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Ernest Thesiger

Actor • Born 1879

Ernest Thesiger

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About

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

Bride of Frankenstein posterBride of FrankensteinMovie • 1935The Million Pound Note posterThe Million Pound NoteMovie • 1954The Robe posterThe RobeMovie • 1953Scrooge posterScroogeMovie • 1951Caesar and Cleopatra posterCaesar and CleopatraMovie • 1945Report posterReportMovie • 1967The Man in the White Suit posterThe Man in the White SuitMovie • 1951The Old Dark House posterThe Old Dark HouseMovie • 1932Henry V posterHenry VMovie • 1944The Battle of the Sexes posterThe Battle of the SexesMovie • 1960The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone posterThe Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneMovie • 1961The Horse's Mouth posterThe Horse's MouthMovie • 1958Sons and Lovers posterSons and LoversMovie • 1960Laughter in Paradise posterLaughter in ParadiseMovie • 1951Last Holiday posterLast HolidayMovie • 1950The Man Who Could Work Miracles posterThe Man Who Could Work MiraclesMovie • 1936Doctor at Large posterDoctor at LargeMovie • 1957The Magic Box posterThe Magic BoxMovie • 1952The Winslow Boy posterThe Winslow BoyMovie • 1948The Ghoul posterThe GhoulMovie • 1933Father Brown posterFather BrownMovie • 1954A Place of One's Own posterA Place of One's OwnMovie • 1945Universal Horror posterUniversal HorrorMovie • 1998