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Ernest Thesiger
Born · January 15, 1879
Died · January 14, 1961 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Bio
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.
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2007
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
7.1
1998
Report
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
6.2
1967
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Stefano
6.7
1961
Sons and Lovers
Mr. Hadlock
6.6
1960
The Battle of the Sexes
Old Macpherson
6.7
1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Dean
0.0
1960
The Horse's Mouth
Hickson
6.8
1958
The Truth About Women
Judge
5.9
1957
Doctor at Large
Examiner
5.6
1957
Three Men in a Boat
3rd Old Gentleman
6.3
1956
Who Done It?
Sir Walter
5.2
1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
Notcher (uncredited)
6.2
1955
Quentin Durward
Lord Crawford
6.0
1955
Value for Money
Lord Dewsbury
6.6
1955
Make Me an Offer!
Sir John Nightingale
6.7
1954
Father Brown
The Vicomte
6.3
1954
The Million Pound Note
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
6.8
1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mr. Macdonald
5.1
1953
The Robe
Emperor Tiberius
6.8
1953
The Woman's Angle
Judge
0.0
1952
The Magic Box
Earl
6.3
1952
Scrooge
The Undertaker
7.4
1951
The Man in the White Suit
Sir John Kierlaw
6.9
1951
Laughter in Paradise
Endicott
6.5
1951
Last Holiday
Sir Trevor Lampington
7.2
1950
The Bad Lord Byron
Count Guiccioli
5.5
1949
Brass Monkey
Ryder-Harris
5.5
1948
Quartet
Henry Dashwood
6.0
1948
The Winslow Boy
7.0
1948
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Dr Cruickshank
5.2
1947
Jassy
Sir Edward Follesmark
5.4
1947
The Man Within
Farne
5.7
1947
Beware of Pity
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
6.5
1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
Theodotus
6.1
1945
A Place of One's Own
Dr. Richard Marsham
5.4
1945
Henry V
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
6.6
1944
Don't Take It to Heart
Justices' Clerk
5.9
1944
The Lamp Still Burns
Chairman
5.4
1943
My Learned Friend
Ferris
6.0
1943
The Ware Case
Carter
6.3
1938
They Drive by Night
Walter Hoover
5.8
1938
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Maydig
5.7
1936
Bride of Frankenstein
Doctor Pretorius
7.5
1935
My Heart Is Calling
Fevrier
10.0
1935
The Night of the Party
Adrian Chiddiatt
5.5
1934
The Ghoul
Laing
5.5
1933
The Only Girl
The Chamberlain
0.0
1933
The Old Dark House
Horace Femm
6.7
1932
Ashes
0.0
1930
Week-End Wives
Bertram
8.0
1929
The Vagabond Queen
Lidoff
0.0
1929
Number 13
Mr. Peabody
1.5
1922
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Mr. Jingle
0.0
1921
The Bachelor's Club
Israfel Mondego
0.0
1921
A Little Bit of Fluff
Bertram Tully
0.0
1919
Nelson
Wiliam Pitt
3.5
1918
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
Joseph Chamberlain
5.8
1918
The Real Thing at Last
Witch
0.0
1916