Ernest Thesiger

Acting

Born: 1879-01-15 in Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died: 1961-01-14

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.

Acting

Bride of Frankenstein

Doctor Pretorius

Caesar and Cleopatra

Theodotus

Henry V

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

The Old Dark House

Horace Femm

Father Brown

The Vicomte

They Drive by Night

Walter Hoover

The Man in the White Suit

Sir John Kierlaw

Scrooge

The Undertaker

The Ghoul

Laing

A Place of One's Own

Dr. Richard Marsham

The Robe

Emperor Tiberius

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Stefano

The Battle of the Sexes

Old Macpherson

Laughter in Paradise

Endicott

Sons and Lovers

Mr. Hadlock

Quentin Durward

Lord Crawford

Beware of Pity

Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Dr Cruickshank

Brass Monkey

Ryder-Harris

The Vagabond Queen

Lidoff

Don't Take It to Heart

Justices' Clerk

The Real Thing at Last

Witch

Jassy

Sir Edward Follesmark

The Ware Case

Carter

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Maydig

The Horse's Mouth

Hickson

Make Me an Offer!

Sir John Nightingale

The Million Pound Note

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Only Girl

The Chamberlain

The Woman's Angle

Judge

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

The Dean

Ashes

Announcer

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

Joseph Chamberlain

Doctor at Large

Examiner

Last Holiday

Sir Trevor Lampington

The Bad Lord Byron

Count Guiccioli

The Winslow Boy

Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

The Night of the Party

Adrian Chiddiatt

The Truth About Women

Judge

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

Mr. Jingle

The Bachelor's Club

Israfel Mondego

The Magic Box

Earl

Week-End Wives

Bertram

Quartet

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

Nelson

Wiliam Pitt

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Mr. Macdonald

My Learned Friend

Ferris

Three Men in a Boat

3rd Old Gentleman

The Lamp Still Burns

Chairman

Who Done It?

Sir Walter

An Alligator Named Daisy

Notcher (uncredited)

Value for Money

Lord Dewsbury

My Heart Is Calling

Fevrier

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

The Man Within

Farne

Report

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

A Little Bit of Fluff

Bertram Tully

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

Bride of Frankenstein

Doctor Pretorius

Caesar and Cleopatra

Theodotus

Henry V

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

The Old Dark House

Horace Femm

Father Brown

The Vicomte

They Drive by Night

Walter Hoover

The Man in the White Suit

Sir John Kierlaw

Scrooge

The Undertaker

The Ghoul

Laing

A Place of One's Own

Dr. Richard Marsham

The Robe

Emperor Tiberius

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Stefano

The Battle of the Sexes

Old Macpherson

Laughter in Paradise

Endicott

Sons and Lovers

Mr. Hadlock

Quentin Durward

Lord Crawford

Beware of Pity

Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Dr Cruickshank

Brass Monkey

Ryder-Harris

The Vagabond Queen

Lidoff

Don't Take It to Heart

Justices' Clerk

The Real Thing at Last

Witch

Jassy

Sir Edward Follesmark

The Ware Case

Carter

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Maydig

The Horse's Mouth

Hickson

Make Me an Offer!

Sir John Nightingale

The Million Pound Note

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Only Girl

The Chamberlain

The Woman's Angle

Judge

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

The Dean

Ashes

Announcer

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

Joseph Chamberlain

Doctor at Large

Examiner

Last Holiday

Sir Trevor Lampington

The Bad Lord Byron

Count Guiccioli

The Winslow Boy

Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

The Night of the Party

Adrian Chiddiatt

The Truth About Women

Judge

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

Mr. Jingle

The Bachelor's Club

Israfel Mondego

The Magic Box

Earl

Week-End Wives

Bertram

Quartet

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

Nelson

Wiliam Pitt

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Mr. Macdonald

My Learned Friend

Ferris

Three Men in a Boat

3rd Old Gentleman

The Lamp Still Burns

Chairman

Who Done It?

Sir Walter

An Alligator Named Daisy

Notcher (uncredited)

Value for Money

Lord Dewsbury

My Heart Is Calling

Fevrier

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

The Man Within

Farne

Report

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

A Little Bit of Fluff

Bertram Tully

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)