Ernest Thesiger
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
Top 40 Movies
The Million Pound Note
1954
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
Henry V
1944
The Man in the White Suit
1951
Brass Monkey
1948
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
Universal Horror
1998
The Old Dark House
1932
Make Me an Offer!
1954
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
The Truth About Women
1957
Scrooge
1951
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Laughter in Paradise
1951
Beware of Pity
1946
The Robe
1953
The Man Within
1947
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
Who Done It?
1956
The Ghoul
1933
A Place of One's Own
1945
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
The Ware Case
1938
They Drive by Night
1938
The Magic Box
1952
Father Brown
1954
The Horse's Mouth
1958
Quartet
1948
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Three Men in a Boat
1956
The Winslow Boy
1948
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
Doctor at Large
1957
Last Holiday
1950
Value for Money
1955
Sons and Lovers
1960
Jassy
1947
The Woman's Angle
1952