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