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

The Million Pound Note

The Robe

Bride of Frankenstein

Scrooge

The Man in the White Suit

Armchair Theatre

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Old Dark House

All Movies (58)

• Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Universal Horror1998 · as (archive footage)
• Report1967 · as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
• The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone1961 · as Stefano
• Sons and Lovers1960 · as Mr. Hadlock
• The Battle of the Sexes1960 · as Old Macpherson
• Lord Arthur Savile's Crime1960 · as The Dean
• The Horse's Mouth1958 · as Hickson
• The Truth About Women1957 · as Judge
• Doctor at Large1957 · as Examiner
• Three Men in a Boat1956 · as 3rd Old Gentleman
• Who Done It?1956 · as Sir Walter
• An Alligator Named Daisy1955 · as Notcher (uncredited)
• Quentin Durward1955 · as Lord Crawford
• Value for Money1955 · as Lord Dewsbury
• Make Me an Offer!1954 · as Sir John Nightingale
• Father Brown1954 · as The Vicomte
• The Million Pound Note1954 · as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
• Meet Mr. Lucifer1953 · as Mr. Macdonald
• The Robe1953 · as Emperor Tiberius
• The Woman's Angle1952 · as Judge
• The Magic Box1952 · as Earl
• Scrooge1951 · as The Undertaker
• The Man in the White Suit1951 · as Sir John Kierlaw
• Laughter in Paradise1951 · as Endicott
• Last Holiday1950 · as Sir Trevor Lampington
• The Bad Lord Byron1949 · as Count Guiccioli
• Brass Monkey1948 · as Ryder-Harris
• Quartet1948 · as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
• The Winslow Boy1948 · as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
• The Ghosts of Berkeley Square1947 · as Dr Cruickshank
• Jassy1947 · as Sir Edward Follesmark
• The Man Within1947 · as Farne
• Beware of Pity1946 · as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
• Caesar and Cleopatra1945 · as Theodotus
• A Place of One's Own1945 · as Dr. Richard Marsham
• Henry V1944 · as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
• Don't Take It to Heart1944 · as Justices' Clerk
• The Lamp Still Burns1943 · as Chairman
• My Learned Friend1943 · as Ferris
• The Ware Case1938 · as Carter
• They Drive by Night1938 · as Walter Hoover
• The Man Who Could Work Miracles1936 · as Maydig
• Bride of Frankenstein1935 · as Doctor Pretorius
• My Heart Is Calling1935 · as Fevrier
• The Night of the Party1934 · as Adrian Chiddiatt
• The Ghoul1933 · as Laing
• The Only Girl1933 · as The Chamberlain
• The Old Dark House1932 · as Horace Femm
• Ashes1930 · as Announcer
• Week-End Wives1929 · as Bertram
• The Vagabond Queen1929 · as Lidoff
• The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick1921 · as Mr. Jingle
• The Bachelor's Club1921 · as Israfel Mondego
• A Little Bit of Fluff1919 · as Bertram Tully
• Nelson1918 · as Wiliam Pitt
• The Life Story of David Lloyd George1918 · as Joseph Chamberlain
• The Real Thing at Last1916 · as Witch

All TV Shows (1)

• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Millionaire