What is Nigel Bruce?
{{Infobox person | name = Nigel Bruce | image = Nigel Bruce in The Last of Mrs Cheyney trailer.jpg | image_size = | caption = Bruce in ''[[The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937 film)|The Last of Mrs. Cheyney]]'' (1937) | birth_name = William Nigel Ernle Bruce | birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|02|04|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada]], [[Baja California]], Mexico | death_date = {{Death date and age|1953|10|08|1895|02|04|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1920–1953 | relatives = {{ubl|[[Sir Michael Bruce, 11th Baronet]] (brother)|[[Julian Gilbey]] (great-grandson)|[[Will Gilbey]] (great-grandson)}} | spouse = {{marriage|Violet Pauline Shelton|1921|1953|reason=d}} | children = 2 }} '''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 [[Sherlock Holmes (1939 movie series)|movie series]] and in the radio series ''[[The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]''. He also appeared in [[Alfred Hitchcock]] movies [[Rebecca (1940 movie)|''Rebecca'']] and [[Suspicion (1941 movie)|''Suspicion'']]. Bruce died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]],<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/24024%7C117568/Nigel-Bruce/ Turner Classic Movies]</ref> in [[Santa Monica, California]] at the age of 58. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce, Nigel}} [[Category:1895 births]] [[Category:1953 deaths]] [[Category:British movie actors]] [[Category:British television actors]] [[Category:British stage actors]] [[Category:British radio actors]] [[Category:Actors from Hertfordshire]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] {{actor-stub}}