Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday15 January 1879
Died14 January 1961 (age 81)
Place of birthChelsea, London, England, UK
Known credits59

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.

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
Universal Horror
1998 · (archive footage)
Report
Report
1967 · Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 · Stefano
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
1960 · Mr. Hadlock
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Old Macpherson
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960 · The Dean
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
1958 · Hickson
The Truth About Women
The Truth About Women
1957 · Judge
Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large
1957 · Examiner
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
1956 · 3rd Old Gentleman
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Millionaire
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1956 · Sir Walter
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Notcher (uncredited)
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
1955 · Lord Crawford
Value for Money
Value for Money
1955 · Lord Dewsbury
Make Me an Offer!
Make Me an Offer!
1954 · Sir John Nightingale
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954 · The Vicomte
The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note
1954 · Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953 · Mr. Macdonald
The Robe
The Robe
1953 · Emperor Tiberius
The Woman's Angle
The Woman's Angle
1952 · Judge
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
1952 · Earl
Scrooge
Scrooge
1951 · The Undertaker
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Sir John Kierlaw
Laughter in Paradise
Laughter in Paradise
1951 · Endicott
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
1950 · Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
1949 · Count Guiccioli
Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey
1948 · Ryder-Harris
Quartet
Quartet
1948 · Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
1948 · Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · Dr Cruickshank
Jassy
Jassy
1947 · Sir Edward Follesmark
The Man Within
The Man Within
1947 · Farne
Beware of Pity
Beware of Pity
1946 · Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Theodotus
A Place of One's Own
A Place of One's Own
1945 · Dr. Richard Marsham
Henry V
Henry V
1944 · Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Don't Take It to Heart
Don't Take It to Heart
1944 · Justices' Clerk
The Lamp Still Burns
The Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Chairman
My Learned Friend
My Learned Friend
1943 · Ferris
The Ware Case
The Ware Case
1938 · Carter
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1938 · Walter Hoover
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · Maydig
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 · Doctor Pretorius
My Heart Is Calling
My Heart Is Calling
1935 · Fevrier
The Night of the Party
The Night of the Party
1934 · Adrian Chiddiatt
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
1933 · Laing
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