
Ernest Thesiger
Acting
Born: 1879-01-15 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
Died: 1961-01-14
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.
🎬 Movies (30)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror
1998
(archive footage)

Report
1967
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
Stefano

The Battle of the Sexes
1960
Old Macpherson

Sons and Lovers
1960
Mr. Hadlock

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960
The Dean

The Horse's Mouth
1958
Hickson

Doctor at Large
1957
Examiner

The Truth About Women
1957
Judge

Three Men in a Boat
1956
3rd Old Gentleman

Who Done It?
1956
Sir Walter

Quentin Durward
1955
Lord Crawford

An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
Notcher (uncredited)

Value for Money
1955
Lord Dewsbury

Father Brown
1954
The Vicomte

Make Me an Offer!
1954
Sir John Nightingale

The Million Pound Note
1954
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Robe
1953
Emperor Tiberius

Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
Mr. Macdonald

The Woman's Angle
1952
Judge

The Magic Box
1952
Earl

The Man in the White Suit
1951
Sir John Kierlaw

Scrooge
1951
The Undertaker

Laughter in Paradise
1951
Endicott

Last Holiday
1950
Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
Count Guiccioli

Brass Monkey
1948
Ryder-Harris

The Winslow Boy
1948
Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

Quartet
1948
Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
