Acting
Ernest Thesiger
Born 1879-01-15
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935
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Scrooge
1951
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The Robe
1953
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The Old Dark House
1932
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The Man in the White Suit
1951
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Henry V
1944
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The Million Pound Note
1954
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Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
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The Ghoul
1933
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Last Holiday
1950
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (59 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Universal Horror | (archive footage) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Report | Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)) | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Stefano | Movie | 1961 |
 | Sons and Lovers | Mr. Hadlock | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Battle of the Sexes | Old Macpherson | Movie | 1960 |
 | Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | The Dean | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Horse's Mouth | Hickson | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Truth About Women | Judge | Movie | 1957 |
 | Doctor at Large | Examiner | Movie | 1957 |
 | Three Men in a Boat | 3rd Old Gentleman | Movie | 1956 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Millionaire | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Who Done It? | Sir Walter | Movie | 1956 |
 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Notcher (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | Quentin Durward | Lord Crawford | Movie | 1955 |
 | Value for Money | Lord Dewsbury | Movie | 1955 |
 | Make Me an Offer! | Sir John Nightingale | Movie | 1954 |
 | Father Brown | The Vicomte | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Million Pound Note | Mr. Garrett, Bank Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | Meet Mr. Lucifer | Mr. Macdonald | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Robe | Emperor Tiberius | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Woman's Angle | Judge | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Magic Box | Earl | Movie | 1952 |
 | Scrooge | The Undertaker | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Man in the White Suit | Sir John Kierlaw | Movie | 1951 |
 | Laughter in Paradise | Endicott | Movie | 1951 |
 | Last Holiday | Sir Trevor Lampington | Movie | 1950 |
| The Bad Lord Byron | Count Guiccioli | Movie | 1949 | |
 | Brass Monkey | Ryder-Harris | Movie | 1948 |
 | Quartet | Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady") | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Winslow Boy | Mr. Ridgeley Pierce | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Dr Cruickshank | Movie | 1947 |
 | Jassy | Sir Edward Follesmark | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Man Within | Farne | Movie | 1947 |
 | Beware of Pity | Baron Emil de Kekesfalva | Movie | 1946 |
 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Theodotus | Movie | 1945 |
 | A Place of One's Own | Dr. Richard Marsham | Movie | 1945 |
 | Henry V | Duke of Berri - French Ambassador | Movie | 1944 |
 | Don't Take It to Heart | Justices' Clerk | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Lamp Still Burns | Chairman | Movie | 1943 |
 | My Learned Friend | Ferris | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Ware Case | Carter | Movie | 1938 |
 | They Drive by Night | Walter Hoover | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maydig | Movie | 1936 |
 | Bride of Frankenstein | Doctor Pretorius | Movie | 1935 |
 | My Heart Is Calling | Fevrier | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Night of the Party | Adrian Chiddiatt | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Ghoul | Laing | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Only Girl | The Chamberlain | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Old Dark House | Horace Femm | Movie | 1932 |
| Ashes | Announcer | Movie | 1930 | |
| Week-End Wives | Bertram | Movie | 1929 | |
 | The Vagabond Queen | Lidoff | Movie | 1929 |
| The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Mr. Jingle | Movie | 1921 | |
| The Bachelor's Club | Israfel Mondego | Movie | 1921 | |
 | A Little Bit of Fluff | Bertram Tully | Movie | 1919 |
| Nelson | Wiliam Pitt | Movie | 1918 | |
 | The Life Story of David Lloyd George | Joseph Chamberlain | Movie | 1918 |
| The Real Thing at Last | Witch | Movie | 1916 |