Ernest Thesiger

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Ernest Thesiger

Acting January 15, 1879

Chelsea, London, England, UK

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 Fra…

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Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

7.5 1935 Movie
Scrooge

Scrooge

7.4 1951 Movie
The Robe

The Robe

6.8 1953 Movie
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

6.7 1932 Movie
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

6.9 1951 Movie
Henry V

Henry V

6.7 1944 Movie
The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

7.0 1954 Movie
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

6.2 1945 Movie
The Ghoul

The Ghoul

5.6 1933 Movie
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

7.1 1950 Movie
Report

Report

6.1 1967 Movie
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

6.8 1958 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2007
    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1998
    Universal Horror

    Movie (archive footage)

  3. 1967
    Report

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

  4. 1961
    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

    Movie Stefano

  5. 1960
    Sons and Lovers

    Movie Mr. Hadlock

  6. 1960
    The Battle of the Sexes

    Movie Old Macpherson

  7. 1960
    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

    Movie The Dean

  8. 1958
    The Horse's Mouth

    Movie Hickson

  9. 1957
    The Truth About Women

    Movie Judge

  10. 1957
    Doctor at Large

    Movie Examiner

  11. 1956
    Three Men in a Boat

    Movie 3rd Old Gentleman

  12. 1956
    Armchair Theatre

    TV show Millionaire

  13. 1956
    Who Done It?

    Movie Sir Walter

  14. 1955
    An Alligator Named Daisy

    Movie Notcher (uncredited)

  15. 1955
    Quentin Durward

    Movie Lord Crawford

  16. 1955
    Value for Money

    Movie Lord Dewsbury

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  1. 1954
    Make Me an Offer!

    Movie Sir John Nightingale

  2. 1954
    Father Brown

    Movie The Vicomte

  3. 1954
    The Million Pound Note

    Movie Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

  4. 1953
    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Movie Mr. Macdonald

  5. 1953
    The Robe

    Movie Emperor Tiberius

  6. 1952
    The Woman's Angle

    Movie Judge

  7. 1952
    The Magic Box

    Movie Earl

  8. 1951
    Scrooge

    Movie The Undertaker

  9. 1951
    The Man in the White Suit

    Movie Sir John Kierlaw

  10. 1951
    Laughter in Paradise

    Movie Endicott

  11. 1950
    Last Holiday

    Movie Sir Trevor Lampington

  12. 1949
    The Bad Lord Byron

    Movie Count Guiccioli

  13. 1948
    Brass Monkey

    Movie Ryder-Harris

  14. 1948
    Quartet

    Movie Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

  15. 1948
    The Winslow Boy

    Movie Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

  16. 1947
    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

    Movie Dr Cruickshank

  17. 1947
    Jassy

    Movie Sir Edward Follesmark

  18. 1947
    The Man Within

    Movie Farne

  19. 1946
    Beware of Pity

    Movie Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

  20. 1945
    Caesar and Cleopatra

    Movie Theodotus

  21. 1945
    A Place of One's Own

    Movie Dr. Richard Marsham

  22. 1944
    Henry V

    Movie Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

  23. 1944
    Don't Take It to Heart

    Movie Justices' Clerk

  24. 1943
    The Lamp Still Burns

    Movie Chairman