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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120215
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Filmography (Movies)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/2025
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2007
Universal Horror
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/1998
Report
Character:Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
Release Date:01/01/1967
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Character:Stefano
Release Date:28/12/1961
Sons and Lovers
Character:Mr. Hadlock
Release Date:23/06/1960
The Battle of the Sexes
Character:Old Macpherson
Release Date:25/02/1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Character:The Dean
Release Date:03/01/1960
The Horse's Mouth
Character:Hickson
Release Date:11/11/1958
The Truth About Women
Character:Judge
Release Date:01/10/1957
Doctor at Large
Character:Examiner
Release Date:26/03/1957
Three Men in a Boat
Character:3rd Old Gentleman
Release Date:23/12/1956
Who Done It?
Character:Sir Walter
Release Date:20/03/1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
Character:Notcher (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1955
Quentin Durward
Character:Lord Crawford
Release Date:09/09/1955
Value for Money
Character:Lord Dewsbury
Release Date:09/08/1955
Make Me an Offer!
Character:Sir John Nightingale
Release Date:08/12/1954
Father Brown
Character:The Vicomte
Release Date:08/06/1954
The Million Pound Note
Character:Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Release Date:07/01/1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Character:Mr. Macdonald
Release Date:30/11/1953
The Robe
Character:Emperor Tiberius
Release Date:16/09/1953
The Woman's Angle
Character:Judge
Release Date:12/02/1952
The Magic Box
Character:Earl
Release Date:01/01/1952
Scrooge
Character:The Undertaker
Release Date:30/11/1951
The Man in the White Suit
Character:Sir John Kierlaw
Release Date:07/08/1951
Laughter in Paradise
Character:Endicott
Release Date:01/06/1951
Last Holiday
Character:Sir Trevor Lampington
Release Date:15/05/1950
The Bad Lord Byron
Character:Count Guiccioli
Release Date:18/04/1949
Brass Monkey
Character:Ryder-Harris
Release Date:01/12/1948
Quartet
Character:Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Release Date:26/10/1948
The Winslow Boy
Character:Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
Release Date:24/09/1948
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Character:Dr Cruickshank
Release Date:30/10/1947
Jassy
Character:Sir Edward Follesmark
Release Date:13/08/1947
The Man Within
Character:Farne
Release Date:19/05/1947
Beware of Pity
Character:Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
Release Date:22/07/1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
Character:Theodotus
Release Date:11/12/1945
A Place of One's Own
Character:Dr. Richard Marsham
Release Date:20/03/1945
Henry V
Character:Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Release Date:24/11/1944
Don't Take It to Heart
Character:Justices' Clerk
Release Date:13/11/1944
The Lamp Still Burns
Character:Chairman
Release Date:29/11/1943
My Learned Friend
Character:Ferris
Release Date:25/10/1943
The Ware Case
Character:Carter
Release Date:02/12/1938
They Drive by Night
Character:Walter Hoover
Release Date:01/12/1938
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Character:Maydig
Release Date:23/07/1936
Bride of Frankenstein
Character:Doctor Pretorius
Release Date:20/04/1935
My Heart Is Calling
Character:Fevrier
Release Date:01/01/1935
The Night of the Party
Character:Adrian Chiddiatt
Release Date:16/07/1934
The Ghoul
Character:Laing
Release Date:01/08/1933
The Only Girl
Character:The Chamberlain
Release Date:17/06/1933
The Old Dark House
Character:Horace Femm
Release Date:20/10/1932
Ashes
Character:Announcer
Release Date:31/12/1930
Week-End Wives
Character:Bertram
Release Date:14/05/1929
The Vagabond Queen
Character:Lidoff
Release Date:11/05/1929
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Character:Mr. Jingle
Release Date:01/11/1921
The Bachelor's Club
Character:Israfel Mondego
Release Date:01/06/1921
A Little Bit of Fluff
Character:Bertram Tully
Release Date:01/05/1919
Nelson
Character:Wiliam Pitt
Release Date:02/01/1918
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
Character:Joseph Chamberlain
Release Date:01/01/1918
The Real Thing at Last
Character:Witch
Release Date:08/03/1916
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