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