Ernest Thesiger

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1879-01-15

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK
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Ernest Thesiger

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.

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Acting History

2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
1998
Universal Horror as (archive footage)
1967
Report as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
1961
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Stefano
1960
Sons and Lovers as Mr. Hadlock
1960
The Battle of the Sexes as Old Macpherson
1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime as The Dean
1958
The Horse's Mouth as Hickson
1957
The Truth About Women as Judge
1957
Doctor at Large as Examiner
1956
Three Men in a Boat as 3rd Old Gentleman
1956
Who Done It? as Sir Walter
1955
An Alligator Named Daisy as Notcher (uncredited)
1955
Quentin Durward as Lord Crawford
1955
Value for Money as Lord Dewsbury
1954
Make Me an Offer! as Sir John Nightingale
1954
Father Brown as The Vicomte
1954
The Million Pound Note as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer as Mr. Macdonald
1953
The Robe as Emperor Tiberius
1952
The Woman's Angle as Judge
1952
The Magic Box as Earl
1951
Scrooge as The Undertaker
1951
The Man in the White Suit as Sir John Kierlaw
1951
Laughter in Paradise as Endicott
1950
Last Holiday as Sir Trevor Lampington
1949
The Bad Lord Byron as Count Guiccioli
1948
Brass Monkey as Ryder-Harris
1948
Quartet as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1948
The Winslow Boy as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
1947
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square as Dr Cruickshank
1947
Jassy as Sir Edward Follesmark
1947
The Man Within as Farne
1946
Beware of Pity as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
1945
Caesar and Cleopatra as Theodotus
1945
A Place of One's Own as Dr. Richard Marsham
1944
Henry V as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
1944
Don't Take It to Heart as Justices' Clerk
1943
The Lamp Still Burns as Chairman
1943
My Learned Friend as Ferris
1938
The Ware Case as Carter
1938
They Drive by Night as Walter Hoover
1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles as Maydig
1935
Bride of Frankenstein as Doctor Pretorius
1935
My Heart Is Calling as Fevrier
1934
The Night of the Party as Adrian Chiddiatt
1933
The Ghoul as Laing
1933
The Only Girl as The Chamberlain
1932
The Old Dark House as Horace Femm
1930
Ashes as Announcer
1929
Week-End Wives as Bertram
1929
The Vagabond Queen as Lidoff
1921
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick as Mr. Jingle
1921
The Bachelor's Club as Israfel Mondego
1919
A Little Bit of Fluff as Bertram Tully
1918
Nelson as Wiliam Pitt
1918
The Life Story of David Lloyd George as Joseph Chamberlain
1916
The Real Thing at Last as Witch