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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-01-15

Day of Death

1961-01-14 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger

Ernst Thesiger

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

Acting

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as

Doctor Pretorius

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Theodotus

Henry V

1944

Henry V

as

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

The Old Dark House

1932

The Old Dark House

as

Horace Femm

Father Brown

1954

Father Brown

as

The Vicomte

They Drive by Night

1938

They Drive by Night

as

Walter Hoover

The Man in the White Suit

1951

The Man in the White Suit

as

Sir John Kierlaw

Scrooge

1951

Scrooge

as

The Undertaker

The Ghoul

1933

The Ghoul

as

Laing

A Place of One's Own

1945

A Place of One's Own

as

Dr. Richard Marsham

The Robe

1953

The Robe

as

Emperor Tiberius

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

The Battle of the Sexes

as

Old Macpherson

Laughter in Paradise

1951

Laughter in Paradise

as

Endicott

Sons and Lovers

1960

Sons and Lovers

as

Mr. Hadlock

Quentin Durward

1955

Quentin Durward

as

Lord Crawford

Beware of Pity

1946

Beware of Pity

as

Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

as

Dr Cruickshank

Brass Monkey

1948

Brass Monkey

as

Ryder-Harris

The Vagabond Queen

1929

The Vagabond Queen

as

Lidoff

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

Don't Take It to Heart

as

Justices' Clerk

Jassy

1947

Jassy

as

Sir Edward Follesmark

The Ware Case

1938

The Ware Case

as

Carter

The Horse's Mouth

1958

The Horse's Mouth

as

Hickson

Make Me an Offer!

1954

Make Me an Offer!

as

Sir John Nightingale

The Million Pound Note

1954

The Million Pound Note

as

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Only Girl

1933

The Only Girl

as

The Chamberlain

Ashes

1930

Ashes

as

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

1918

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

as

Joseph Chamberlain

Doctor at Large

1957

Doctor at Large

as

Examiner

Last Holiday

1950

Last Holiday

as

Sir Trevor Lampington

The Bad Lord Byron

1949

The Bad Lord Byron

as

Count Guiccioli

The Winslow Boy

1948

The Winslow Boy

as

Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

The Night of the Party

1934

The Night of the Party

as

Adrian Chiddiatt

Number 13

1922

Number 13

as

Mr. Peabody

The Bachelor's Club

1921

The Bachelor's Club

as

Israfel Mondego

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

Earl

Week-End Wives

1929

Week-End Wives

as

Bertram

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

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

Nelson

1918

Nelson

as

Wiliam Pitt

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953

Meet Mr. Lucifer

as

Mr. Macdonald

My Learned Friend

1943

My Learned Friend

as

Ferris

Three Men in a Boat

1956

Three Men in a Boat

as

3rd Old Gentleman

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

The Lamp Still Burns

as

Chairman

Who Done It?

1956

Who Done It?

as

Sir Walter

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

An Alligator Named Daisy

as

Notcher (uncredited)

Value for Money

1955

Value for Money

as

Lord Dewsbury

My Heart Is Calling

1935

My Heart Is Calling

as

Fevrier

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as

Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

1998

Universal Horror

as

(archive footage)

The Man Within

1947

The Man Within

as

Farne

Report

1967

Report

as

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

A Little Bit of Fluff

1919

A Little Bit of Fluff

as

Bertram Tully

Production

Crew

Directing