Acting

Ernest Thesiger

Born 1879-01-15 · Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died 1961-01-14

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.

Credits

Newest first

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