Ernest Thesiger
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1879-01-15
Day of Death
1961-01-14 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Ernest 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
Acting
(2007)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
(1967)
Report
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
(1961)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Stefano
(1960)
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Hadlock
(1960)
The Battle of the Sexes
as Old Macpherson
(1960)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as The Dean
(1958)
The Horse's Mouth
as Hickson
(1957)
The Truth About Women
as Judge
(1957)
Doctor at Large
as Examiner
(1956)
Who Done It?
as Sir Walter
(1956)
Three Men in a Boat
as 3rd Old Gentleman
(1955)
Quentin Durward
as Lord Crawford
(1955)
Value for Money
as Lord Dewsbury
(1955)
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Notcher (uncredited)
(1954)
The Million Pound Note
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
(1954)
Father Brown
as The Vicomte
(1954)
Make Me an Offer!
as Sir John Nightingale
(1953)
The Robe
as Emperor Tiberius
(1953)
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Mr. Macdonald
(1952)
The Magic Box
as Earl
(1952)
The Woman's Angle
as Judge
(1951)
Scrooge
as The Undertaker
(1951)
The Man in the White Suit
as Sir John Kierlaw
(1951)
Laughter in Paradise
as Endicott
(1950)
Last Holiday
as Sir Trevor Lampington
(1949)
The Bad Lord Byron
as Count Guiccioli
(1948)
The Winslow Boy
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
(1948)
Quartet
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
(1948)
Brass Monkey
as Ryder-Harris
(1947)
Jassy
as Sir Edward Follesmark
(1947)
The Man Within
as Farne
(1947)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Dr Cruickshank
(1946)
Beware of Pity
as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
(1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Theodotus
(1945)
A Place of One's Own
as Dr. Richard Marsham
(1944)
Henry V
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
(1944)
Don't Take It to Heart
as Justices' Clerk
(1943)
The Lamp Still Burns
as Chairman
(1943)
My Learned Friend
as Ferris
(1938)
They Drive by Night
as Walter Hoover
(1938)
The Ware Case
as Carter
(1936)
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as Maydig
(1935)
Bride of Frankenstein
as Doctor Pretorius
(1935)
My Heart Is Calling
as Fevrier
(1934)
The Night of the Party
as Adrian Chiddiatt
(1933)
The Ghoul
as Laing
(1933)
The Only Girl
as The Chamberlain
(1932)
The Old Dark House
as Horace Femm
(1930)
(1929)
The Vagabond Queen
as Lidoff
(1929)
Week-End Wives
as Bertram
(1922)
Number 13
as Mr. Peabody
(1921)
The Bachelor's Club
as Israfel Mondego
(1921)
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
as Mr. Jingle
(1919)
A Little Bit of Fluff
as Bertram Tully
(1918)
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
as Joseph Chamberlain
(1918)
Nelson
as Wiliam Pitt
(1916)
The Real Thing at Last
as Witch