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Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger, CBE (15 January 1879 – 14 January 1961) was an English stage and film actor. He is noted for his performance as Doctor Septimus Pretorius in James Whale 's film Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
Ernest Thesiger. Actor: Bride of Frankenstein. Although he made nearly 60 films in a 50-year acting career, it is for the two he made with director James Whale that Ernest Thesiger will be best remembered.
Ernest Thesiger. Actor: The Bride of Frankenstein. Although he made nearly 60 films in a 50-year acting career, it is for the two he made with director James Whale that Ernest Thesiger will be best remembered. Born Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger in London on January 15, 1879, he was the grandson of the first Baron of Chelmsford.
Jun 11, 2021 · My first choice is the fabulously camp actor Ernest Thesiger (1879-1961). He is best remembered for his roles in early gothic horror films such as James Whale’s ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ (1935), and in more niche circles for his love of embroidery and paper crafts.
Ernest Thesiger was an actor now primarily known for the two films he made with director James Whale, “The Old Dark House” (1932) and “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935), but in his time he was a tremendously popular and successful figure on the London stage, one of Bernard Shaw’s favorite actors.
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.
Ernest Thesiger Himself. Ernest at the Malvern Festival, 1934. “...the heat at Chenonceaux was unbearable. My companion [William Ranken] was busy painting in the courtyard of the hotel, where the wisteria hung in fragrant festoons, but I drifted down to the river where I thought it might be cooler. The wide stretch of water looked very ...
Autobiography: Practically True, 1927. Adventures in Embroidery, 1945. Brian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of British Film. Actor.
Ernest Thesiger. Highest Rated: 100% Henry V (1945) Lowest Rated: 20% Laughter in Paradise (1951) Birthday: Jan 15, 1879. Birthplace: London, England, UK. Gaunt, sharp-featured British character...
Gaunt, sharp-featured British character actor whose film appearances were too few but almost invariably delightful. A veteran of the stage, Thesiger brought his rich, fruity delivery and polished timing to a series of eccentric, sometimes menacing, but usually comically haughty character roles....
