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Ernest Thesiger
Actor

Ernest Thesiger

1879Chelsea, London, England, UK52 Movies

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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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
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Self - (archive footage)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
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Self (archive footage)
9.0

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007
Universal Horror
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(archive footage)
7.1

Universal Horror

1998
Report
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Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
6.1

Report

1967
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
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Stefano
6.8

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961
Sons and Lovers
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Mr. Hadlock
6.4

Sons and Lovers

1960
The Battle of the Sexes
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Old Macpherson
6.5

The Battle of the Sexes

1960
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
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The Dean

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

1960
The Horse's Mouth
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Hickson
6.7

The Horse's Mouth

1958
The Truth About Women
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Judge
5.9

The Truth About Women

1957
Doctor at Large
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Examiner
5.6

Doctor at Large

1957
Three Men in a Boat
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3rd Old Gentleman
6.3

Three Men in a Boat

1956
Who Done It?
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Sir Walter
5.1

Who Done It?

1956
An Alligator Named Daisy
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Notcher (uncredited)
6.2

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955
Quentin Durward
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Lord Crawford
5.6

Quentin Durward

1955
Value for Money
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Lord Dewsbury
6.6

Value for Money

1955
Make Me an Offer!
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Sir John Nightingale
6.8

Make Me an Offer!

1954
Father Brown
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The Vicomte
6.4

Father Brown

1954
The Million Pound Note
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Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
6.8

The Million Pound Note

1954
Meet Mr. Lucifer
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Mr. Macdonald
5.1

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953
The Robe
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Emperor Tiberius
6.8

The Robe

1953
The Woman's Angle
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Judge

The Woman's Angle

1952
The Magic Box
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Earl
6.4

The Magic Box

1952
Scrooge
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The Undertaker
7.4

Scrooge

1951
The Man in the White Suit
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Sir John Kierlaw
6.9

The Man in the White Suit

1951
Laughter in Paradise
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Endicott
6.5

Laughter in Paradise

1951
Last Holiday
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Sir Trevor Lampington
7.1

Last Holiday

1950
Brass Monkey
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Ryder-Harris
5.5

Brass Monkey

1948
Quartet
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Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
6.2

Quartet

1948
The Winslow Boy
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Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
6.9

The Winslow Boy

1948
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
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Dr Cruickshank
5.2

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947
Jassy
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Sir Edward Follesmark
5.4

Jassy

1947
The Man Within
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Farne
5.7

The Man Within

1947
Beware of Pity
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Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
6.5

Beware of Pity

1946
Caesar and Cleopatra
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Theodotus
6.2

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945
A Place of One's Own
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Dr. Richard Marsham
5.6

A Place of One's Own

1945
Henry V
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Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
6.7

Henry V

1944
Don't Take It to Heart
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Justices' Clerk
5.9

Don't Take It to Heart

1944
The Lamp Still Burns
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Chairman
5.4

The Lamp Still Burns

1943
My Learned Friend
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Ferris
6.0

My Learned Friend

1943
The Ware Case
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Carter
6.3

The Ware Case

1938
They Drive by Night
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Walter Hoover
5.8

They Drive by Night

1938
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
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Maydig
5.8

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936
Bride of Frankenstein
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Doctor Pretorius
7.5

Bride of Frankenstein

1935
My Heart Is Calling
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Fevrier
10.0

My Heart Is Calling

1935
The Night of the Party
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Adrian Chiddiatt
5.4

The Night of the Party

1934
The Ghoul
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Laing
5.5

The Ghoul

1933
The Only Girl
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The Chamberlain

The Only Girl

1933
The Old Dark House
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Horace Femm
6.7

The Old Dark House

1932
The Vagabond Queen
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Lidoff

The Vagabond Queen

1929
A Little Bit of Fluff
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Bertram Tully

A Little Bit of Fluff

1919
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
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Joseph Chamberlain
5.8

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

1918