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.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 59
self 1
Director 1
Self (archive footage)

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

Universal Horror (1998)
Movie
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

Report (1967)
Movie
Mr. Hadlock

Sons and Lovers (1960)
Movie
Old Macpherson

The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
Movie
Examiner

Doctor at Large (1957)
Movie
1.8
3rd Old Gentleman

Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Movie
Sir Walter

Who Done It? (1956)
Movie
Notcher (uncredited)

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
Movie
Lord Crawford

Quentin Durward (1955)
Movie
Lord Dewsbury

Value for Money (1955)
Movie
Sir John

Make Me an Offer! (1954)
Movie
The Vicomte

Father Brown (1954)
Movie
1
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Million Pound Note (1954)
Movie
Mr. Macdonald

Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
Movie
Emperor Tiberius

The Robe (1953)
Movie
4
The Undertaker

Scrooge (1951)
Movie
3.5
Sir John Kierlaw

The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Movie
5
Endicott

Laughter in Paradise (1951)
Movie
Sir Trevor Lampington

Last Holiday (1950)
Movie
Count Guiccioli

The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
Movie
Ryder-Harris

Brass Monkey (1948)
Movie
Henry Dashwood

Quartet (1948)
Movie
6
Dr. Cruickshank of Psychical Research Society

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
Movie
Sir Edward Follesmark

Jassy (1947)
Movie
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

Beware of Pity (1946)
Movie
Theodotus

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Movie
Dr. Richard Marsham

A Place of One's Own (1945)
Movie
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

Henry V (1944)
Movie
Justices' Clerk

Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
Movie
Chairman

The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
Movie
Walter Hoover

They Drive by Night (1938)
Movie
Doctor Pretorius

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Movie
5.73
Chiddiatt

The Night of the Party (1934)
Movie
The Chamberlain

The Only Girl (1933)
Movie
Horace Femm

The Old Dark House (1932)
Movie
4.8
Bertram

Week-End Wives (1929)
Movie
Mr. Peabody

Number 13 (1922)
Movie
Israfel Mondego

The Bachelor's Club (1921)
Movie
Bertram Tully

A Little Bit of Fluff (1919)
Movie
Wiliam Pitt

Nelson (1918)
Movie
Joseph Chamberlain

The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1879-01-15
Deathday1961-01-14 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
Height
SpouseJanette Ranken Thesiger
FatherSir Edward Thesiger
MotherGeorgina Stopford
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsErnest Frederic Graham Thesiger, Ernst Thesiger
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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