Acting credits
52
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ernest Thesiger
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 51Series: 1
TMDB ID: 2925
IMDb ID: nm0857658
Known for: Acting
Born: January 15, 1879
Died: January 14, 1961
Age: 81
Place of birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1918 - 2007
Years active: 90
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q120215
Also known as
Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger • Ernst 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ernest Thesiger.
as Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • Movie
as (archive footage)
Universal Horror
1998 • Movie
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
Report
1967 • Movie
as Stefano
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 • Movie
as Mr. Hadlock
Sons and Lovers
1960 • Movie
as Old Macpherson
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 • Movie
as The Dean
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960 • Movie
as Hickson
The Horse's Mouth
1958 • Movie
as Judge
The Truth About Women
1957 • Movie
as Examiner
Doctor at Large
1957 • Movie
as 3rd Old Gentleman
Three Men in a Boat
1956 • Movie
as Sir Walter
Who Done It?
1956 • Movie
as Notcher (uncredited)
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 • Movie
as Lord Crawford
Quentin Durward
1955 • Movie
as Lord Dewsbury
Value for Money
1955 • Movie
as Sir John Nightingale
Make Me an Offer!
1954 • Movie
as The Vicomte
Father Brown
1954 • Movie
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
The Million Pound Note
1954 • Movie
as Mr. Macdonald
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953 • Movie
as Emperor Tiberius
The Robe
1953 • Movie
as Judge
The Woman's Angle
1952 • Movie
as Earl
The Magic Box
1952 • Movie
as The Undertaker
Scrooge
1951 • Movie
as Sir John Kierlaw
The Man in the White Suit
1951 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ernest Thesiger.
