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Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

ActingBorn January 15, 1879Died January 14, 1961 (age 81)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.

Filmography

2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1998
Universal Horror

as (archive footage)

Movie
1967
Report

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

Movie
1960
Sons and Lovers

as Mr. Hadlock

Movie
1960
The Battle of the Sexes

as Old Macpherson

Movie
1960Movie
1958Movie
1957Movie
1957
Doctor at Large

as Examiner

Movie
1956
Three Men in a Boat

as 3rd Old Gentleman

Movie
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Millionaire

TV
1956
Who Done It?

as Sir Walter

Movie
1955
An Alligator Named Daisy

as Notcher (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Quentin Durward

as Lord Crawford

Movie
1955
Value for Money

as Lord Dewsbury

Movie
1954
Make Me an Offer!

as Sir John Nightingale

Movie
1954
Father Brown

as The Vicomte

Movie
1954
The Million Pound Note

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Movie
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Mr. Macdonald

Movie
1953
The Robe

as Emperor Tiberius

Movie
1952Movie
1952Movie
1951
Scrooge

as The Undertaker

Movie
1951
The Man in the White Suit

as Sir John Kierlaw

Movie
1951Movie
1950
Last Holiday

as Sir Trevor Lampington

Movie
1949
The Bad Lord Byron

as Count Guiccioli

Movie
1948
Brass Monkey

as Ryder-Harris

Movie
1948
Quartet

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

Movie
1948
The Winslow Boy

as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Jassy

as Sir Edward Follesmark

Movie
1947Movie
1946
Beware of Pity

as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

Movie
1945Movie
1945
A Place of One's Own

as Dr. Richard Marsham

Movie
1944
Henry V

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

Movie
1944
Don't Take It to Heart

as Justices' Clerk

Movie
1943Movie
1943Movie
1938
The Ware Case

as Carter

Movie
1938
They Drive by Night

as Walter Hoover

Movie
1935
Bride of Frankenstein

as Doctor Pretorius

Movie
1935Movie
1934
The Night of the Party

as Adrian Chiddiatt

Movie
1933
The Ghoul

as Laing

Movie
1933
The Only Girl

as The Chamberlain

Movie
1932
The Old Dark House

as Horace Femm

Movie
1930
Ashes

as Announcer

Movie
1929
Week-End Wives

as Bertram

Movie
1929Movie
1921Movie
1921
The Bachelor's Club

as Israfel Mondego

Movie
1919
A Little Bit of Fluff

as Bertram Tully

Movie
1918
Nelson

as Wiliam Pitt

Movie
1918Movie
1916Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 15, 1879
Day of DeathJanuary 14, 1961
Place of BirthChelsea, London, England, UK
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