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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 15, 1879
Place of Birth:
Chelsea, London, England, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Universal Horror | (archive footage) |
| 1967 | Report | Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)) |
| 1961 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Stefano |
| 1960 | The Battle of the Sexes | Old Macpherson |
| 1960 | Sons and Lovers | Mr. Hadlock |
| 1960 | Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | The Dean |
| 1958 | The Horse's Mouth | Hickson |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large | Examiner |
| 1957 | The Truth About Women | Judge |
| 1956 | Three Men in a Boat | 3rd Old Gentleman |
| 1956 | Who Done It? | Sir Walter |
| 1955 | Quentin Durward | Lord Crawford |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Notcher (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Value for Money | Lord Dewsbury |
| 1954 | Father Brown | The Vicomte |
| 1954 | Make Me an Offer! | Sir John Nightingale |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note | Mr. Garrett, Bank Director |
| 1953 | The Robe | Emperor Tiberius |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. Lucifer | Mr. Macdonald |
| 1952 | The Woman's Angle | Judge |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Earl |
| 1951 | The Man in the White Suit | Sir John Kierlaw |
| 1951 | Scrooge | The Undertaker |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradise | Endicott |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Sir Trevor Lampington |
| 1949 | The Bad Lord Byron | Count Guiccioli |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey | Ryder-Harris |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy | Mr. Ridgeley Pierce |
| 1948 | Quartet | Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| 1947 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Dr Cruickshank |
| 1947 | Jassy | Sir Edward Follesmark |
| 1947 | The Man Within | Farne |
| 1946 | Beware of Pity | Baron Emil de Kekesfalva |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Theodotus |
| 1945 | A Place of One's Own | Dr. Richard Marsham |
| 1944 | Henry V | Duke of Berri - French Ambassador |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to Heart | Justices' Clerk |
| 1943 | My Learned Friend | Ferris |
| 1943 | The Lamp Still Burns | Chairman |
| 1938 | They Drive by Night | Walter Hoover |
| 1938 | The Ware Case | Carter |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maydig |
| 1935 | Bride of Frankenstein | Doctor Pretorius |
| 1935 | My Heart Is Calling | Fevrier |
| 1934 | The Night of the Party | Adrian Chiddiatt |
| 1933 | The Ghoul | Laing |
| 1933 | The Only Girl | The Chamberlain |
| 1932 | The Old Dark House | Horace Femm |
| 1930 | Ashes | |
| 1929 | The Vagabond Queen | Lidoff |
| 1929 | Week-End Wives | Bertram |
| 1922 | Number 13 | Mr. Peabody |
| 1921 | The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Mr. Jingle |
| 1921 | The Bachelor's Club | Israfel Mondego |
| 1919 | A Little Bit of Fluff | Bertram Tully |
| 1918 | The Life Story of David Lloyd George | Joseph Chamberlain |
| 1918 | Nelson | Wiliam Pitt |
| 1916 | The Real Thing at Last | Witch |
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