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