Ernest Thesiger
Actor
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.
Filmography
Scrooge
as The Undertaker 1951
The Old Dark House
as Horace Femm 1932
The Robe
as Emperor Tiberius 1953
The Man in the White Suit
as Sir John Kierlaw 1951
Henry V
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador 1944
The Million Pound Note
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director 1954
The Ghoul
as Laing 1933
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Theodotus 1945
Last Holiday
as Sir Trevor Lampington 1950
Report
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)) 1967
The Horse's Mouth
as Hickson 1958
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Hadlock 1960
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Stefano 1961
Laughter in Paradise
as Endicott 1951
The Battle of the Sexes
as Old Macpherson 1960
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as Maydig 1936