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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 Dr. 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.
Bruce was the second son of Sir William Waller Bruce, 10th Baronet (1856–1912) and his wife Angelica (died 1917), daughter of General George Selby, Royal Artillery. Bruce was born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico while his parents were on holiday there. He was educated at the Grange, Stevenage and at Abingdon School, Oxfordshire. He served in France from 1914 as a lieutenant in the 10th Service Battalion - Somerset Light Infantry and the Honourable Artillery Company, but was severely wounded at Cambrai the following year, with eleven bullets in his left leg, and spent most of the remainder of the war in a wheelchair.
Actors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Shankey Srinivasan (editor), Shankey Srinivasan (director), Shankey Srinivasan (producer), Shankey Srinivasan (writer), Shankey Srinivasan (writer), Shankey Srinivasan (producer), Hisham Izzeldin (producer), Hisham Izzeldin (producer), Federico Marchetti (actor), Shahla Motamedi (producer), Shahla Motamedi (producer), Havish Ravipati (actor), Michael Kowitz (actor), Evan Praskin (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Music, Mystery, Short,Actors: Brian Blessed (actor), Bob Carruthers (director), Oliver Reed (actor), Paul Farrer (composer), Dave Flitton (producer), David McWhinnie (director), Hildegard Neil (actress), Pavel Douglas (actor), John Hoye (actor), Sandy Welch (actor), Michael Leighton (actor), Richard Brimblecombe (actor), Owen Parker (editor), Michael Van Wijk (actor), Kern Falconer (actor),
Plot: Robert the Bruce unites the Scots in a rebellion against the hated English, led by Edward I. He is supported by various loyal followers, notably the bishop who agrees to recognize his claim and crown him as King of the Scots.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, independent-filmActors: Charles Butterworth (actor), Lon Chaney Jr. (actor), Nigel Bruce (actor), Walter Abel (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Charles D. Brown (actor), Noah Beery Jr. (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), William 'Billy' Benedict (actor), Lee Bennett (actor), Turhan Bey (actor), John L. Cason (actor), Bobby Barber (actor), Steve Brodie (actor), Wallis Clark (actor),
Plot: During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.
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