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)
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Notcher (uncredited)
(1955)
Quentin Durward
as Lord Crawford
(1955)
Value for Money
as Lord Dewsbury
(1954)
The Million Pound Note
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
(1954)
Make Me an Offer!
as Sir John Nightingale
(1954)
Father Brown
as The Vicomte
(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)
The Man in the White Suit
as Sir John Kierlaw
(1951)
Scrooge
as The Undertaker
(1951)
Laughter in Paradise
as Endicott
(1950)
Last Holiday
as Sir Trevor Lampington
(1949)
The Bad Lord Byron
as Count Guiccioli
(1948)
Quartet
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
(1948)
The Winslow Boy
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
(1948)
Brass Monkey
as Ryder-Harris
(1947)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Dr Cruickshank
(1947)
The Man Within
as Farne
(1947)
Jassy
as Sir Edward Follesmark
(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)
Don't Take It to Heart
as Justices' Clerk
(1944)
Henry V
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
(1943)
The Lamp Still Burns
as Chairman
(1943)
My Learned Friend
as Ferris
(1938)
The Ware Case
as Carter
(1938)
They Drive by Night
as Walter Hoover
(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)
Ashes
as Announcer
(1929)
The Vagabond Queen
as Lidoff
(1929)
Week-End Wives
as Bertram
(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