1879-01-15 Chelsea, London, England, UK
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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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | 2025-11-21 |
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 |
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Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998-10-08 |
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Report | Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)) | 1967-01-01 |
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Stefano | 1961-12-28 |
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Sons and Lovers | Mr. Hadlock | 1960-06-23 |
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | The Dean | 1960-01-03 |
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The Battle of the Sexes | Old Macpherson | 1960-02-25 |
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The Horse's Mouth | Hickson | 1958-11-11 |
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The Truth About Women | Judge | 1957-10-01 |
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Doctor at Large | Examiner | 1957-03-26 |
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Three Men in a Boat | 3rd Old Gentleman | 1956-12-23 |
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Who Done It? | Sir Walter | 1956-03-20 |
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Value for Money | Lord Dewsbury | 1955-08-09 |
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Quentin Durward | Lord Crawford | 1955-09-09 |
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An Alligator Named Daisy | Notcher (uncredited) | 1955-12-13 |
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Father Brown | The Vicomte | 1954-06-08 |
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The Million Pound Note | Mr. Garrett, Bank Director | 1954-01-07 |
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Make Me an Offer! | Sir John Nightingale | 1954-12-08 |
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The Robe | Emperor Tiberius | 1953-09-16 |
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Meet Mr. Lucifer | Mr. Macdonald | 1953-11-30 |
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The Magic Box | Earl | 1952-01-01 |
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The Woman's Angle | Judge | 1952-02-12 |
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Scrooge | The Undertaker | 1951-11-30 |
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Laughter in Paradise | Endicott | 1951-06-01 |
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The Man in the White Suit | Sir John Kierlaw | 1951-08-07 |
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Last Holiday | Sir Trevor Lampington | 1950-05-15 |
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The Bad Lord Byron | Count Guiccioli | 1949-04-18 |
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Quartet | Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady") | 1948-10-26 |
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Brass Monkey | Ryder-Harris | 1948-12-01 |
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The Winslow Boy | Mr. Ridgeley Pierce | 1948-09-24 |
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The Man Within | Farne | 1947-05-19 |
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Jassy | Sir Edward Follesmark | 1947-08-13 |
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The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Dr Cruickshank | 1947-10-30 |
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Beware of Pity | Baron Emil de Kekesfalva | 1946-07-22 |
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A Place of One's Own | Dr. Richard Marsham | 1945-03-20 |
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Caesar and Cleopatra | Theodotus | 1945-12-11 |
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The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France | Duke of Berri - French Ambassador | 1944-11-24 |
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Don't Take It to Heart | Justices' Clerk | 1944-11-13 |
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My Learned Friend | Ferris | 1943-10-25 |
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The Lamp Still Burns | Chairman | 1943-11-29 |
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They Drive by Night | Walter Hoover | 1938-12-01 |
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The Ware Case | Carter | 1938-12-02 |
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maydig | 1936-07-23 |
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My Heart Is Calling | Fevrier | 1935-01-01 |
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Bride of Frankenstein | Doctor Pretorius | 1935-04-20 |
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The Night of the Party | Adrian Chiddiatt | 1934-07-16 |
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The Only Girl | The Chamberlain | 1933-06-17 |
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The Ghoul | Laing | 1933-08-01 |
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The Old Dark House | Horace Femm | 1932-10-20 |
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Ashes | Announcer | 1930-12-31 |
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Week-End Wives | Bertram | 1929-05-14 |
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The Vagabond Queen | Lidoff | 1929-05-11 |
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The Bachelor's Club | Israfel Mondego | 1921-06-01 |
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The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Mr. Jingle | 1921-11-01 |
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A Little Bit of Fluff | Bertram Tully | 1919-05-01 |
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The Life Story of David Lloyd George | Joseph Chamberlain | 1918-01-01 |
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Nelson | Wiliam Pitt | 1918-01-02 |
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The Real Thing at Last | Witch | 1916-03-08 |