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.
Acted in 52
1990s
- 1998
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
1960s
- 1967
Report
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
- 1961
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Stefano
- 1960
Sons and Lovers
Mr. Hadlock
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Dean
1950s
- 1958
The Horse's Mouth
Hickson
- 1957
The Truth About Women
Judge
Doctor at Large
Examiner
- 1956
Three Men in a Boat
3rd Old Gentleman
Armchair Theatre
Millionaire · 1 episode
Who Done It?
Sir Walter
- 1955
An Alligator Named Daisy
Notcher (uncredited)
Quentin Durward
Lord Crawford
Value for Money
Lord Dewsbury
- 1954
Make Me an Offer!
Sir John Nightingale
Father Brown
The Vicomte
- 1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mr. Macdonald
- 1952
The Woman's Angle
Judge
The Magic Box
Earl
- 1951
Laughter in Paradise
Endicott
- 1950
Last Holiday
Sir Trevor Lampington
1940s
- 1948
Brass Monkey
Ryder-Harris
Quartet
Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
- 1947
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Dr Cruickshank
Jassy
Sir Edward Follesmark
The Man Within
Farne
- 1946
Beware of Pity
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
- 1945
A Place of One's Own
Dr. Richard Marsham
- 1944
Don't Take It to Heart
Justices' Clerk
- 1943
My Learned Friend
Ferris
1930s
- 1938
The Ware Case
Carter
They Drive by Night
Walter Hoover
- 1936
- 1935
My Heart Is Calling
Fevrier
- 1934
The Night of the Party
Adrian Chiddiatt
- 1933
The Only Girl
The Chamberlain
- 1932
The Old Dark House
Horace Femm
1920s
- 1929
The Vagabond Queen
Lidoff
1910s
- 1919
A Little Bit of Fluff
Bertram Tully
- 1918
Nelson
Wiliam Pitt
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
Joseph Chamberlain
Appearances1
2000s
- 2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)