Head to headNigel Bruce against Basil Rathbone Both careers by IMDb ratingNigel BruceBasil Rathbone
Tale of the tape as an actor
Nigel Bruce vs Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce averages 6.86 across 36 rated films as an actor, ahead of Basil Rathbone at 6.60.
- 57 (36 rated)
- Films acted
- 69 (50 rated)
- ◀6.86
- Average
- 6.60
- ◀6.89
- Weighted
- 6.66
- ◀Rebecca 8.0
- Best film
- The Adventures of Robin Hood 7.9
- 7.14, 1939 to 1940
- Peak five
- 7.38, 1938 to 1939▶
- 5 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 6 films▶
- ◀7.02 (+0.16)
- Current form
- 4.72 (−1.88)
- 394K
- IMDb votes
- 404K▶
- 1933 to 1954
- Career
- 1929 to 1986
- None
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 2 noms▶
Rows won
4 to 4
Dead even
Films together
15
averaging 6.86
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 The Hound of the Baskervilles | 1939 | 7.4 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Dr. Watson |
 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1939 | 7.2 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Dr. Watson |
 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | 1942 | 6.4 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |
 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | 1942 | 6.5 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |
 Sherlock Holmes in Washington | 1942 | 6.6 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |
 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | 1943 | 6.9 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |
 The Spider Woman | 1943 | 7.0 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Dr. Watson |
 The Scarlet Claw | 1944 | 7.1 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |
 The Pearl of Death | 1944 | 7.1 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |
| Frenchman's Creek | 1944 | · | as Lord Rockingham | as Lord Godolphin |
 The House of Fear | 1945 | 7.1 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |
 The Woman in Green | 1945 | 6.6 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Dr. Watson |
 Pursuit to Algiers | 1945 | 6.7 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Dr. John H. Watson |
 Terror by Night | 1946 | 6.7 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Dr. John H. Watson |
 Dressed to Kill | 1946 | 6.8 | as Sherlock Holmes | as Doctor Watson |