Acting credits
52
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ernest Thesiger
Acting
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Movies: 52Series: 0
TMDB ID: 2925
IMDb ID: nm0857658
Known for: Acting
Born: January 15, 1879
Died: January 14, 1961
Age: 81
Place of birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1918 - 2025
Years active: 108
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q120215
Also known as
Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger • Ernst Thesiger
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.
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Movie credits linked with Ernest Thesiger.
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025 Movie
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007 Movie
7.1
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
1998 Movie
6.1
Report
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
1967 Movie
6.8
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Stefano
1961 Movie
6.4
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Hadlock
1960 Movie
6.5
The Battle of the Sexes
as Old Macpherson
1960 Movie
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as The Dean
1960 Movie
6.7
The Horse's Mouth
as Hickson
1958 Movie
5.9
The Truth About Women
as Judge
1957 Movie
5.6
Doctor at Large
as Examiner
1957 Movie
6.3
Three Men in a Boat
as 3rd Old Gentleman
1956 Movie
5.1
Who Done It?
as Sir Walter
1956 Movie
6.2
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Notcher (uncredited)
1955 Movie
5.6
Quentin Durward
as Lord Crawford
1955 Movie
6.6
Value for Money
as Lord Dewsbury
1955 Movie
6.8
Make Me an Offer!
as Sir John Nightingale
1954 Movie
6.4
Father Brown
as The Vicomte
1954 Movie
6.8
The Million Pound Note
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
1954 Movie
5.1
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Mr. Macdonald
1953 Movie
6.8
The Robe
as Emperor Tiberius
1953 Movie
The Woman's Angle
as Judge
1952 Movie
6.4
The Magic Box
as Earl
1952 Movie
7.4
Scrooge
as The Undertaker
1951 Movie