Ernest Thesiger
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1879-01-15
- Died
- 1961-01-14
- Place of birth
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger · Ernst Thesiger
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (58)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Doctor Pretorius
Scrooge
1951
as The Undertaker
The Robe
1953
as Emperor Tiberius
The Million Pound Note
1954
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Report
1967
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Theodotus
The Old Dark House
1932
as Horace Femm
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
as Old Macpherson
Last Holiday
1950
as Sir Trevor Lampington
Henry V
1944
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
The Winslow Boy
1948
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
as Stefano
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Maydig
The Ghoul
1933
as Laing
The Bachelor's Club
1921
as Israfel Mondego
Beware of Pity
1946
as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
The Horse's Mouth
1958
as Hickson
Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Endicott
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as Sir John Kierlaw
Quentin Durward
1955
as Lord Crawford
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
1918
as Joseph Chamberlain
Ashes
1930
as Announcer
The Magic Box
1952
as Earl
The Truth About Women
1957
as Judge
Sons and Lovers
1960
as Mr. Hadlock
Doctor at Large
1957
as Examiner
Father Brown
1954
as The Vicomte
Quartet
1948
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921
as Mr. Jingle
Nelson
1918
as Wiliam Pitt
Who Done It?
1956
as Sir Walter
A Place of One's Own
1945
as Dr. Richard Marsham
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mr. Macdonald
Three Men in a Boat
1956
as 3rd Old Gentleman
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Notcher (uncredited)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as The Dean
They Drive by Night
1938
as Walter Hoover
My Learned Friend
1943
as Ferris
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Thing at Last
1916
as Witch
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Dr Cruickshank
The Only Girl
1933
as The Chamberlain
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Sir John Nightingale
Value for Money
1955
as Lord Dewsbury
The Man Within
1947
as Farne
Jassy
1947
as Sir Edward Follesmark
Brass Monkey
1948
as Ryder-Harris
The Night of the Party
1934
as Adrian Chiddiatt
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
as Chairman
Don't Take It to Heart
1944
as Justices' Clerk
The Ware Case
1938
as Carter
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
as Count Guiccioli
The Woman's Angle
1952
as Judge
My Heart Is Calling
1935
as Fevrier
A Little Bit of Fluff
1919
as Bertram Tully
The Vagabond Queen
1929
as Lidoff
Week-End Wives
1929
as Bertram
About Ernest Thesiger
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. With 59 credits spanning from 1916 to 2007, Ernest Thesiger has appeared in 58 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Ernest Thesiger Movies
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — as Doctor Pretorius
- Scrooge (1951) — as The Undertaker
- The Robe (1953) — as Emperor Tiberius
- The Million Pound Note (1954) — as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
- Report (1967) — as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
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