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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- The Million Pound Note (1954) as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
- The Robe (1953) as Emperor Tiberius
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) as Doctor Pretorius
- Scrooge (1951) as The Undertaker
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) as Sir John Kierlaw
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Millionaire
- The Old Dark House (1932) as Horace Femm
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) as Stefano
- Henry V (1944) as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
- Sons and Lovers (1960) as Mr. Hadlock
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) as Theodotus
- Last Holiday (1950) as Sir Trevor Lampington
- Father Brown (1954) as The Vicomte
- An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) as Notcher (uncredited)
- The Winslow Boy (1948) as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
- Quentin Durward (1955) as Lord Crawford
- The Magic Box (1952) as Earl
- Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Endicott
- Three Men in a Boat (1956) as 3rd Old Gentleman
- Who Done It? (1956) as Sir Walter
- The Ghoul (1933) as Laing
- Universal Horror (1998) as (archive footage)
- Quartet (1948) as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
- Jassy (1947) as Sir Edward Follesmark
- Value for Money (1955) as Lord Dewsbury
- Report (1967) as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
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Most-watched Ernest Thesiger films currently: The Million Pound Note (1954), The Robe (1953), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Scrooge (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951).
What TV shows has Ernest Thesiger appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Armchair Theatre (1956).
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