Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

  • Birthday: 1879-01-14
  • Deathday: 1961-01-14
  • Place of birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Also know as: Ernest Frederic Graham 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.

Filmography

Ashes

1930

As

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

As Doctor Pretorius

They Drive by Night

1938

As Walter Hoover

Number 13

1922

As Mr. Peabody

The Bachelor's Club

1921

As Israfel Mondego

The Ghoul

1933

As Laing

The Vagabond Queen

1929

As Lidoff

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

1918

As Joseph Chamberlain

Henry V

1944

As Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

Nelson

1918

As Wiliam Pitt

The Only Girl

1933

As The Chamberlain

The Old Dark House

1932

As Horace Femm

The Man in the White Suit

1951

As Sir John Kierlaw

Brass Monkey

1948

As Ryder-Harris

My Heart Is Calling

1935

As Fevrier

Beware of Pity

1946

As Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947

As Dr Cruickshank

The Night of the Party

1934

As Adrian Chiddiatt

Week-End Wives

1929

As Bertram

Who Done It?

1956

As Sir Walter

My Learned Friend

1943

As Ferris

A Place of One's Own

1945

As Dr. Richard Marsham

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

As Old Macpherson

Sons and Lovers

1960

As Mr. Hadlock

The Truth About Women

1957

As Judge

Father Brown

1954

As The Vicomte

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953

As Mr. Macdonald

The Man Within

1947

As Farne

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

As Theodotus

Jassy

1947

As Sir Edward Follesmark

Value for Money

1955

As Lord Dewsbury

The Horse's Mouth

1958

As Hickson

The Woman's Angle

1952

As Judge

The Bad Lord Byron

1949

As Count Guiccioli

The Robe

1953

As Emperor Tiberius

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

As Self (archive footage)

Laughter in Paradise

1951

As Executor Endicott

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

As Chairman

The Ware Case

1938

As Carter

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

As Notcher (uncredited)

Scrooge

1951

As The Undertaker

Make Me an Offer!

1954

As Sir John Nightingale

Three Men in a Boat

1956

As 3rd Old Gentleman

Quentin Durward

1955

As Lord Crawford

Doctor at Large

1957

As Examiner

The Million Pound Note

1954

As Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Last Holiday

1950

As Sir Trevor Lampington

Universal Horror

1998

As (archive footage)

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

As Justices' Clerk

Quartet

1948

As Henry Dashwood

The Magic Box

1952

As Earl

Terror in the Aisles

1984

As Dr. Pretorius (archive footage) (uncredited)

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