Acting · Chelsea, London, England, UK · Born January 15, 1879
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.
MovieFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieUniversal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
MovieReport
1967
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
MovieThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
as Stefano
MovieSons and Lovers
1960
as Mr. Hadlock
MovieThe Battle of the Sexes
1960
as Old Macpherson
MovieLord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
as The Dean
MovieThe Horse's Mouth
1958
as Hickson
MovieThe Truth About Women
1957
as Judge
MovieDoctor at Large
1957
as Examiner
MovieThree Men in a Boat
1956
as 3rd Old Gentleman
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Millionaire
MovieWho Done It?
1956
as Sir Walter
MovieAn Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Notcher (uncredited)
MovieQuentin Durward
1955
as Lord Crawford
MovieValue for Money
1955
as Lord Dewsbury
MovieMake Me an Offer!
1954
as Sir John Nightingale
MovieFather Brown
1954
as The Vicomte
MovieThe Million Pound Note
1954
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
MovieMeet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Mr. Macdonald
MovieThe Robe
1953
as Emperor Tiberius
MovieThe Woman's Angle
1952
as Judge
MovieThe Magic Box
1952
as Earl
MovieScrooge
1951
as The Undertaker
MovieThe Man in the White Suit
1951
as Sir John Kierlaw
MovieLaughter in Paradise
1951
as Endicott
MovieLast Holiday
1950
as Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
as Count Guiccioli
MovieBrass Monkey
1948
as Ryder-Harris
MovieQuartet
1948
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
MovieThe Winslow Boy
1948
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
MovieThe Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Dr Cruickshank
MovieJassy
1947
as Sir Edward Follesmark
MovieThe Man Within
1947
as Farne
MovieBeware of Pity
1946
as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
MovieCaesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Theodotus
MovieA Place of One's Own
1945
as Dr. Richard Marsham
MovieHenry V
1944
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
MovieDon't Take It to Heart
1944
as Justices' Clerk
MovieThe Lamp Still Burns
1943
as Chairman
MovieMy Learned Friend
1943
as Ferris
MovieThe Ware Case
1938
as Carter
MovieThey Drive by Night
1938
as Walter Hoover
MovieThe Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Maydig
MovieBride of Frankenstein
1935
as Doctor Pretorius
MovieMy Heart Is Calling
1935
as Fevrier
MovieThe Night of the Party
1934
as Adrian Chiddiatt
MovieThe Ghoul
1933
as Laing
MovieThe Only Girl
1933
as The Chamberlain
MovieThe Old Dark House
1932
as Horace Femm
Ashes
1930
as Announcer
Week-End Wives
1929
as Bertram
MovieThe Vagabond Queen
1929
as Lidoff
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921
as Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
1921
as Israfel Mondego
MovieA Little Bit of Fluff
1919
as Bertram Tully
Nelson
1918
as Wiliam Pitt
MovieThe Life Story of David Lloyd George
1918
as Joseph Chamberlain
The Real Thing at Last
1916
as Witch
