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Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

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

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

as Doctor Pretorius

Scrooge

as The Undertaker

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

The Robe

as Emperor Tiberius

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

as Sir John Kierlaw

Henry V

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Ghoul

Filmography

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

Universal Horror

as (archive footage)

Report

as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

as Old Macpherson

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

as 3rd Old Gentleman

Who Done It?

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

as Notcher (uncredited)

Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward

as Lord Crawford

Value for Money

Value for Money

as Lord Dewsbury

Make Me an Offer!

Make Me an Offer!

as Sir John Nightingale

Father Brown

The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Mr. Macdonald

The Robe

as Emperor Tiberius

The Woman's Angle

The Woman's Angle

The Magic Box

Scrooge

as The Undertaker

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

as Sir John Kierlaw

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

Last Holiday

as Sir Trevor Lampington

The Bad Lord Byron

as Count Guiccioli

Brass Monkey

as Ryder-Harris

Quartet

as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

as Dr Cruickshank

Jassy

as Sir Edward Follesmark

The Man Within

Beware of Pity

as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

A Place of One's Own

A Place of One's Own

as Dr. Richard Marsham

Henry V

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

Don't Take It to Heart

Don't Take It to Heart

as Justices' Clerk

The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns

My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend

The Ware Case

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

as Walter Hoover

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

as Doctor Pretorius

My Heart Is Calling

My Heart Is Calling

The Night of the Party

The Night of the Party

as Adrian Chiddiatt

The Ghoul

The Only Girl

as The Chamberlain

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

The Vagabond Queen

The Vagabond Queen

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

The Bachelor's Club

as Israfel Mondego

A Little Bit of Fluff

A Little Bit of Fluff

as Bertram Tully

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

as Joseph Chamberlain

The Real Thing at Last

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre