Ernest 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.

Personal Info

Id

2925

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-01-15

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger
  • Ernst Thesiger
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    100

    Yes! Looking good!

    Known For

    Bride of Frankenstein

    Bride of Fra

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and C

    Henry V

    Henry V

    The Old Dark House

    The Old Dark

    Father Brown

    Father Brown

    They Drive by Night

    They Drive b

    The Man in the White Suit

    The Man in t

    Scrooge

    Scrooge

    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    A Place of One's Own

    A Place of O

    The Robe

    The Robe

    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

    The Roman Sp

    The Battle of the Sexes

    The Battle o

    Laughter in Paradise

    Laughter in

    Sons and Lovers

    Sons and Lov

    Quentin Durward

    Quentin Durw

    Beware of Pity

    Beware of Pi

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    The Ghosts o

    Brass Monkey

    Brass Monkey

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    The Vagabond

    Don't Take It to Heart

    Don't Take I

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    The Real Thi

    Jassy

    Jassy

    The Ware Case

    The Ware Cas

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    The Man Who

    The Horse's Mouth

    The Horse's

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    Make Me an O

    The Million Pound Note

    The Million

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    The Only Gir

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    The Woman's

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    Lord Arthur

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    The Life Sto

    Doctor at Large

    Doctor at La

    Last Holiday

    Last Holiday

    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow

    The Night of the Party

    The Night of

    The Truth About Women

    The Truth Ab

    The Magic Box

    The Magic Bo

    Quartet

    Quartet

    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Meet Mr. Luc

    My Learned Friend

    My Learned F

    Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in

    The Lamp Still Burns

    The Lamp Sti

    Who Done It?

    Who Done It?

    An Alligator Named Daisy

    An Alligator

    Value for Money

    Value for Mo

    My Heart Is Calling

    My Heart Is

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    Famous Monst

    Universal Horror

    Universal Ho

    The Man Within

    The Man With

    Report

    Report

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    A Little Bit

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Sc

    2025

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    asSelf - (archive footage)

    2007

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1998

    Universal Horror

    as(archive footage)

    1967

    Report

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

    1961

    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

    asStefano

    1960

    Sons and Lovers

    asMr. Hadlock

    1960

    The Battle of the Sexes

    asOld Macpherson

    1960

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    asThe Dean

    1958

    The Horse's Mouth

    asHickson

    1957

    The Truth About Women

    asJudge

    1957

    Doctor at Large

    asExaminer

    1956

    Three Men in a Boat

    as3rd Old Gentleman

    1956

    Who Done It?

    asSir Walter

    1955

    An Alligator Named Daisy

    asNotcher (uncredited)

    1955

    Quentin Durward

    asLord Crawford

    1955

    Value for Money

    asLord Dewsbury

    1954

    Make Me an Offer!

    asSir John Nightingale

    1954

    Father Brown

    asThe Vicomte

    1954

    The Million Pound Note

    asMr. Garrett, Bank Director

    1953

    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    asMr. Macdonald

    1953

    The Robe

    asEmperor Tiberius

    1952

    The Woman's Angle

    asJudge

    1952

    The Magic Box

    asEarl

    1951

    Scrooge

    asThe Undertaker

    1951

    The Man in the White Suit

    asSir John Kierlaw

    1951

    Laughter in Paradise

    asEndicott

    1950

    Last Holiday

    asSir Trevor Lampington

    1949

    The Bad Lord Byron

    asCount Guiccioli

    1948

    Brass Monkey

    asRyder-Harris

    1948

    Quartet

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

    1948

    The Winslow Boy

    asMr. Ridgeley Pierce

    1947

    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

    asDr Cruickshank

    1947

    Jassy

    asSir Edward Follesmark

    1947

    The Man Within

    asFarne

    1946

    Beware of Pity

    asBaron Emil de Kekesfalva

    1945

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    asTheodotus

    1945

    A Place of One's Own

    asDr. Richard Marsham

    1944

    Henry V

    asDuke of Berri - French Ambassador

    1944

    Don't Take It to Heart

    asJustices' Clerk

    1943

    The Lamp Still Burns

    asChairman

    1943

    My Learned Friend

    asFerris

    1938

    The Ware Case

    asCarter

    1938

    They Drive by Night

    asWalter Hoover

    1936

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    asMaydig

    1935

    Bride of Frankenstein

    asDoctor Pretorius

    1935

    My Heart Is Calling

    asFevrier

    1934

    The Night of the Party

    asAdrian Chiddiatt

    1933

    The Ghoul

    asLaing

    1933

    The Only Girl

    asThe Chamberlain

    1932

    The Old Dark House

    asHorace Femm

    1930

    Ashes

    asAnnouncer

    1929

    Week-End Wives

    asBertram

    1929

    The Vagabond Queen

    asLidoff

    1921

    The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

    asMr. Jingle

    1921

    The Bachelor's Club

    asIsrafel Mondego

    1919

    A Little Bit of Fluff

    asBertram Tully

    1918

    Nelson

    asWiliam Pitt

    1918

    The Life Story of David Lloyd George

    asJoseph Chamberlain

    1916

    The Real Thing at Last

    asWitch