Ernest Thesiger

Biography

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

as Doctor Pretorius

Scrooge

as The Undertaker

The Old Dark House

as Horace Femm

The Robe

as Emperor Tiberius

The Man in the White Suit

as Sir John Kierlaw

Henry V

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

The Million Pound Note

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

The Ghoul

as Laing

Caesar and Cleopatra

as Theodotus

Report

as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))