Acting
Ernest Thesiger
Acting · Born 1879-01-15 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
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.
Credits · 58
FilmFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
FilmUniversal Horror
1998 · (archive footage)
FilmReport
1967 · Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
FilmThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 · Stefano
FilmSons and Lovers
1960 · Mr. Hadlock
FilmThe Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Old Macpherson
FilmLord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960 · The Dean
FilmThe Horse's Mouth
1958 · Hickson
FilmThe Truth About Women
1957 · Judge
FilmDoctor at Large
1957 · Examiner
FilmThree Men in a Boat
1956 · 3rd Old Gentleman
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Millionaire
FilmWho Done It?
1956 · Sir Walter
FilmAn Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Notcher (uncredited)
FilmQuentin Durward
1955 · Lord Crawford
FilmValue for Money
1955 · Lord Dewsbury
FilmMake Me an Offer!
1954 · Sir John Nightingale
FilmFather Brown
1954 · The Vicomte
FilmThe Million Pound Note
1954 · Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
FilmMeet Mr. Lucifer
1953 · Mr. Macdonald
FilmThe Robe
1953 · Emperor Tiberius
FilmThe Woman's Angle
1952 · Judge
FilmThe Magic Box
1952 · Earl
FilmScrooge
1951 · The Undertaker
FilmThe Man in the White Suit
1951 · Sir John Kierlaw
FilmLaughter in Paradise
1951 · Endicott
FilmLast Holiday
1950 · Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
FilmThe Bad Lord Byron
1949 · Count Guiccioli
FilmBrass Monkey
1948 · Ryder-Harris
FilmQuartet
1948 · Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
FilmThe Winslow Boy
1948 · Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
FilmThe Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · Dr Cruickshank
FilmJassy
1947 · Sir Edward Follesmark
FilmThe Man Within
1947 · Farne
FilmBeware of Pity
1946 · Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
FilmCaesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Theodotus
FilmA Place of One's Own
1945 · Dr. Richard Marsham
FilmHenry V
1944 · Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
FilmDon't Take It to Heart
1944 · Justices' Clerk
FilmThe Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Chairman
FilmMy Learned Friend
1943 · Ferris
FilmThe Ware Case
1938 · Carter
FilmThey Drive by Night
1938 · Walter Hoover
FilmThe Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · Maydig
FilmBride of Frankenstein
1935 · Doctor Pretorius
FilmMy Heart Is Calling
1935 · Fevrier
FilmThe Night of the Party
1934 · Adrian Chiddiatt
FilmThe Ghoul
1933 · Laing
FilmThe Only Girl
1933 · The Chamberlain
FilmThe Old Dark House
1932 · Horace Femm
Ashes
FilmAshes
1930 · Announcer
Week-End Wives
FilmWeek-End Wives
1929 · Bertram
FilmThe Vagabond Queen
1929 · Lidoff
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
FilmThe Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921 · Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
FilmThe Bachelor's Club
1921 · Israfel Mondego
FilmA Little Bit of Fluff
1919 · Bertram Tully
Nelson
FilmNelson
1918 · Wiliam Pitt
FilmThe Life Story of David Lloyd George
1918 · Joseph Chamberlain