Ernest Thesiger

Jan 15, 1879 - Jan 14, 1961 (81 years old) in Chelsea, London, England, UK

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

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The Million Pound Note

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

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Henry V

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Maydig

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Brass Monkey

Ryder-Harris

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Bride of Frankenstein

Doctor Pretorius

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The Ghoul

Laing

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Beware of Pity

Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

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The Man in the White Suit

Sir John Kierlaw

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Universal Horror

(archive footage)

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Scrooge

The Undertaker

Credits

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies 2025

Self - (archive footage)

★ NR
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 2007

Self (archive footage)

★ 9
Universal Horror 1998

(archive footage)

★ 7.1
Report 1967

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

★ 6.1
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961

Stefano

★ 6.8
Sons and Lovers 1960

Mr. Hadlock

★ 6.4
The Battle of the Sexes 1960

Old Macpherson

★ 6.5
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime 1960

The Dean

★ NR
The Horse's Mouth 1958

Hickson

★ 6.7
The Truth About Women 1957

Judge

★ 5.9
Doctor at Large 1957

Examiner

★ 5.6
Three Men in a Boat 1956

3rd Old Gentleman

★ 6.3
Who Done It? 1956

Sir Walter

★ 5.1
An Alligator Named Daisy 1955

Notcher (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Quentin Durward 1955

Lord Crawford

★ 5.6
Value for Money 1955

Lord Dewsbury

★ 6.6
Make Me an Offer! 1954

Sir John Nightingale

★ 6.8
Father Brown 1954

The Vicomte

★ 6.4
The Million Pound Note 1954

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

★ 6.8
Meet Mr. Lucifer 1953

Mr. Macdonald

★ 5.1
The Robe 1953

Emperor Tiberius

★ 6.8
The Woman's Angle 1952

Judge

★ NR
The Magic Box 1952

Earl

★ 6.4
Scrooge 1951

The Undertaker

★ 7.4
The Man in the White Suit 1951

Sir John Kierlaw

★ 6.9
Laughter in Paradise 1951

Endicott

★ 6.5
Last Holiday 1950

Sir Trevor Lampington

★ 7.1
The Bad Lord Byron 1949

Count Guiccioli

★ 6
Brass Monkey 1948

Ryder-Harris

★ 5.5
Quartet 1948

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

★ 6.2
The Winslow Boy 1948

Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

★ 6.9
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square 1947

Dr Cruickshank

★ 5.2
Jassy 1947

Sir Edward Follesmark

★ 5.4
The Man Within 1947

Farne

★ 5.7
Beware of Pity 1946

Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

★ 6.5
Caesar and Cleopatra 1945

Theodotus

★ 6.2
A Place of One's Own 1945

Dr. Richard Marsham

★ 5.6
Henry V 1944

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

★ 6.7
Don't Take It to Heart 1944

Justices' Clerk

★ 5.9
The Lamp Still Burns 1943

Chairman

★ 5.4
My Learned Friend 1943

Ferris

★ 6
The Ware Case 1938

Carter

★ 6.2
They Drive by Night 1938

Walter Hoover

★ 5.8
The Man Who Could Work Miracles 1936

Maydig

★ 5.8
Bride of Frankenstein 1935

Doctor Pretorius

★ 7.5
My Heart Is Calling 1935

Fevrier

★ 10
The Night of the Party 1934

Adrian Chiddiatt

★ 5.4
The Ghoul 1933

Laing

★ 5.5
The Only Girl 1933

The Chamberlain

★ NR
The Old Dark House 1932

Horace Femm

★ 6.7
Ashes 1930

Announcer

★ NR
Week-End Wives 1929

Bertram

★ 8
The Vagabond Queen 1929

Lidoff

★ NR
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick 1921

Mr. Jingle

★ NR
The Bachelor's Club 1921

Israfel Mondego

★ NR
A Little Bit of Fluff 1919

Bertram Tully

★ NR
Nelson 1918

Wiliam Pitt

★ 2.7
The Life Story of David Lloyd George 1918

Joseph Chamberlain

★ 5.8
The Real Thing at Last 1916

Witch

★ NR

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