Ernest Thesiger
January 14, 1879 (145 years old) in 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 Frankenstein.
Known For
Credits
- 2007 · Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Universal Horror as (archive footage)
- 1967 · Report as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
- 1961 · The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Stefano
- 1960 · Sons and Lovers as Mr. Hadlock
- 1960 · The Battle of the Sexes as Old Macpherson
- 1960 · Lord Arthur Savile's Crime as The Dean
- 1958 · The Horse's Mouth as Hickson
- 1957 · The Truth About Women as Judge
- 1957 · Doctor at Large as Examiner
- 1956 · Three Men in a Boat as 3rd Old Gentleman
- 1956 · Who Done It? as Sir Walter
- 1955 · An Alligator Named Daisy as Notcher (uncredited)
- 1955 · Quentin Durward as Lord Crawford
- 1955 · Value for Money as Lord Dewsbury
- 1954 · Make Me an Offer! as Sir John Nightingale
- 1954 · Father Brown as The Vicomte
- 1954 · The Million Pound Note as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
- 1953 · Meet Mr. Lucifer as Mr. Macdonald
- 1953 · The Robe as Emperor Tiberius
- 1952 · The Woman's Angle as Judge
- 1952 · The Magic Box as Earl
- 1951 · Scrooge as The Undertaker
- 1951 · The Man in the White Suit as Sir John Kierlaw
- 1951 · Laughter in Paradise as Endicott
- 1950 · Last Holiday as Sir Trevor Lampington
- 1949 · The Bad Lord Byron as Count Guiccioli
- 1948 · Brass Monkey as Ryder-Harris
- 1948 · Quartet as Henry Dashwood
- 1948 · The Winslow Boy as
- 1947 · The Ghosts of Berkeley Square as Dr Cruickshank
- 1947 · Jassy as Sir Edward Follesmark
- 1947 · The Man Within as Farne
- 1946 · Beware of Pity as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
- 1945 · Caesar and Cleopatra as Theodotus
- 1945 · A Place of One's Own as Dr. Richard Marsham
- 1944 · Henry V as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
- 1944 · Don't Take It to Heart as Justices' Clerk
- 1943 · The Lamp Still Burns as Chairman
- 1943 · My Learned Friend as Ferris
- 1938 · The Ware Case as Carter
- 1938 · They Drive by Night as Walter Hoover
- 1936 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles as Maydig
- 1935 · Bride of Frankenstein as Doctor Pretorius
- 1935 · My Heart Is Calling as Fevrier
- 1934 · The Night of the Party as Adrian Chiddiatt
- 1933 · The Ghoul as Laing
- 1933 · The Only Girl as The Chamberlain
- 1932 · The Old Dark House as Horace Femm
- 1930 · Ashes as
- 1929 · Week-End Wives as Bertram
- 1929 · The Vagabond Queen as Lidoff
- 1922 · Number 13 as Mr. Peabody
- 1921 · The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick as Mr. Jingle
- 1921 · The Bachelor's Club as Israfel Mondego
- 1919 · A Little Bit of Fluff as Bertram Tully
- 1918 · Nelson as Wiliam Pitt
- 1918 · The Life Story of David Lloyd George as Joseph Chamberlain
- 1916 · The Real Thing at Last as Witch