ACTOR · FROM CHELSEA, UK
Ernest Thesiger
1879–196158 credits since 1916
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ABOUT ERNEST
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born15 January 1879
Died14 January 1961
BirthplaceChelsea, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora31 of 58 titles
Known for
The titles people know Ernest from.
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IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 31
- Average IMDb
- 6.7
- Highest rated
- ScroogeIMDb 8.1
- Working since
- 1916
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Filmography
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 7.5 on average
Movieas (archive footage)
The 1960s
5 titles · IMDb 6.6 on averageMovieas Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
Movieas Stefano
Movieas Mr. Hadlock
Movieas Old Macpherson
as The Dean
The 1950s
20 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas Hickson
as Judge
Movieas Examiner
Movieas 3rd Old Gentleman
as Millionaire · 1 episode
Movieas Sir Walter
as Notcher (uncredited)
Movieas Lord Crawford
The 1940s
14 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageThe Bad Lord Byron
Not on Cineoraas Count Guiccioli
as Ryder-Harris
Movieas Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Movieas Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
as Dr Cruickshank
Movieas Sir Edward Follesmark
as Farne
as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
The 1930s
10 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Carter
Movieas Walter Hoover
Movieas Maydig
Movieas Doctor Pretorius
as Fevrier
as Adrian Chiddiatt
Movieas Laing
as The Chamberlain
The 1920s
4 titlesWeek-End Wives
Not on Cineoraas Bertram
as Lidoff
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
Not on Cineoraas Mr. Jingle
The Bachelor's Club
Not on Cineoraas Israfel Mondego
The 1910s
4 titles
as Bertram Tully
as Wiliam Pitt
as Joseph Chamberlain
The Real Thing at Last
Not on Cineoraas Witch
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Ernest’s titles.
Alec GuinnessThe Man in the White Suit, The Horse's Mouth and 2 more
Boris KarloffBride of Frankenstein, The Old Dark House and 1 more
George ColeScrooge, Laughter in Paradise and 1 more
Cecil ParkerThe Man in the White Suit, Caesar and Cleopatra and 1 more
Edward ChapmanThe Man Who Could Work Miracles, The Magic Box and 1 more
Jack CardiffCinematographer · Caesar and Cleopatra, Sons and Lovers and 1 more
Jack WatlingThe Winslow Boy, Quartet and 1 more
