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