Birthday:
Jan 14, 1879
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Ernest Thesiger
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bride of Frankenstein | Doctor Pretorius | 1935 |
| Caesar and Cleopatra | Theodotus | 1945 |
| Henry V | Duke of Berri - French Ambassador | 1944 |
| The Old Dark House | Horace Femm | 1932 |
| Father Brown | The Vicomte | 1954 |
| They Drive by Night | Walter Hoover | 1938 |
| The Man in the White Suit | Sir John Kierlaw | 1951 |
| Scrooge | The Undertaker | 1951 |
| The Ghoul | Laing | 1933 |
| A Place of One's Own | Dr. Richard Marsham | 1945 |
| The Robe | Emperor Tiberius | 1953 |
| The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Stefano | 1961 |
| The Battle of the Sexes | Old Macpherson | 1960 |
| Laughter in Paradise | Endicott | 1951 |
| Sons and Lovers | Mr. Hadlock | 1960 |
| Quentin Durward | Lord Crawford | 1955 |
| Beware of Pity | Baron Emil de Kekesfalva | 1946 |
| The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Dr Cruickshank | 1947 |
| Brass Monkey | Ryder-Harris | 1948 |
| The Vagabond Queen | Lidoff | 1929 |
| Don't Take It to Heart | Justices' Clerk | 1944 |
| The Real Thing at Last | Witch | 1916 |
| Jassy | Sir Edward Follesmark | 1947 |
| The Ware Case | Carter | 1938 |
| The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maydig | 1936 |
| The Horse's Mouth | Hickson | 1958 |
| Make Me an Offer! | Sir John Nightingale | 1954 |
| The Million Pound Note | Mr. Garrett, Bank Director | 1954 |
| The Only Girl | The Chamberlain | 1933 |
| The Woman's Angle | Judge | 1952 |
| Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | The Dean | 1960 |
| Ashes | 1930 | |
| The Life Story of David Lloyd George | Joseph Chamberlain | 1918 |
| Doctor at Large | Examiner | 1957 |
| Last Holiday | Sir Trevor Lampington | 1950 |
| The Bad Lord Byron | Count Guiccioli | 1949 |
| The Winslow Boy | 1948 | |
| The Night of the Party | Adrian Chiddiatt | 1934 |
| The Truth About Women | Judge | 1957 |
| Number 13 | Mr. Peabody | 1922 |
| The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Mr. Jingle | 1921 |
| The Bachelor's Club | Israfel Mondego | 1921 |
| The Magic Box | Earl | 1952 |
| Week-End Wives | Bertram | 1929 |
| Quartet | Henry Dashwood | 1948 |
| Nelson | Wiliam Pitt | 1918 |
| Meet Mr. Lucifer | Mr. Macdonald | 1953 |
| My Learned Friend | Ferris | 1943 |
| Three Men in a Boat | 3rd Old Gentleman | 1956 |
| The Lamp Still Burns | Chairman | 1943 |
| Who Done It? | Sir Walter | 1956 |
| An Alligator Named Daisy | Notcher (uncredited) | 1955 |
| Value for Money | Lord Dewsbury | 1955 |
| My Heart Is Calling | Fevrier | 1935 |
| Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998 |
| The Man Within | Farne | 1947 |
| Report | Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)) | 1967 |
| A Little Bit of Fluff | Bertram Tully | 1919 | Series | Cast | Year |
