Nigel Bruce

William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was an English actor on stage and screen. He portrayed Dr. Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring alongside Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in both. Bruce also played roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and Suspicion, as well as Charlie Chaplin's Limelight and the original Lassie film Lassie Come Home.