Actor

Ernest Thesiger

Birthday: January 15, 1879

Born in: Chelsea, London, England, UK

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.

Movie Credits

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage)
Age: 146
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 128
Universal Horror (1998) as (archive footage)
Age: 119
Report (1967) as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
Age: 87
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) as Stefano
Age: 82
Sons and Lovers (1960) as Mr. Hadlock
Age: 81
The Battle of the Sexes (1960) as Old Macpherson
Age: 81
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1960) as The Dean
Age: 80
The Horse's Mouth (1958) as Hickson
Age: 79
The Truth About Women (1957) as Judge
Age: 78
Doctor at Large (1957) as Examiner
Age: 78
Three Men in a Boat (1956) as 3rd Old Gentleman
Age: 77
Who Done It? (1956) as Sir Walter
Age: 77
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) as Notcher (uncredited)
Age: 76
Quentin Durward (1955) as Lord Crawford
Age: 76
Value for Money (1955) as Lord Dewsbury
Age: 76
Make Me an Offer! (1954) as Sir John Nightingale
Age: 75
Father Brown (1954) as The Vicomte
Age: 75
The Million Pound Note (1954) as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Age: 74
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) as Mr. Macdonald
Age: 74
The Robe (1953) as Emperor Tiberius
Age: 74
The Woman's Angle (1952) as Judge
Age: 73
The Magic Box (1952) as Earl
Age: 72
Scrooge (1951) as The Undertaker
Age: 72
The Man in the White Suit (1951) as Sir John Kierlaw
Age: 72
Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Endicott
Age: 72
Last Holiday (1950) as Sir Trevor Lampington
Age: 71
The Bad Lord Byron (1949) as Count Guiccioli
Age: 70
Brass Monkey (1948) as Ryder-Harris
Age: 69
Quartet (1948) as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Age: 69
The Winslow Boy (1948) as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
Age: 69
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) as Dr Cruickshank
Age: 68
Jassy (1947) as Sir Edward Follesmark
Age: 68
The Man Within (1947) as Farne
Age: 68
Beware of Pity (1946) as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
Age: 67
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) as Theodotus
Age: 66
A Place of One's Own (1945) as Dr. Richard Marsham
Age: 66
Henry V (1944) as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Age: 65
Don't Take It to Heart (1944) as Justices' Clerk
Age: 65
The Lamp Still Burns (1943) as Chairman
Age: 64
My Learned Friend (1943) as Ferris
Age: 64
The Ware Case (1938) as Carter
Age: 59
They Drive by Night (1938) as Walter Hoover
Age: 59
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) as Maydig
Age: 57
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) as Doctor Pretorius
Age: 56
My Heart Is Calling (1935) as Fevrier
Age: 55
The Night of the Party (1934) as Adrian Chiddiatt
Age: 55
The Ghoul (1933) as Laing
Age: 54
The Only Girl (1933) as The Chamberlain
Age: 54
The Old Dark House (1932) as Horace Femm
Age: 53
Ashes (1930) as Announcer
Age: 51
Week-End Wives (1929) as Bertram
Age: 50
The Vagabond Queen (1929) as Lidoff
Age: 50
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick (1921) as Mr. Jingle
Age: 42
The Bachelor's Club (1921) as Israfel Mondego
Age: 42
A Little Bit of Fluff (1919) as Bertram Tully
Age: 40
Nelson (1918) as Wiliam Pitt
Age: 38
The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918) as Joseph Chamberlain
Age: 38
The Real Thing at Last (1916) as Witch
Age: 37