Ernest Thesiger
Born
January 15, 1879
Died
January 14, 1961 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
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
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
1998
Report
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
1967
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Stefano
1961
Sons and Lovers
Mr. Hadlock
1960
The Battle of the Sexes
Old Macpherson
1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Dean
1960
The Horse's Mouth
Hickson
1958
The Truth About Women
Judge
1957
Doctor at Large
Examiner
1957
Three Men in a Boat
3rd Old Gentleman
1956
Who Done It?
Sir Walter
1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
Notcher (uncredited)
1955
Quentin Durward
Lord Crawford
1955
Value for Money
Lord Dewsbury
1955
Make Me an Offer!
Sir John Nightingale
1954
Father Brown
The Vicomte
1954
The Million Pound Note
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mr. Macdonald
1953
The Robe
Emperor Tiberius
1953
The Woman's Angle
Judge
1952
The Magic Box
Earl
1952
Scrooge
The Undertaker
1951
The Man in the White Suit
Sir John Kierlaw
1951
Laughter in Paradise
Endicott
1951
Last Holiday
Sir Trevor Lampington
1950
The Bad Lord Byron
Count Guiccioli
1949
Brass Monkey
Ryder-Harris
1948
Quartet
Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1948
The Winslow Boy
Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
1948
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Dr Cruickshank
1947
Jassy
Sir Edward Follesmark
1947
The Man Within
Farne
1947
Beware of Pity
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
Theodotus
1945
A Place of One's Own
Dr. Richard Marsham
1945
Henry V
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
1944
Don't Take It to Heart
Justices' Clerk
1944
The Lamp Still Burns
Chairman
1943
My Learned Friend
Ferris
1943
The Ware Case
Carter
1938
They Drive by Night
Walter Hoover
1938
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Maydig
1936
Bride of Frankenstein
Doctor Pretorius
1935
My Heart Is Calling
Fevrier
1935
The Night of the Party
Adrian Chiddiatt
1934
The Ghoul
Laing
1933
The Only Girl
The Chamberlain
1933
The Old Dark House
Horace Femm
1932
Ashes
1930
Week-End Wives
Bertram
1929
The Vagabond Queen
Lidoff
1929
Number 13
Mr. Peabody
1922
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Mr. Jingle
1921
The Bachelor's Club
Israfel Mondego
1921
A Little Bit of Fluff
Bertram Tully
1919
Nelson
Wiliam Pitt
1918
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
Joseph Chamberlain
1918
The Real Thing at Last
Witch
1916