Ernest Thesiger

1879-01-15 – 1961-01-14 (age 81) Chelsea, London, England, UK

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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Known For

The Million Pound Note

1954

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

as Doctor Pretorius

The Robe

1953

as Emperor Tiberius

Scrooge

1951

as The Undertaker

Report

1967

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

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Theodotus

The Man in the White Suit

1951

as Sir John Kierlaw

The Old Dark House

1932

as Horace Femm

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961

as Stefano

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

as Old Macpherson

Last Holiday

1950

as Sir Trevor Lampington

Henry V

1944

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

The Winslow Boy

1948

as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

as Maydig

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Ashes

1930

as Announcer

The Ghoul

1933

as Laing

Quentin Durward

1955

as Lord Crawford

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Nelson

1918

as Wiliam Pitt

Quartet

1948

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

Sons and Lovers

1960

as Mr. Hadlock