Ernest Thesiger

Known for: Acting

Born: 1879-01-15 – 1961-01-14 (aged 81)

From: 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.

Filmography (59)

MOVIE★ 9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Report
1967
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
as Stefano
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sons and Lovers
1960
as Mr. Hadlock
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
as Old Macpherson
MOVIE★ 10.0
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as The Dean
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Horse's Mouth
1958
as Hickson
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Truth About Women
1957
as Judge
MOVIE★ 5.7
Doctor at Large
1957
as Examiner
MOVIE★ 6.3
Three Men in a Boat
1956
as 3rd Old Gentleman
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Millionaire
MOVIE★ 5.5
Who Done It?
1956
as Sir Walter
MOVIE★ 6.4
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Notcher (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Quentin Durward
1955
as Lord Crawford
MOVIE★ 6.9
Value for Money
1955
as Lord Dewsbury
MOVIE★ 7.4
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Sir John Nightingale
MOVIE★ 6.5
Father Brown
1954
as The Vicomte
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Million Pound Note
1954
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
MOVIE★ 5.2
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mr. Macdonald
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Robe
1953
as Emperor Tiberius
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Woman's Angle
1952
as Judge
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Magic Box
1952
as Earl
MOVIE★ 7.4
Scrooge
1951
as The Undertaker
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as Sir John Kierlaw
MOVIE★ 6.5
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Endicott
MOVIE★ 7.2
Last Holiday
1950
as Sir Trevor Lampington
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
as Count Guiccioli
MOVIE★ 6.4
Brass Monkey
1948
as Ryder-Harris
MOVIE★ 6.3
Quartet
1948
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Winslow Boy
1948
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Dr Cruickshank
MOVIE★ 5.2
Jassy
1947
as Sir Edward Follesmark
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Man Within
1947
as Farne
MOVIE★ 6.7
Beware of Pity
1946
as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
MOVIE★ 6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Theodotus
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Place of One's Own
1945
as Dr. Richard Marsham
MOVIE★ 6.7
Henry V
1944
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
MOVIE★ 6.3
Don't Take It to Heart
1944
as Justices' Clerk
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
as Chairman
MOVIE★ 6.2
My Learned Friend
1943
as Ferris
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Ware Case
1938
as Carter
MOVIE★ 6.0
They Drive by Night
1938
as Walter Hoover
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Maydig
MOVIE★ 7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Doctor Pretorius
MOVIE★ 7.5
My Heart Is Calling
1935
as Fevrier
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Night of the Party
1934
as Adrian Chiddiatt
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Ghoul
1933
as Laing
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Only Girl
1933
as The Chamberlain
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Old Dark House
1932
as Horace Femm
MOVIE★ 10.0
Ashes
1930
as Announcer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Week-End Wives
1929
as Bertram
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Vagabond Queen
1929
as Lidoff
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921
as Mr. Jingle
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Bachelor's Club
1921
as Israfel Mondego
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Little Bit of Fluff
1919
as Bertram Tully
MOVIE★ 2.7
Nelson
1918
as Wiliam Pitt
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
1918
as Joseph Chamberlain
MOVIE
The Real Thing at Last
1916
as Witch