
Ernest Thesiger
Acting
Born 1879-01-15 · Chelsea, London, England, UK · Died 1961-01-14
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.
Acting

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror
(archive footage)

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

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Stefano

Sons and Lovers
Mr. Hadlock

The Battle of the Sexes
Old Macpherson

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
The Dean

The Horse's Mouth
Hickson

The Truth About Women
Judge

Doctor at Large
Examiner

Three Men in a Boat
3rd Old Gentleman

Armchair Theatre
Millionaire

Who Done It?
Sir Walter

An Alligator Named Daisy
Notcher (uncredited)

Quentin Durward
Lord Crawford

Value for Money
Lord Dewsbury

Make Me an Offer!
Sir John Nightingale

Father Brown
The Vicomte

The Million Pound Note
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mr. Macdonald

The Robe
Emperor Tiberius

The Woman's Angle
Judge

The Magic Box
Earl

Scrooge
The Undertaker

The Man in the White Suit
Sir John Kierlaw

Laughter in Paradise
Endicott

Last Holiday
Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
Count Guiccioli

Brass Monkey
Ryder-Harris

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