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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- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) as Doctor Pretorius
- The Million Pound Note (1954) as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
- The Robe (1953) as Emperor Tiberius
- Scrooge (1951) as The Undertaker
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) as Theodotus
- The Old Dark House (1932) as Horace Femm
- Henry V (1944) as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) as Sir John Kierlaw
- Last Holiday (1950) as Sir Trevor Lampington
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Millionaire
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) as Stefano
- Report (1967) as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
- Quentin Durward (1955) as Lord Crawford
- The Magic Box (1952) as Earl
- The Ghoul (1933) as Laing
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Universal Horror (1998) as (archive footage)
- Who Done It? (1956) as Sir Walter
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) as Maydig
- Sons and Lovers (1960) as Mr. Hadlock
- The Battle of the Sexes (1960) as Old Macpherson
- Ashes (1930) as Announcer
- The Horse's Mouth (1958) as Hickson
- The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918) as Joseph Chamberlain
- An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) as Notcher (uncredited)
- The Truth About Women (1957) as Judge
- Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Endicott
- Father Brown (1954) as The Vicomte
- Value for Money (1955) as Lord Dewsbury
- Doctor at Large (1957) as Examiner
- A Place of One's Own (1945) as Dr. Richard Marsham
- Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) as Mr. Macdonald
- The Winslow Boy (1948) as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
- Nelson (1918) as Wiliam Pitt
- Beware of Pity (1946) as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) as Dr Cruickshank
- Quartet (1948) as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
- They Drive by Night (1938) as Walter Hoover
- Brass Monkey (1948) as Ryder-Harris
- The Bachelor's Club (1921) as Israfel Mondego
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Most-watched Ernest Thesiger films currently: Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Million Pound Note (1954), The Robe (1953), Scrooge (1951), Caesar and Cleopatra (1945).
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Selected TV credits: Armchair Theatre (1956).
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