Ernest Thesiger: movies and TV shows
Ernest Thesiger has 59 credits in the archive: 58 films and 1 TV series, from 1916 to 2007. Highest rated: Bride of Frankenstein (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1916 – 2007 · busiest year: 1947 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 128 |
| 1998 | Universal Horror | (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 119 |
| 1967 | Report | Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)) | Film | 6.1 | 88 |
| 1961 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Stefano | Film | 6.9 | 82 |
| 1960 | The Battle of the Sexes | Old Macpherson | Film | 6.5 | 81 |
| 1960 | Sons and Lovers | Mr. Hadlock | Film | 6.5 | 81 |
| 1960 | Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | The Dean | Film | 10.0 | 81 |
| 1958 | The Horse's Mouth | Hickson | Film | 6.8 | 79 |
| 1957 | The Truth About Women | Judge | Film | 6.2 | 78 |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large | Examiner | Film | 5.7 | 78 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Millionaire | TV | 6.0 | 77 |
| 1956 | Who Done It? | Sir Walter | Film | 5.5 | 77 |
| 1956 | Three Men in a Boat | 3rd Old Gentleman | Film | 6.2 | 77 |
| 1955 | Quentin Durward | Lord Crawford | Film | 5.8 | 76 |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Notcher (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 76 |
| 1955 | Value for Money | Lord Dewsbury | Film | 6.9 | 76 |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note | Mr. Garrett, Bank Director | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 1954 | Father Brown | The Vicomte | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1954 | Make Me an Offer! | Sir John Nightingale | Film | 7.4 | 75 |
| 1953 | The Robe | Emperor Tiberius | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. Lucifer | Mr. Macdonald | Film | 5.2 | 74 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Earl | Film | 6.5 | 73 |
| 1952 | The Woman's Angle | Judge | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1951 | Scrooge | The Undertaker | Film | 7.4 | 72 |
| 1951 | The Man in the White Suit | Sir John Kierlaw | Film | 6.9 | 72 |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradise | Endicott | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Sir Trevor Lampington | Film | 7.2 | 71 |
| 1949 | The Bad Lord Byron | Count Guiccioli | Film | 6.1 | 70 |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy | Mr. Ridgeley Pierce | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey | Ryder-Harris | Film | 6.4 | 69 |
| 1948 | Quartet | Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady") | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1947 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Dr Cruickshank | Film | 5.7 | 68 |
| 1947 | The Man Within | Farne | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1947 | Jassy | Sir Edward Follesmark | Film | 5.2 | 68 |
| 1946 | Beware of Pity | Baron Emil de Kekesfalva | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Theodotus | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1945 | A Place of One's Own | Dr. Richard Marsham | Film | 5.8 | 66 |
| 1944 | Henry V | Duke of Berri - French Ambassador | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to Heart | Justices' Clerk | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1943 | My Learned Friend | Ferris | Film | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1943 | The Lamp Still Burns | Chairman | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1938 | They Drive by Night | Walter Hoover | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1938 | The Ware Case | Carter | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Maydig | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1935 | Bride of Frankenstein | Doctor Pretorius | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1935 | My Heart Is Calling | Fevrier | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1934 | The Night of the Party | Adrian Chiddiatt | Film | 5.7 | 55 |
| 1933 | The Ghoul | Laing | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1933 | The Only Girl | The Chamberlain | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1932 | The Old Dark House | Horace Femm | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1930 | Ashes | Announcer | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1929 | The Vagabond Queen | Lidoff | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1929 | Week-End Wives | Bertram | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1921 | The Bachelor's Club | Israfel Mondego | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1921 | The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick | Mr. Jingle | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1919 | A Little Bit of Fluff | Bertram Tully | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1918 | Nelson | Wiliam Pitt | Film | 2.7 | 39 |
| 1918 | The Life Story of David Lloyd George | Joseph Chamberlain | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1916 | The Real Thing at Last | Witch | Film | — | 37 |