Ernest Thesiger
Acting
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.
Born: January 15, 1879
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Known For
My Heart Is Calling
Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.
Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.
Last Holiday
George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.
Universal Horror
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
The Man in the White Suit
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
The Winslow Boy
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
The Million Pound Note
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
The Robe
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
Filmography
as Self - (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
as Stefano
as Mr. Hadlock
as Old Macpherson
as The Dean
as Hickson
as Judge
as Examiner
as 3rd Old Gentleman
as Sir Walter
as Notcher (uncredited)
as Lord Crawford
as Lord Dewsbury
as Sir John Nightingale
as The Vicomte
as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
as Mr. Macdonald
as Emperor Tiberius
as Judge
as Earl
as The Undertaker
as Sir John Kierlaw
as Endicott
as Sir Trevor Lampington
as Ryder-Harris
as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
as Dr Cruickshank
as Sir Edward Follesmark
as Farne
as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
as Theodotus
as Dr. Richard Marsham
as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
as Justices' Clerk
as Chairman
as Ferris
as Carter
as Walter Hoover
as Maydig
as Doctor Pretorius
as Fevrier
as Adrian Chiddiatt
as Laing
as The Chamberlain
as Horace Femm
as Lidoff
as Bertram Tully
as Joseph Chamberlain