Ernest Thesiger
Acting • Born 1879-01-15 – Died 1961-01-14
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
59 credits
Bride of Frankenstein
Movie • 1935
Doctor Pretorius
Caesar and Cleopatra
Movie • 1945
Theodotus
Henry V
Movie • 1944
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
The Old Dark House
Movie • 1932
Horace Femm
Father Brown
Movie • 1954
The Vicomte
They Drive by Night
Movie • 1938
Walter Hoover
The Man in the White Suit
Movie • 1951
Sir John Kierlaw
Scrooge
Movie • 1951
The Undertaker
The Ghoul
Movie • 1933
Laing
A Place of One's Own
Movie • 1945
Dr. Richard Marsham
The Robe
Movie • 1953
Emperor Tiberius
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Movie • 1961
Stefano
The Battle of the Sexes
Movie • 1960
Old Macpherson
Laughter in Paradise
Movie • 1951
Endicott
Sons and Lovers
Movie • 1960
Mr. Hadlock
Quentin Durward
Movie • 1955
Lord Crawford
Beware of Pity
Movie • 1946
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Movie • 1947
Dr Cruickshank
Brass Monkey
Movie • 1948
Ryder-Harris
The Vagabond Queen
Movie • 1929
Lidoff
Don't Take It to Heart
Movie • 1944
Justices' Clerk
The Real Thing at Last
Movie • 1916
Witch
Jassy
Movie • 1947
Sir Edward Follesmark
The Ware Case
Movie • 1938
Carter
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Movie • 1936
Maydig
The Horse's Mouth
Movie • 1958
Hickson
Make Me an Offer!
Movie • 1954
Sir John Nightingale
The Million Pound Note
Movie • 1954
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
The Only Girl
Movie • 1933
The Chamberlain
The Woman's Angle
Movie • 1952
Judge
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Movie • 1960
The Dean
Ashes
Movie • 1930
Announcer
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
Movie • 1918
Joseph Chamberlain
Doctor at Large
Movie • 1957
Examiner
Last Holiday
Movie • 1950
Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
Movie • 1949
Count Guiccioli
The Winslow Boy
Movie • 1948
Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
The Night of the Party
Movie • 1934
Adrian Chiddiatt
The Truth About Women
Movie • 1957
Judge
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Movie • 1921
Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
Movie • 1921
Israfel Mondego
The Magic Box
Movie • 1952
Earl
Week-End Wives
Movie • 1929
Bertram
Quartet
Movie • 1948
Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Nelson
Movie • 1918
Wiliam Pitt
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Movie • 1953
Mr. Macdonald
My Learned Friend
Movie • 1943
Ferris
Three Men in a Boat
Movie • 1956
3rd Old Gentleman
The Lamp Still Burns
Movie • 1943
Chairman
Who Done It?
Movie • 1956
Sir Walter
An Alligator Named Daisy
Movie • 1955
Notcher (uncredited)
Value for Money
Movie • 1955
Lord Dewsbury
My Heart Is Calling
Movie • 1935
Fevrier
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
Movie • 1998
(archive footage)
The Man Within
Movie • 1947
Farne
Report
Movie • 1967
Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
A Little Bit of Fluff
Movie • 1919
Bertram Tully
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Movie • 2025
Self - (archive footage)