Ernest Thesiger
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.
Known For
Cast Credits
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Stefano
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Hadlock
The Battle of the Sexes
as Old Macpherson
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
as The Dean
The Horse's Mouth
as Hickson
The Truth About Women
as Judge
Doctor at Large
as Examiner
Three Men in a Boat
as 3rd Old Gentleman
Who Done It?
as Sir Walter
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Notcher (uncredited)
Quentin Durward
as Lord Crawford
Value for Money
as Lord Dewsbury
Make Me an Offer!
as Sir John Nightingale
Father Brown
as The Vicomte
The Million Pound Note
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Mr. Macdonald
The Robe
as Emperor Tiberius
The Woman's Angle
as Judge
The Magic Box
as Earl
Scrooge
as The Undertaker
The Man in the White Suit
as Sir John Kierlaw
Laughter in Paradise
as Endicott
Last Holiday
as Sir Trevor Lampington
The Bad Lord Byron
as Count Guiccioli
Brass Monkey
as Ryder-Harris
Quartet
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
The Winslow Boy
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Dr Cruickshank
Jassy
as Sir Edward Follesmark
The Man Within
as Farne