Ernest Thesiger
57 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 15, 1879
- Died
- Jan 14, 1961 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger · Ernst 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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Known for
Ernest Thesiger: movies and TV shows
Acting (58)
- 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
- 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
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2007