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Ernest Thesiger

ACTING

1879-01-15

1961-01-14

Chelsea, London, England, UK

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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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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Life Story of David Lloyd George poster

The Life Story of David Lloyd George(1918)

Joseph Chamberlain

A Little Bit of Fluff poster

A Little Bit of Fluff(1919)

Bertram Tully

The Vagabond Queen poster

The Vagabond Queen(1929)

Lidoff

The Old Dark House poster

The Old Dark House(1932)

Horace Femm

The Ghoul poster

The Ghoul(1933)

Laing

The Only Girl poster

The Only Girl(1933)

The Chamberlain

The Night of the Party poster

The Night of the Party(1934)

Adrian Chiddiatt

Bride of Frankenstein poster

Bride of Frankenstein(1935)

Doctor Pretorius

My Heart Is Calling poster

My Heart Is Calling(1935)

Fevrier

The Man Who Could Work Miracles poster

The Man Who Could Work Miracles(1936)

Maydig

They Drive by Night poster

They Drive by Night(1938)

Walter Hoover

The Ware Case poster

The Ware Case(1938)

Carter

My Learned Friend poster

My Learned Friend(1943)

Ferris

The Lamp Still Burns poster

The Lamp Still Burns(1943)

Chairman

Henry V poster

Henry V(1944)

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

Don't Take It to Heart poster

Don't Take It to Heart(1944)

Justices' Clerk

A Place of One's Own poster

A Place of One's Own(1945)

Dr. Richard Marsham

Caesar and Cleopatra poster

Caesar and Cleopatra(1945)

Theodotus

Beware of Pity poster

Beware of Pity(1946)

Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square poster

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square(1947)

Dr Cruickshank

Jassy poster

Jassy(1947)

Sir Edward Follesmark

The Man Within poster

The Man Within(1947)

Farne

The Winslow Boy poster

The Winslow Boy(1948)

Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

Quartet poster

Quartet(1948)

Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

Brass Monkey poster

Brass Monkey(1948)

Ryder-Harris

Last Holiday poster

Last Holiday(1950)

Sir Trevor Lampington

Scrooge poster

Scrooge(1951)

The Undertaker

The Man in the White Suit poster

The Man in the White Suit(1951)

Sir John Kierlaw

Laughter in Paradise poster

Laughter in Paradise(1951)

Endicott

The Magic Box poster

The Magic Box(1952)

Earl

The Woman's Angle poster

The Woman's Angle(1952)

Judge

The Robe poster

The Robe(1953)

Emperor Tiberius

Meet Mr. Lucifer poster

Meet Mr. Lucifer(1953)

Mr. Macdonald

The Million Pound Note poster

The Million Pound Note(1954)

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Father Brown poster

Father Brown(1954)

The Vicomte

Make Me an Offer! poster

Make Me an Offer!(1954)

Sir John Nightingale

Quentin Durward poster

Quentin Durward(1955)

Lord Crawford

Value for Money poster

Value for Money(1955)

Lord Dewsbury

An Alligator Named Daisy poster

An Alligator Named Daisy(1955)

Notcher (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre(1956)

Millionaire

Who Done It? poster

Who Done It?(1956)

Sir Walter

Three Men in a Boat poster

Three Men in a Boat(1956)

3rd Old Gentleman

Doctor at Large poster

Doctor at Large(1957)

Examiner

The Truth About Women poster

The Truth About Women(1957)

Judge

The Horse's Mouth poster

The Horse's Mouth(1958)

Hickson

The Battle of the Sexes poster

The Battle of the Sexes(1960)

Old Macpherson

Sons and Lovers poster

Sons and Lovers(1960)

Mr. Hadlock

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime poster

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime(1960)

The Dean

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone poster

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone(1961)

Stefano

Report poster

Report(1967)

Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

Universal Horror poster

Universal Horror(1998)

(archive footage)