Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger
January 15, 1879 (81 years old at death)
Chelsea, London, England, UK

Known for Acting

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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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Self (archive footage)

2007

9.0
Universal Horror

Universal Horror

(archive footage)

1998

7.1
Report

Report

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

1967

6.1
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Stefano

1961

6.8
Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

Mr. Hadlock

1960

6.4
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

Old Macpherson

1960

6.5
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

The Dean

1960

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

Hickson

1958

6.7
The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

Judge

1957

5.9
Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

Examiner

1957

5.6
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

3rd Old Gentleman

1956

6.3
Who Done It?

Who Done It?

Sir Walter

1956

5.1
An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

Notcher (uncredited)

1955

6.2
Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward

Lord Crawford

1955

5.6
Value for Money

Value for Money

Lord Dewsbury

1955

6.6
Make Me an Offer!

Make Me an Offer!

Sir John Nightingale

1954

6.8
Father Brown

Father Brown

The Vicomte

1954

6.4
The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

1954

6.8
Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Mr. Macdonald

1953

5.1
The Robe

The Robe

Emperor Tiberius

1953

6.8
The Woman's Angle

The Woman's Angle

Judge

1952

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Earl

1952

6.4
Scrooge

Scrooge

The Undertaker

1951

7.4
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

Sir John Kierlaw

1951

6.9
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

Endicott

1951

6.5
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

Sir Trevor Lampington

1950

7.1
No Image

The Bad Lord Byron

Count Guiccioli

1949

6.0
Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey

Ryder-Harris

1948

5.5
Quartet

Quartet

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

1948

6.2
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

1948

6.9
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Dr Cruickshank

1947

5.2
Jassy

Jassy

Sir Edward Follesmark

1947

5.4
The Man Within

The Man Within

Farne

1947

5.7
Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity

Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

1946

6.5
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

Theodotus

1945

6.2
A Place of One's Own

A Place of One's Own

Dr. Richard Marsham

1945

5.6
Henry V

Henry V

Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

1944

6.7
Don't Take It to Heart

Don't Take It to Heart

Justices' Clerk

1944

5.9
The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns

Chairman

1943

5.4
My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend

Ferris

1943

6.0
The Ware Case

The Ware Case

Carter

1938

6.3
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

Walter Hoover

1938

5.8
The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Maydig

1936

5.8
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

Doctor Pretorius

1935

7.5
My Heart Is Calling

My Heart Is Calling

Fevrier

1935

10.0
The Night of the Party

The Night of the Party

Adrian Chiddiatt

1934

5.4
The Ghoul

The Ghoul

Laing

1933

5.5
The Only Girl

The Only Girl

The Chamberlain

1933

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

Horace Femm

1932

6.7