Ernest Thesiger
Born in Chelsea, London, England, UK — Jan 15 1879• Died Jan 14 1961
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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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Ernest Thesiger's Credits
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The Robe
Emperor Tiberius
Bride of Frankenstein
Doctor Pretorius
Scrooge
The Undertaker
The Old Dark House
Horace Femm
Armchair Theatre
Millionaire
The Million Pound Note
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
The Horse's Mouth
Hickson
Last Holiday
Sir Trevor Lampington
The Winslow Boy
Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
The Lamp Still Burns
Chairman
The Man in the White Suit
Sir John Kierlaw
Quartet
Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Caesar and Cleopatra
Theodotus
Doctor at Large
Examiner
Beware of Pity
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
The Man Within
Farne
The Magic Box
Earl
The Ghoul
Laing
Sons and Lovers
Mr. Hadlock
Jassy
Sir Edward Follesmark
Report
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
An Alligator Named Daisy
Notcher (uncredited)
Father Brown
The Vicomte
Who Done It?
Sir Walter
The Night of the Party
Adrian Chiddiatt
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Stefano
Don't Take It to Heart
Justices' Clerk
Three Men in a Boat
3rd Old Gentleman
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Maydig
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Henry V
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mr. Macdonald
My Learned Friend
Ferris
The Ware Case
Carter
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
The Battle of the Sexes
Old Macpherson
Quentin Durward
Lord Crawford
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Dr Cruickshank
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Dean
Value for Money
Lord Dewsbury
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
The Woman's Angle
Judge
The Only Girl
The Chamberlain
Make Me an Offer!
Sir John Nightingale
The Truth About Women
Judge
A Place of One's Own
Dr. Richard Marsham
Laughter in Paradise
Endicott
The Bad Lord Byron
Count Guiccioli
They Drive by Night
Walter Hoover
Brass Monkey
Ryder-Harris
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Mr. Jingle
Nelson
Wiliam Pitt
The Real Thing at Last
Witch
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
Joseph Chamberlain
My Heart Is Calling
Fevrier
Ashes
Announcer
Week-End Wives
Bertram
The Vagabond Queen
Lidoff
The Bachelor's Club
Israfel Mondego
A Little Bit of Fluff
Bertram Tully