1879-01-14 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.
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-16 | |
Universal Horror | (archive footage) | 1998-10-08 | |
Terror in the Aisles | Dr. Pretorius (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 | |
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Stefano | 1961-12-28 | |
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | The Dean | 1960-01-03 | |
The Battle of the Sexes | Old Macpherson | 1960-02-25 | |
Sons and Lovers | Mr. Hadlock | 1960-08-29 | |
The Horse's Mouth | Hickson | 1958-11-11 | |
The Truth About Women | Judge | 1957-10-01 | |
Doctor at Large | Examiner | 1957-03-26 | |
Who Done It? | Sir Walter | 1956-03-20 | |
Three Men in a Boat | 3rd Old Gentleman | 1956-12-23 | |
An Alligator Named Daisy | Notcher (uncredited) | 1955-12-13 | |
Quentin Durward | Lord Crawford | 1955-09-09 | |
Value for Money | Lord Dewsbury | 1955-08-09 | |
Make Me an Offer! | Sir John Nightingale | 1954-12-08 | |
Father Brown | The Vicomte | 1954-06-08 | |
The Million Pound Note | Mr. Garrett, Bank Director | 1954-01-07 | |
Meet Mr. Lucifer | Mr. Macdonald | 1953-11-30 | |
The Robe | Emperor Tiberius | 1953-09-16 | |
The Magic Box | Earl | 1952-01-01 | |
The Woman's Angle | Judge | 1952-02-12 | |
Laughter in Paradise | Executor Endicott | 1951-06-01 | |
The Man in the White Suit | Sir John Kierlaw | 1951-08-07 | |
Scrooge | The Undertaker | 1951-11-28 | |
Last Holiday | Sir Trevor Lampington | 1950-05-15 | |
The Bad Lord Byron | Count Guiccioli | 1949-04-18 | |
Brass Monkey | Ryder-Harris | 1948-12-01 | |
Quartet | Henry Dashwood | 1948-10-26 | |
The Man Within | Farne | 1947-05-19 | |
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Dr Cruickshank | 1947-10-30 | |
Jassy | Sir Edward Follesmark | 1947-08-13 | |
Beware of Pity | Baron Emil de Kekesfalva | 1946-07-22 | |
A Place of One's Own | Dr. Richard Marsham | 1945-03-20 | |
Caesar and Cleopatra | Theodotus | 1945-12-11 | |
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France | Duke of Berri - French Ambassador | 1944-11-24 | |
Don't Take It to Heart | Justices' Clerk | 1944-11-13 | |
The Lamp Still Burns | Chairman | 1943-11-29 | |
My Learned Friend | Ferris | 1943-10-25 | |
The Ware Case | Carter | 1938-12-02 | |
They Drive by Night | Walter Hoover | 1938-12-01 | |
The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maydig | 1936-07-23 | |
Bride of Frankenstein | Doctor Pretorius | 1935-04-20 | |
My Heart Is Calling | Fevrier | 1935-01-01 | |
The Night of the Party | Adrian Chiddiatt | 1934-07-16 | |
The Only Girl | The Chamberlain | 1933-06-17 | |
The Ghoul | Laing | 1933-08-01 | |
The Old Dark House | Horace Femm | 1932-10-20 | |
Ashes | 1930-12-31 | ||
The Vagabond Queen | Lidoff | 1929-05-11 | |
Week-End Wives | Bertram | 1929-05-14 | |
Mrs. Peabody | Mr. Peabody | 1922-01-10 | |
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Mr. Jingle | 1921-11-01 | |
The Bachelor's Club | Israfel Mondego | 1921-06-01 | |
The Life Story of David Lloyd George | Joseph Chamberlain | 1918-01-01 | |
Nelson | Wiliam Pitt | 1918-01-02 | |
The Real Thing at Last | Witch | 1916-03-08 |