Ernest Thesiger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1879
- Died
- January 14, 1961 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
Biography
Ernest Thesiger, CBE, was an English stage and screen actor. He is best known for his distinctive performance as Dr. Septimus Pretorius in James Whale's 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein.
Known For
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Filmography
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
Movie · as (archive footage)
Report
Movie · as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Movie · as Stefano
The Battle of the Sexes
Movie · as Old Macpherson
Sons and Lovers
Movie · as Mr. Hadlock
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Movie · as The Dean
The Horse's Mouth
Movie · as Hickson
Doctor at Large
Movie · as Examiner
The Truth About Women
Movie · as Judge
Three Men in a Boat
Movie · as 3rd Old Gentleman
Who Done It?
Movie · as Sir Walter
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Millionaire · 1 ep
Quentin Durward
Movie · as Lord Crawford
An Alligator Named Daisy
Movie · as Notcher (uncredited)
Value for Money
Movie · as Lord Dewsbury
Father Brown
Movie · as The Vicomte
Make Me an Offer!
Movie · as Sir John Nightingale
The Million Pound Note
Movie · as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
The Robe
Movie · as Emperor Tiberius
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Movie · as Mr. Macdonald
The Woman's Angle
Movie · as Judge
The Magic Box
Movie · as Earl
The Man in the White Suit
Movie · as Sir John Kierlaw
Scrooge
Movie · as The Undertaker
Laughter in Paradise
Movie · as Endicott
Last Holiday
Movie · as Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
Movie · as Count Guiccioli
Brass Monkey
Movie · as Ryder-Harris
The Winslow Boy
Movie · as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
Quartet
Movie · as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Movie · as Dr Cruickshank
Jassy
Movie · as Sir Edward Follesmark
The Man Within
Movie · as Farne
Caesar and Cleopatra
Movie · as Theodotus
Beware of Pity
Movie · as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
A Place of One's Own
Movie · as Dr. Richard Marsham
Henry V
Movie · as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Don't Take It to Heart
Movie · as Justices' Clerk
My Learned Friend
Movie · as Ferris
The Lamp Still Burns
Movie · as Chairman
They Drive by Night
Movie · as Walter Hoover
The Ware Case
Movie · as Carter
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Movie · as Maydig
Bride of Frankenstein
Movie · as Doctor Pretorius
My Heart Is Calling
Movie · as Fevrier
The Night of the Party
Movie · as Adrian Chiddiatt
The Ghoul
Movie · as Laing
The Only Girl
Movie · as The Chamberlain
The Old Dark House
Movie · as Horace Femm
Ashes
Movie · as Announcer
The Vagabond Queen
Movie · as Lidoff
Week-End Wives
Movie · as Bertram
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Movie · as Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
Movie · as Israfel Mondego
A Little Bit of Fluff
Movie · as Bertram Tully
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
Movie · as Joseph Chamberlain
Nelson
Movie · as Wiliam Pitt
The Real Thing at Last
Movie · as Witch