6.9Acting
Ernest Thesiger
- Born
- 1879-01-15
- Died
- 1961-01-14
- 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
Filmography
59 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
1998 · Movie
(archive footage)
Report
1967 · Movie
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 · Movie
Stefano
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960 · Movie
The Dean
Sons and Lovers
1960 · Movie
Mr. Hadlock
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Movie
Old Macpherson
The Horse's Mouth
1958 · Movie
Hickson
Doctor at Large
1957 · Movie
Examiner
The Truth About Women
1957 · Movie
Judge
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV Show
Millionaire
Three Men in a Boat
1956 · Movie
3rd Old Gentleman
Who Done It?
1956 · Movie
Sir Walter
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Movie
Notcher (uncredited)
Quentin Durward
1955 · Movie
Lord Crawford
Value for Money
1955 · Movie
Lord Dewsbury
Father Brown
1954 · Movie
The Vicomte
Make Me an Offer!
1954 · Movie
Sir John Nightingale
The Million Pound Note
1954 · Movie
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953 · Movie
Mr. Macdonald
The Robe
1953 · Movie
Emperor Tiberius
The Magic Box
1952 · Movie
Earl
The Woman's Angle
1952 · Movie
Judge
Laughter in Paradise
1951 · Movie
Endicott
Scrooge
1951 · Movie
The Undertaker
The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Movie
Sir John Kierlaw
Last Holiday
1950 · Movie
Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
1949 · Movie
Count Guiccioli
Brass Monkey
1948 · Movie
Ryder-Harris
Quartet
1948 · Movie
Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Winslow Boy
1948 · Movie
Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
Jassy
1947 · Movie
Sir Edward Follesmark
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · Movie
Dr Cruickshank
The Man Within
1947 · Movie
Farne
Beware of Pity
1946 · Movie
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
A Place of One's Own
1945 · Movie
Dr. Richard Marsham
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Movie
Theodotus
Don't Take It to Heart
1944 · Movie
Justices' Clerk
Henry V
1944 · Movie
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
My Learned Friend
1943 · Movie
Ferris
The Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Movie
Chairman
The Ware Case
1938 · Movie
Carter
They Drive by Night
1938 · Movie
Walter Hoover
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · Movie
Maydig
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 · Movie
Doctor Pretorius
My Heart Is Calling
1935 · Movie
Fevrier
The Night of the Party
1934 · Movie
Adrian Chiddiatt
The Ghoul
1933 · Movie
Laing
The Only Girl
1933 · Movie
The Chamberlain
The Old Dark House
1932 · Movie
Horace Femm
Ashes
1930 · Movie
Announcer
The Vagabond Queen
1929 · Movie
Lidoff
Week-End Wives
1929 · Movie
Bertram
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921 · Movie
Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
1921 · Movie
Israfel Mondego
A Little Bit of Fluff
1919 · Movie
Bertram Tully
Nelson
1918 · Movie
Wiliam Pitt
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
1918 · Movie
Joseph Chamberlain
The Real Thing at Last
1916 · Movie
Witch