The Resume

(February 4, 1895-October 8, 1953)
Born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Birth name was William Nigel Ernle Bruce
Portrayed Dr. Watson to Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes in 14 films (1939-46)
Also appeared in 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' (1934), 'Treasure Island' (1934), 'Becky Sharp' (1935), 'She' (1935), 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' (1936), 'Rebecca' (1940), 'Suspicion' (1941), 'Lassie Come Home' (1943), 'Son of Lassie' (1945), 'The Corn Is Green' (1945), 'Limelight' (1952) and 'Bwana Devil' (1953)

Why he might be annoying:

He was typecast as blustering, foolish upper-class Englishmen.
Sherlock Holmes purists complained that he made Watson look like a buffoon.
He wrote an autobiography, 'Games, Gossip and Greasepaint,' that was never published.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was seriously wounded in World War I, with eleven bullets in his left leg.
He and Rathbone had good chemistry together and were great friends off-screen.
He and Rathbone performed a series of Sherlock Holmes radio shows for war bond drives during WWII.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors/Actresses Appearing in Shirley Temple Movies
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Born on Valentine's Day [February 14th] (Ranked: 1895)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 18]
• I Died in 1953 (Ranked: 58)
• I Portrayed Dr. John Watson
• I Took a Bullet
• I was Cremated
• I Was Cremated at Chapel of the Pines [Los Angeles]
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Male Pipe Smokers
• People with Bruce, Marc or Keith in their Names
• Profiles 25251-25500 (Ranked: 25323)
• Served in World War I
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19531008)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 19 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 36.54% Annoying