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Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

Actor

Born January 15, 1879 in Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died January 14, 1961

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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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Dahmer & Frankenstein: Closer Than We Think Poster

Dahmer & Frankenstein: Closer Than We Think Feature Film2024Self

Carl Laemmle Poster

Carl Laemmle Documentary2019Self

Daughter of Frankenstein: A Conversation with Sara Karloff Poster

Daughter of Frankenstein: A Conversation with Sara Karloff Documentary2017Horace Femm

Universal Horror Poster

Universal Horror Documentary1998

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Poster

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Documentary1994

Terror in the Aisles Poster

Terror in the Aisles Documentary1984Dr. Septimus Pretorius

The Horror Show Poster

The Horror Show Documentary1979

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Poster

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Feature Film1961Stefano

Somerset Maugham Hour Poster

Somerset Maugham Hour TV Series1960His Lordship

Sons and Lovers Poster

Sons and Lovers Feature Film1960Mr. Hadlock

The Battle of the Sexes Poster

The Battle of the Sexes Feature Film1960Old Macpherson

Result of an Accident TV Movie1959Mr. Justice Finston

Chaucer's England Short Film1958Death

The Horse's Mouth Poster

The Horse's Mouth Feature Film1958Hickson

Doctor at Large Poster

Doctor at Large Feature Film1957First Examiner

Joyous Errand TV Series1957Mr. Skaife

The Truth About Women Poster

The Truth About Women Feature Film1957Judge

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956Millionaire

Three Men in a Boat Poster

Three Men in a Boat Feature Film19563rd Old Gentleman

Who Done It? Poster

Who Done It? Feature Film1956Sir Walter

An Alligator Named Daisy Poster

An Alligator Named Daisy Feature Film1955Notcher

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955Polonius

ITV Television Playhouse Poster

ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955Calvin Broderick

Make Me an Offer! Poster

Make Me an Offer! Feature Film1955Sir John

Quentin Durward Poster

Quentin Durward Feature Film1955Lord Crawford

Simon and Laura TV Movie1955Wilson

Value for Money Poster

Value for Money Feature Film1955Lord Dewsbury

Man with a Million Poster

Man with a Million Feature Film1954Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Detective Poster

The Detective Feature Film1954The Vicomte

A Fish in the Family TV Movie1953Rev. Philip Hodgson

Meet Mr. Lucifer Poster

Meet Mr. Lucifer Feature Film1953Mr. MacDonald

Rheingold Theatre Poster

Rheingold Theatre TV Series1953Burdon Sr.

The Robe Poster

The Robe Feature Film1953Emperor Tiberius

Thought to Kill Feature Film1953Burden Senior

The Woman's Angle Poster

The Woman's Angle Feature Film1952Judge

A Christmas Carol Poster

A Christmas Carol Feature Film1951The Undertaker

Laughter in Paradise Poster

Laughter in Paradise Feature Film1951Endicott

The Magic Box Poster

The Magic Box Feature Film1951Earl

The Man in the White Suit Poster

The Man in the White Suit Feature Film1951Sir John Kierlaw

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950John Cadmus

Last Holiday Poster

Last Holiday Feature Film1950Sir Trevor Lampington

Lost Daughter Poster

Lost Daughter Feature Film1949Bloomfield

Macbeth TV Movie1949Witch

Macbeth/II TV Movie1949Weird Sister

The Bad Lord Byron Poster

The Bad Lord Byron Feature Film1949Count Guiccioli

Brass Monkey Poster

Brass Monkey Feature Film1948Ryder-Harris

Quartet Feature Film1948Henry Dashwood

The Winslow Boy Poster

The Winslow Boy Feature Film1948Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

Jassy Feature Film1947Sir Edward Follesmark

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square Poster

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square Feature Film1947Dr. Cruickshank of Psychical Research Society

The Smugglers Poster

The Smugglers Feature Film1947Farne

Androcles and the Lion TV Movie1946Caesar

Beware of Pity Poster

Beware of Pity Feature Film1946Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

A Place of One's Own Poster

A Place of One's Own Feature Film1945Dr. Marsham

Caesar and Cleopatra Poster

Caesar and Cleopatra Feature Film1945Theodotus

Lightning Conductor Poster

Lightning Conductor Feature Film1945Professor

Don't Take It to Heart! Poster

Don't Take It to Heart! Feature Film1944Justices' Clerk

Henry V Feature Film1944Duke of Berri French Ambassador

My Learned Friend Poster

My Learned Friend Feature Film1943Ferris

The Lamp Still Burns Poster

The Lamp Still Burns Feature Film1943Chairman

Geneva TV Movie1939Sir Orpheus Midlander

The Ware Case Poster

The Ware Case Feature Film1938Carter

They Drive by Night Poster

They Drive by Night Feature Film1938Walter Hoover

The Man Who Could Work Miracles Poster

The Man Who Could Work Miracles Feature Film1936Maydig

My Heart Is Calling Poster

My Heart Is Calling Feature Film1935Fevrier

The Bride of Frankenstein Poster

The Bride of Frankenstein Feature Film1935Doctor Pretorius

The Murder Party Poster

The Murder Party Feature Film1934Chiddiatt

The Ghoul Poster

The Ghoul Feature Film1933Laing

The Only Girl Poster

The Only Girl Feature Film1933The Chamberlain

The Old Dark House Poster

The Old Dark House Feature Film1932Horace Femm

Ashes Short Film1930Announcer

The Vagabond Queen Poster

The Vagabond Queen Feature Film1929Lidoff

Week-End Wives Poster

Week-End Wives Feature Film1929Bertram

Number 13 Poster

Number 13 Feature Film1922Mr. Peabody

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick Feature Film1921Mr. Jingle

The Bachelor's Club Feature Film1921Israfel Mondego

A Little Bit of Fluff Poster

A Little Bit of Fluff Feature Film1919Bertram Tully

Nelson Feature Film1918Wiliam Pitt

The Life Story of David Lloyd George Poster

The Life Story of David Lloyd George Feature Film1918Joseph Chamberlain

The Real Thing at Last Short Film1916Witch

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