Ernest Thesiger

Personal Info

Birthday

January 15, 1879

Day of Death

1961-01-14

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger

Ernst Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

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.

Known For

Scrooge

Bride of Frankenstein

The Robe

The Million Pound Note

The Man in the White Suit

The Horse's Mouth

Caesar and Cleopatra

The Old Dark House

Filmography

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