William Nigel Ernle Bruce
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William Nigel Ernle Bruce, better known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor most famous for portraying Dr. Watson alongside Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes in a series of classic films and radio dramas of the 1930s and 1940s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Nigel Ernle Bruce canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Chapel of the Pines Crematory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| coStar | Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1953-10-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Abingdon School
NERFINISHED
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Grange School, Folkestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction adaptation
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mystery film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Nigel
NERFINISHED
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William ⓘ |
| hasFather | Sir William Waller Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Angelica Lady Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| name | William Nigel Ernle Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | son of a baronet ⓘ |
| notableRole | Dr. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943 film)
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes film series (1939–1946) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarlet Claw (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
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Ensenada NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Santa Monica NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter | Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Violet Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920–1953 ⓘ |
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