Ernest Thesiger

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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.

Known For

Bride of Frankenstein

Doctor Pretorius

Scrooge

The Undertaker

The Old Dark House

Horace Femm

The Robe

Emperor Tiberius

The Man in the White Suit

Sir John Kierlaw

Henry V

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

The Million Pound Note

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Ghoul

Laing

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies MOVIE	Self - (archive footage)
2007	Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1998	Universal Horror MOVIE	(archive footage)
1967	Report MOVIE	Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
1961	The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone MOVIE	Stefano
1960	Sons and Lovers MOVIE	Mr. Hadlock
1960	The Battle of the Sexes MOVIE	Old Macpherson
1960	Lord Arthur Savile's Crime MOVIE	The Dean
1958	The Horse's Mouth MOVIE	Hickson
1957	The Truth About Women MOVIE	Judge
1957	Doctor at Large MOVIE	Examiner
1956	Three Men in a Boat MOVIE	3rd Old Gentleman
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Millionaire
1956	Who Done It? MOVIE	Sir Walter
1955	An Alligator Named Daisy MOVIE	Notcher (uncredited)
1955	Quentin Durward MOVIE	Lord Crawford
1955	Value for Money MOVIE	Lord Dewsbury
1954	Make Me an Offer! MOVIE	Sir John Nightingale
1954	Father Brown MOVIE	The Vicomte
1954	The Million Pound Note MOVIE	Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
1953	Meet Mr. Lucifer MOVIE	Mr. Macdonald
1953	The Robe MOVIE	Emperor Tiberius
1952	The Woman's Angle MOVIE	Judge
1952	The Magic Box MOVIE	Earl
1951	Scrooge MOVIE	The Undertaker
1951	The Man in the White Suit MOVIE	Sir John Kierlaw
1951	Laughter in Paradise MOVIE	Endicott
1950	Last Holiday MOVIE	Sir Trevor Lampington
1949	The Bad Lord Byron MOVIE	Count Guiccioli
1948	Brass Monkey MOVIE	Ryder-Harris
1948	Quartet MOVIE	Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1948	The Winslow Boy MOVIE	Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
1947	The Ghosts of Berkeley Square MOVIE	Dr Cruickshank
1947	Jassy MOVIE	Sir Edward Follesmark
1947	The Man Within MOVIE	Farne
1946	Beware of Pity MOVIE	Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
1945	Caesar and Cleopatra MOVIE	Theodotus
1945	A Place of One's Own MOVIE	Dr. Richard Marsham
1944	Henry V MOVIE	Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
1944	Don't Take It to Heart MOVIE	Justices' Clerk
1943	The Lamp Still Burns MOVIE	Chairman
1943	My Learned Friend MOVIE	Ferris
1938	The Ware Case MOVIE	Carter
1938	They Drive by Night MOVIE	Walter Hoover
1936	The Man Who Could Work Miracles MOVIE	Maydig
1935	Bride of Frankenstein MOVIE	Doctor Pretorius
1935	My Heart Is Calling MOVIE	Fevrier
1934	The Night of the Party MOVIE	Adrian Chiddiatt
1933	The Ghoul MOVIE	Laing
1933	The Only Girl MOVIE	The Chamberlain
1932	The Old Dark House MOVIE	Horace Femm
1930	Ashes MOVIE	Announcer
1929	Week-End Wives MOVIE	Bertram
1929	The Vagabond Queen MOVIE	Lidoff
1921	The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick MOVIE	Mr. Jingle
1921	The Bachelor's Club MOVIE	Israfel Mondego
1919	A Little Bit of Fluff MOVIE	Bertram Tully
1918	Nelson MOVIE	Wiliam Pitt
1918	The Life Story of David Lloyd George MOVIE	Joseph Chamberlain
1916	The Real Thing at Last MOVIE	Witch

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