Ernest Thesiger

Born: 1879-01-14

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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Scrooge

as The Undertaker
Released: 1951-11-28

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he...

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Bride of Frankenstein

as Doctor Pretorius
Released: 1935-04-20

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed....

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The Robe

as Emperor Tiberius
Released: 1953-09-16

Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to...

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The Man in the White Suit

as Sir John Kierlaw
Released: 1951-08-07

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be...

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The Old Dark House

as Horace Femm
Released: 1932-10-20

In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old...

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Terror in the Aisles

as Dr. Pretorius (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1984-10-26

A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all...

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The Horse's Mouth

as Hickson
Released: 1958-11-11

Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of...

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The Million Pound Note

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
Released: 1954-01-07

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich...

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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

as Stefano
Released: 1961-12-28

Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a...

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Last Holiday

as Sir Trevor Lampington
Released: 1950-05-15

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live....

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Henry V

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Released: 1944-11-24

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the...

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The Ghoul

as Laing
Released: 1933-08-01

Professor Morlant, a British Egyptologist, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried...

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Quentin Durward

as Lord Crawford
Released: 1955-09-09

During the 15th century reign of France's King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his...

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The Battle of the Sexes

as Old Macpherson
Released: 1960-02-25

Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their...

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The Magic Box

as Earl
Released: 1952-01-01

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...

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Caesar and Cleopatra

as Theodotus
Released: 1945-12-11

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard...

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Value for Money

as Lord Dewsbury
Released: 1955-08-09

A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides...

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Quartet

as Henry Dashwood
Released: 1948-10-26

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The...

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Father Brown

as The Vicomte
Released: 1954-06-08

Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has...

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Who Done It?

as Sir Walter
Released: 1956-03-20

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper...

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They Drive by Night

as Walter Hoover
Released: 1938-12-01

“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only...

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An Alligator Named Daisy

as Notcher (uncredited)
Released: 1955-12-13

Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another...

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Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Mr. Macdonald
Released: 1953-11-30

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

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Sons and Lovers

as Mr. Hadlock
Released: 1960-08-29

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when...

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Doctor at Large

as Examiner
Released: 1957-03-26

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a...

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles

as Maydig
Released: 1936-07-23

An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers...

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Laughter in Paradise

as Executor Endicott
Released: 1951-06-01

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they...

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The Ware Case

as Carter
Released: 1938-12-02

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of...

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The Truth About Women

as Judge
Released: 1957-10-01

Baffled and at a loss to understand the mentality of Diana, his wife, Anthony makes a frantic...

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A Place of One's Own

as Dr. Richard Marsham
Released: 1945-03-20

An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to...

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My Learned Friend

as Ferris
Released: 1943-10-25

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the...

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Universal Horror

as (archive footage)
Released: 1998-10-08

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during...

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Number 13

as Mr. Peabody
Released: 1922-01-10

This unfinished, never-released 1922 Alfred Hitchcock-directed film was about low-income...

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Beware of Pity

as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
Released: 1946-07-22

A paraplegic baroness mistakes a man's pity for love - and tragedy ensues.

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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-05-16

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan -...

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Jassy

as Sir Edward Follesmark
Released: 1947-08-13

In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight....

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The Bad Lord Byron

as Count Guiccioli
Released: 1949-04-18

Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to...

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The Woman's Angle

as Judge
Released: 1952-02-12

The organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer...

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Three Men in a Boat

as 3rd Old Gentleman
Released: 1956-12-23

Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and...

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The Night of the Party

as Adrian Chiddiatt
Released: 1934-07-16

A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner...

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The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

as Dr Cruickshank
Released: 1947-10-30

The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion...

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Don't Take It to Heart

as Justices' Clerk
Released: 1944-11-13

A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A...

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Make Me an Offer!

as Sir John Nightingale
Released: 1954-12-08

A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when...

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The Only Girl

as The Chamberlain
Released: 1933-06-17

English-language version of Ich und die Kaiserin. 'Germany, 1890. Duke falls in love with voice...

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The Man Within

as Farne
Released: 1947-05-19

A man goes on the run from hardened smugglers.

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The Lamp Still Burns

as Chairman
Released: 1943-11-29

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

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The Vagabond Queen

as Lidoff
Released: 1929-05-11

The Vagabond Queen is a 1929 British comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Betty...

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Brass Monkey

as Ryder-Harris
Released: 1948-12-01

Carroll Levis, a radio variety host, gets involved in murder and theft.

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My Heart Is Calling

as Fevrier
Released: 1935-01-01

Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo

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The Life Story of David Lloyd George

as Joseph Chamberlain
Released: 1918-01-01

A biopic of Britain's Great War Prime Minister.

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