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