- Films
- 54
- Avg rating
- 6.86
- Peak run
- 1939’40
- 7+ run
- 5 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Nigel by the numbers
Average
6.86
36 rated films
Vote weighted
6.89
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
22y
1933 to 1954
Total votes
393K
across every film
Best
8.0
Rebecca
Worst
6.4
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Newest first
Filmography
| 1954 | World for Ransom | Sir Charles Coutts | · | 742 |
| 1952 | Hong Kong | Mr. Lighton | · | 272 |
| 1952 | Bwana Devil | Dr. Angus McLean | · | 526 |
| 1952 |  Limelight | Postant | 8.0 | 24,319 |
| 1948 | Julia Misbehaves | Colonel Bruce Willowbrook | 6.8 | 1,316 |
| 1947 | The Exile | Sir Edward Hyde | · | 652 |
| 1947 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls | Dr. Tuttle | 6.8 | 5,611 |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill | Doctor Watson | 6.7 | 7,778 |
| 1946 | Terror by Night | Dr. John H. Watson | 6.7 | 7,832 |
| 1945 | The Corn Is Green | The Squire | 7.3 | 3,537 |
| 1945 | The House of Fear | Doctor Watson | 7.2 | 6,279 |
| 1945 | Pursuit to Algiers | Dr. John H. Watson | 6.7 | 4,644 |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie | Duke of Radling | 6.4 | 1,043 |
| 1945 | The Woman in Green | Dr. Watson | 6.6 | 7,872 |
| 1944 | Frenchman's Creek | Lord Godolphin | · | 975 |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death | Doctor Watson | 7.1 | 5,516 |
| 1944 | The Scarlet Claw | Doctor Watson | 7.1 | 6,669 |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Duke of Rudling | 7.1 | 6,520 |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | Doctor Watson | 6.9 | 5,828 |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman | Dr. Watson | 7.0 | 5,820 |
Better together?
Nigel Bruce's regulars
- Basil RathboneCo-star · 15 films · 6.86 avg▲+0.13
- Roy William NeillDirector and actor · 11 films · 6.83 avg●0.00
- Dennis HoeyCo-star · 5 films · 6.98 avg▲+0.28
- Joan FontaineCo-star · 4 films · 7.27 avg▲+0.47
- Paul CavanaghCo-star · 3 films · 6.97 avg▲+0.20
- Donald CrispCo-star · 3 films · 6.75 avg▼−0.18
- Henry DaniellCo-star · 3 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.26
- Alfred HitchcockDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.73
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Nigel Bruce
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.