Nigel Bruce

William Nigel Ernle 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 with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in both. Bruce is also remembered for his roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion, as well as the Charlie Chaplin film Limelight and the original Lassie film Lassie Come Home.

4 February 1895

Born on the same birth day (4 February): Birju Maharaj • Collin Wilcox (actress) • Dan Quayle • Eddie Cochems • Eulalio Gutiérrez • Hans Erasmus Aßmann • Jean Aicard • Johan Vansummeren • Ludwig Erhard • Natalie Imbruglia • Patrick Bergin

Born in the same month (February 1895): Anita Stewart • Babe Ruth • Conn Smythe • George Halas • George Sutcliffe • Henrik Dam • Hermann Brill • Kristian Djurhuus • Louis Calhern • Louis Zborowski • María Teresa Vera • Max Horkheimer • Miyagiyama Fukumatsu • Robert M. La Follette Jr. • Robert Philipp • Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre • Wilhelm Burgdorf