dr. John H. Watson
81
The Woman in Green (1945)
as Dr. John Watson
74
The Corn Is Green (1945)
as The Squire
73
The Pearl of Death (1944)
as Dr. John Watson
59
Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
as High Sheriff
78
Lassie Come Home (1943)
as Duke of Rudling
60
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
as Doctor Watson
74
Roxie Hart (1942)
as E. Clay Benham
66
Journey for Margaret (1942)
as Herbert V. Allison
63
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
as Bernard Fischer
1930s
9 titles · average score 61
72
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
as Doctor John H. Watson
59
The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
as Major Andros
63
Kidnapped (1938)
as Neil MacDonald
56
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
as Lord Willie Winton
65
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
66
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
as Thurber
43
Becky Sharp (1935)
as Joseph Sedley
60
She (1935)
as Horace Holly
68
Treasure Island (1934)
as Squire Trelawney