- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1879
- Place of Birth
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
- Died
- January 14, 1961
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.
Filmography
movieFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieUniversal Horror
1998 · (archive footage)
movieReport
1967 · Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
movieThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 · Stefano
movieSons and Lovers
1960 · Mr. Hadlock
movieThe Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Old Macpherson
movieLord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960 · The Dean
movieThe Horse's Mouth
1958 · Hickson
movieThe Truth About Women
1957 · Judge
movieDoctor at Large
1957 · Examiner
movieThree Men in a Boat
1956 · 3rd Old Gentleman
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Millionaire
movieWho Done It?
1956 · Sir Walter
movieAn Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Notcher (uncredited)
movieQuentin Durward
1955 · Lord Crawford
movieValue for Money
1955 · Lord Dewsbury
movieMake Me an Offer!
1954 · Sir John Nightingale
movieFather Brown
1954 · The Vicomte
movieThe Million Pound Note
1954 · Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
movieMeet Mr. Lucifer
1953 · Mr. Macdonald
movieThe Robe
1953 · Emperor Tiberius
movieThe Woman's Angle
1952 · Judge
movieThe Magic Box
1952 · Earl
movieScrooge
1951 · The Undertaker
movieThe Man in the White Suit
1951 · Sir John Kierlaw
movieLaughter in Paradise
1951 · Endicott
movieLast Holiday
1950 · Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
movieThe Bad Lord Byron
1949 · Count Guiccioli
movieBrass Monkey
1948 · Ryder-Harris
movieQuartet
1948 · Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
movieThe Winslow Boy
1948 · Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
movieThe Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · Dr Cruickshank
movieJassy
1947 · Sir Edward Follesmark
movieThe Man Within
1947 · Farne
movieBeware of Pity
1946 · Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
movieCaesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Theodotus
movieA Place of One's Own
1945 · Dr. Richard Marsham
movieHenry V
1944 · Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
movieDon't Take It to Heart
1944 · Justices' Clerk
movieThe Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Chairman
movieMy Learned Friend
1943 · Ferris
movieThe Ware Case
1938 · Carter
movieThey Drive by Night
1938 · Walter Hoover
movieThe Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · Maydig
movieBride of Frankenstein
1935 · Doctor Pretorius
movieMy Heart Is Calling
1935 · Fevrier
movieThe Night of the Party
1934 · Adrian Chiddiatt
movieThe Ghoul
1933 · Laing
movieThe Only Girl
1933 · The Chamberlain
movieThe Old Dark House
1932 · Horace Femm
Ashes
movieAshes
1930 · Announcer
Week-End Wives
movieWeek-End Wives
1929 · Bertram
movieThe Vagabond Queen
1929 · Lidoff
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
movieThe Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921 · Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
movieThe Bachelor's Club
1921 · Israfel Mondego
movieA Little Bit of Fluff
1919 · Bertram Tully
Nelson
movieNelson
1918 · Wiliam Pitt
movieThe Life Story of David Lloyd George
1918 · Joseph Chamberlain
The Real Thing at Last
movieThe Real Thing at Last
1916 · Witch