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Ernest Thesiger
Born
January 15, 1879
Died: January 14, 1961
Lived 81 years
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
59
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Also Known As
Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger
Ernst Thesiger
IMDb Profile
Ernest Thesiger
Acting
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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TV Shows
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
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Self - (archive footage)
2025
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as
Self (archive footage)
2007
7.1
Universal Horror
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(archive footage)
1998
6.2
Report
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Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
1967
6.8
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
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Stefano
1961
6.4
Sons and Lovers
as
Mr. Hadlock
1960
6.5
The Battle of the Sexes
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Old Macpherson
1960
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
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The Dean
1960
6.7
The Horse's Mouth
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Hickson
1958
5.9
The Truth About Women
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Judge
1957
5.6
Doctor at Large
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Examiner
1957
6.3
Three Men in a Boat
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3rd Old Gentleman
1956
5.1
Who Done It?
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Sir Walter
1956
6.2
An Alligator Named Daisy
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Notcher (uncredited)
1955
5.6
Quentin Durward
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Lord Crawford
1955
6.6
Value for Money
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Lord Dewsbury
1955
6.7
Make Me an Offer!
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Sir John Nightingale
1954
6.4
Father Brown
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The Vicomte
1954
6.8
The Million Pound Note
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Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
1954
5.1
Meet Mr. Lucifer
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Mr. Macdonald
1953
6.8
The Robe
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Emperor Tiberius
1953
0
The Woman's Angle
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Judge
1952
6.4
The Magic Box
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Earl
1952
7.4
Scrooge
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The Undertaker
1951
6.9
The Man in the White Suit
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Sir John Kierlaw
1951
6.4
Laughter in Paradise
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Endicott
1951
7.1
Last Holiday
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Sir Trevor Lampington
1950
6.0
The Bad Lord Byron
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Count Guiccioli
1949
5.5
Brass Monkey
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Ryder-Harris
1948
6.2
Quartet
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Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1948
6.9
The Winslow Boy
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Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
1948
5.2
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
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Dr Cruickshank
1947
5.4
Jassy
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Sir Edward Follesmark
1947
5.7
The Man Within
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Farne
1947
6.5
Beware of Pity
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Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
1946
6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
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Theodotus
1945
5.6
A Place of One's Own
as
Dr. Richard Marsham
1945
6.6
Henry V
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Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
1944
5.9
Don't Take It to Heart
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Justices' Clerk
1944
5.4
The Lamp Still Burns
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Chairman
1943
6.0
My Learned Friend
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Ferris
1943
6.3
The Ware Case
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Carter
1938
5.8
They Drive by Night
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Walter Hoover
1938
5.8
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
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Maydig
1936
7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
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Doctor Pretorius
1935
10.0
My Heart Is Calling
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Fevrier
1935
5.4
The Night of the Party
as
Adrian Chiddiatt
1934
5.5
The Ghoul
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Laing
1933
0
The Only Girl
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The Chamberlain
1933
6.7
The Old Dark House
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Horace Femm
1932
0
Ashes
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Announcer
1930
8.0
Week-End Wives
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Bertram
1929
0
The Vagabond Queen
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Lidoff
1929
0
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
as
Mr. Jingle
1921
0
The Bachelor's Club
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Israfel Mondego
1921
0
A Little Bit of Fluff
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Bertram Tully
1919
2.7
Nelson
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Wiliam Pitt
1918
5.8
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
as
Joseph Chamberlain
1918
0
The Real Thing at Last
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Witch
1916
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