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Ernest Thesiger

Acting

Born 1879-01-15 · Died 1961-01-14

Chelsea, London, England, UK

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

60 credits across movies and TV

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Bride of Frankenstein

1935 · Doctor Pretorius

Movie

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945 · Theodotus

Movie

Henry V

1944 · Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

Movie

The Old Dark House

1932 · Horace Femm

Movie

Father Brown

1954 · The Vicomte

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They Drive by Night

1938 · Walter Hoover

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The Man in the White Suit

1951 · Sir John Kierlaw

Movie

Scrooge

1951 · The Undertaker

Movie

The Ghoul

1933 · Laing

Movie

A Place of One's Own

1945 · Dr. Richard Marsham

Movie

The Robe

1953 · Emperor Tiberius

Movie

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961 · Stefano

Movie

The Battle of the Sexes

1960 · Old Macpherson

Movie

Laughter in Paradise

1951 · Endicott

Movie

Sons and Lovers

1960 · Mr. Hadlock

Movie

Quentin Durward

1955 · Lord Crawford

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Beware of Pity

1946 · Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

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The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947 · Dr Cruickshank

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Brass Monkey

1948 · Ryder-Harris

Movie

The Vagabond Queen

1929 · Lidoff

Movie

Don't Take It to Heart

1944 · Justices' Clerk

Movie

The Real Thing at Last

1916 · Witch

Movie

Jassy

1947 · Sir Edward Follesmark

Movie

The Ware Case

1938 · Carter

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936 · Maydig

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The Horse's Mouth

1958 · Hickson

Movie

Make Me an Offer!

1954 · Sir John Nightingale

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The Million Pound Note

1954 · Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

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The Only Girl

1933 · The Chamberlain

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The Woman's Angle

1952 · Judge

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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

1960 · The Dean

Movie

Ashes

1930 · Announcer

Movie

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

1918 · Joseph Chamberlain

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Doctor at Large

1957 · Examiner

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Last Holiday

1950 · Sir Trevor Lampington

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The Bad Lord Byron

1949 · Count Guiccioli

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The Winslow Boy

1948 · Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

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The Night of the Party

1934 · Adrian Chiddiatt

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The Truth About Women

1957 · Judge

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The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

1921 · Mr. Jingle

Movie

The Bachelor's Club

1921 · Israfel Mondego

Movie

The Magic Box

1952 · Earl

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Week-End Wives

1929 · Bertram

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Quartet

1948 · Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

Movie

Nelson

1918 · Wiliam Pitt

Movie

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953 · Mr. Macdonald

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My Learned Friend

1943 · Ferris

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Three Men in a Boat

1956 · 3rd Old Gentleman

Movie

The Lamp Still Burns

1943 · Chairman

Movie

Who Done It?

1956 · Sir Walter

Movie

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955 · Notcher (uncredited)

Movie

Value for Money

1955 · Lord Dewsbury

Movie

My Heart Is Calling

1935 · Fevrier

Movie

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007 · Self (archive footage)

Movie

Universal Horror

1998 · (archive footage)

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The Man Within

1947 · Farne

Movie

Report

1967 · Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

Movie

A Little Bit of Fluff

1919 · Bertram Tully

Movie

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025 · Self - (archive footage)

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Millionaire