Acting
Ernest Thesiger
EN cinema · 58 credits
Born
15 January 1879
Died
14 January 1961 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Also known as Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger · Ernst 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.
Known for
Filmography
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
Report
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
The Battle of the Sexes
as Old Macpherson
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Hadlock
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as The Dean
The Horse's Mouth
as Hickson
Doctor at Large
as Examiner
Three Men in a Boat
as 3rd Old Gentleman
Who Done It?
as Sir Walter
Quentin Durward
as Lord Crawford
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Notcher (uncredited)
Value for Money
as Lord Dewsbury
Father Brown
as The Vicomte
Make Me an Offer!
as Sir John Nightingale
The Million Pound Note
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
The Robe
as Emperor Tiberius
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Mr. Macdonald
The Woman's Angle
as Judge
The Magic Box
as Earl
The Man in the White Suit
as Sir John Kierlaw
Scrooge
as The Undertaker
Laughter in Paradise
as Endicott
Last Holiday
as Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
The Bad Lord Byron
as Count Guiccioli
Brass Monkey
as Ryder-Harris
The Winslow Boy
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
Quartet
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Dr Cruickshank
Jassy
as Sir Edward Follesmark
The Man Within
as Farne
Beware of Pity
as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Theodotus
A Place of One's Own
as Dr. Richard Marsham
Henry V
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Don't Take It to Heart
as Justices' Clerk
My Learned Friend
as Ferris
The Lamp Still Burns
as Chairman
They Drive by Night
as Walter Hoover
The Ware Case
as Carter
Bride of Frankenstein
as Doctor Pretorius
My Heart Is Calling
as Fevrier
The Night of the Party
as Adrian Chiddiatt
The Ghoul
as Laing
The Only Girl
as The Chamberlain
The Old Dark House
as Horace Femm
Ashes
1930
Ashes
as Announcer
The Vagabond Queen
as Lidoff
The Bachelor's Club
1921
The Bachelor's Club
as Israfel Mondego
A Little Bit of Fluff
as Bertram Tully
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
as Joseph Chamberlain
Nelson
as Wiliam Pitt