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.
Known for
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 • Self - (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • Self (archive footage)
Universal Horror
1998 • (archive footage)
Report
1967 • Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 • Stefano
Sons and Lovers
1960 • Mr. Hadlock
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 • Old Macpherson
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960 • The Dean
Full filmography
The Bad Lord Byron
View movie1949 • Count Guiccioli
Ashes
View movie1930 • Announcer
Week-End Wives
View movie1929 • Bertram
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
View movie1921 • Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
View movie1921 • Israfel Mondego
Nelson
View movie1918 • Wiliam Pitt
The Real Thing at Last
View movie1916 • Witch