Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

🎂 15th January 1879 (147 yrs) 📍 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.

Ernest Thesiger

🎬 Movies Featuring Ernest Thesiger

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)

as Self - (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror

Universal Horror (1998)

as (archive footage)
Report

Report (1967)

as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)

as Stefano
Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers (1960)

as Mr. Hadlock
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes (1960)

as Old Macpherson
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1960)

as The Dean
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth (1958)

as Hickson
The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women (1957)

as Judge
Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large (1957)

as Examiner
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat (1956)

as 3rd Old Gentleman
Who Done It?

Who Done It? (1956)

as Sir Walter
An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

as Notcher (uncredited)
Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward (1955)

as Lord Crawford
Value for Money

Value for Money (1955)

as Lord Dewsbury
Make Me an Offer!

Make Me an Offer! (1954)

as Sir John Nightingale
Father Brown

Father Brown (1954)

as The Vicomte
The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note (1954)

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)

as Mr. Macdonald
The Robe

The Robe (1953)

as Emperor Tiberius
The Woman's Angle

The Woman's Angle (1952)

as Judge
The Magic Box

The Magic Box (1952)

as Earl
Scrooge

Scrooge (1951)

as The Undertaker
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

as Sir John Kierlaw
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise (1951)

as Endicott
Last Holiday

Last Holiday (1950)

as Sir Trevor Lampington
No Image

The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

as Count Guiccioli
Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey (1948)

as Ryder-Harris
Quartet

Quartet (1948)

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

The Winslow Boy (1948)

as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)

as Dr Cruickshank
Jassy

Jassy (1947)

as Sir Edward Follesmark
The Man Within

The Man Within (1947)

as Farne
Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity (1946)

as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

as Theodotus
A Place of One's Own

A Place of One's Own (1945)

as Dr. Richard Marsham
Henry V

Henry V (1944)

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Don't Take It to Heart

Don't Take It to Heart (1944)

as Justices' Clerk
The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns (1943)

as Chairman
My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend (1943)

as Ferris
The Ware Case

The Ware Case (1938)

as Carter
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night (1938)

as Walter Hoover
The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)

as Maydig
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

as Doctor Pretorius
My Heart Is Calling

My Heart Is Calling (1935)

as Fevrier
The Night of the Party

The Night of the Party (1934)

as Adrian Chiddiatt
The Ghoul

The Ghoul (1933)

as Laing
The Only Girl

The Only Girl (1933)

as The Chamberlain
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House (1932)

as Horace Femm
No Image

Ashes (1930)

as Announcer
No Image

Week-End Wives (1929)

as Bertram
The Vagabond Queen

The Vagabond Queen (1929)

as Lidoff
No Image

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick (1921)

as Mr. Jingle
No Image

The Bachelor's Club (1921)

as Israfel Mondego
A Little Bit of Fluff

A Little Bit of Fluff (1919)

as Bertram Tully
No Image

Nelson (1918)

as Wiliam Pitt
The Life Story of David Lloyd George

The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)

as Joseph Chamberlain
No Image

The Real Thing at Last (1916)

as Witch