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Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger, CBE (15 January 1879 – 14 January 1961) was an English stage and film actor. [1] 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.
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 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 ...
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.
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. S.811-1991.
Ernest Thesiger was a British actor famous for his roles in The Old Dark House (Universal 1932) and Bride of Frankenstein (Universal 1935).
May 31 Ernest appears as Trissotin in “The Blue Stocking” on BBC Radio. June Exhibition of Ernest’s artwork entitled “Military Objectives” in Bond Street, London. June 12 Appears as Mr Cuba in a revival of “Money With Menaces” BBC Radio.
Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey and Eva Moore.