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name: "Ernest Thesiger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ernest-thesiger"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 January 1879"
died: "14 January 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:35:01.864312+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ernest Thesiger

Actor. Born 15 January 1879 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. Died 14 January 1961.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 January 1879, Chelsea, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 January 1961
- **Also known as:** Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger, Ernst Thesiger

## Biography

Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger (15 January 1879 – 14 January 1961) was an English stage and film actor. Born in Chelsea, London, he was educated at Marlborough College and the Slade School of Fine Art before making his professional stage debut in 1909. He appeared in numerous West End productions and received the CBE in 1960 for services to drama.

Thesiger is best known for his roles in two films directed by his friend James Whale: Horace Femm in *The Old Dark House* (1932) and Doctor Septimus Pretorius in *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935). Other notable film appearances include the Duke of Berri in *Henry V* (1944), Sir John Kierlaw in *The Man in the White Suit* (1951), the Undertaker in *Scrooge* (1951) and Emperor Tiberius in *The Robe* (1953).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), Fi1m 89, as Doctor Pretorius — [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)

## Also known for

- *Scrooge* (1951), The Undertaker
- *The Old Dark House* (1932), Horace Femm
- *The Robe* (1953), Emperor Tiberius
- *The Man in the White Suit* (1951), Sir John Kierlaw
- *Henry V* (1944), Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
- *The Million Pound Note* (1954), Mr. Garrett, Bank Director
- *The Ghoul* (1933), Laing
- *Caesar and Cleopatra* (1945), Theodotus

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