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Ernest Thesiger

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.

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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

as Self (archive footage)

Universal Horror

Universal Horror

1998

as (archive footage)

Report

Report

1967

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

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961

as Stefano

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

1960

as Mr. Hadlock

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

as Old Macpherson

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

1960

as The Dean

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

1958

as Hickson

The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

1957

as Judge

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

1957

as Examiner

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

as 3rd Old Gentleman

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1956

as Sir Walter

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

as Notcher (uncredited)

Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward

1955

as Lord Crawford

Value for Money

Value for Money

1955

as Lord Dewsbury

Make Me an Offer!

Make Me an Offer!

1954

as Sir John Nightingale

Father Brown

Father Brown

1954

as The Vicomte

The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

1954

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953

as Mr. Macdonald

The Robe

The Robe

1953

as Emperor Tiberius

The Woman's Angle

The Woman's Angle

1952

as Judge

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Earl

Scrooge

Scrooge

1951

as The Undertaker

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951

as Sir John Kierlaw

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

1951

as Endicott

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

as Sir Trevor Lampington

The Bad Lord Byron

The Bad Lord Byron

1949

as Count Guiccioli

Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey

1948

as Ryder-Harris

Quartet

Quartet

1948

as Henry Dashwood

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947

as Dr Cruickshank

Jassy

Jassy

1947

as Sir Edward Follesmark

The Man Within

The Man Within

1947

as Farne

Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity

1946

as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Theodotus

A Place of One's Own

A Place of One's Own

1945

as Dr. Richard Marsham

Henry V

Henry V

1944

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

Don't Take It to Heart

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

as Justices' Clerk

The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

as Chairman

My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend

1943

as Ferris

The Ware Case

The Ware Case

1938

as Carter

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1938

as Walter Hoover

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

as Maydig

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

as Doctor Pretorius

My Heart Is Calling

My Heart Is Calling

1935

as Fevrier

The Night of the Party

The Night of the Party

1934

as Adrian Chiddiatt

The Ghoul

The Ghoul

1933

as Laing

The Only Girl

The Only Girl

1933

as The Chamberlain

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1932

as Horace Femm

Ashes

Ashes

1930

Week-End Wives

Week-End Wives

1929

as Bertram

The Vagabond Queen

The Vagabond Queen

1929

as Lidoff

Number 13

Number 13

1922

as Mr. Peabody

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick

1921

as Mr. Jingle

The Bachelor's Club

The Bachelor's Club

1921

as Israfel Mondego

Nelson

Nelson

1918

as Wiliam Pitt

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

1918

as Joseph Chamberlain

The Real Thing at Last

The Real Thing at Last

1916

as Witch