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Ernest Thesiger (1879–1961)

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 Graham Thesiger in London on January 15, 1879, he was the grandson of the first Baron of Chelmsford. Educated at Marlbrough college and the Slade... See full bio »

Died:

(age 81) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

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1957-1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Calvin Broderick / Colonel Gyll / Phipps
Night Run to the West (1960) … Calvin Broderick
The Touch of Fear (1958)
Do as I Do (1958) … Colonel Gyll
The Queen's Husband (1957) … Phipps
 
1960 Sons and Lovers
Mr. Hadlock
 
1959-1960 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Millionaire / The Dean
Lord Arthur Saville's Crime (1960) … The Dean
Suspicious Mind (1959)
Invitation to Murder (1959) … Millionaire
 
1959 The Battle of the Sexes
Old Macpherson
 
1958 The Horse's Mouth
Hickson
 
1957 The Truth About Women
Judge
 
1957 Joyous Errand (TV series)
Mr. Skaife
Episode #1.1 (1957) … Mr. Skaife
 
1957 Doctor at Large
First Examiner
 
1956 Three Men in a Boat
3rd Old Gentleman
 
1956 Who Done It?
Sir Walter
 
1956 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Polonius
Hamlet (1956) … Polonius
 
1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
Notcher
 
1955 Quentin Durward
Lord Crawford
 
1955 Value for Money
Lord Dewsbury
 
1954 Make Me an Offer
Sir John
 
1954 The Detective
Vicomte de Verdigris
 
1954 Man with a Million
Mr. Garrett, Bank Director (uncredited)
 
1954 Thought to Kill
Burden Senior
 
1953 Meet Mr. Lucifer
Mr. Macdonald
 
1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Montané
The Public Prosecutor (1953) … Montané
 
1953 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Burdon Sr.
Thought to Kill (1953) … Burdon Sr.
 
1952 The Woman's Angle
Judge
 
1951 The Magic Box
Earl
 
1951 The Man in the White Suit
Sir John Kierlaw
 
1950 Last Holiday
Sir Trevor Lampington
 
1949 Macbeth (TV movie)
Witch
 
1948 Brass Monkey
Ryder-Harris
 
1948 Lost Daughter
Bloomfield (scenes deleted)
 
1948 Quartet
Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
 
1948 The Winslow Boy
Mr. Ridgeley Pierce
 
1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Dr. Cruickshank of Psychical Research Society
 
1947 The Smugglers
Farne
 
1946 Androcles and the Lion (TV movie)
Caesar
 
1946 Beware of Pity
Baron Emil de Kekesfalva
 
1945 A Place of One's Own
Dr. Marsham
 
1944 Henry V
Duke of Berri
 
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
Justices' Clerk
 
1943 The Lamp Still Burns
Chairman
 
1943 My Learned Friend
Ferris
 
1938 The Ware Case
Carter
 
1938 Lightning Conductor
Professor
 
1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Rev. Silas Maydig
 
1935 The Murder Party
Chiddiatt
 
1934 Mon coeur t'appelle
Fevrier (English version)
 
1934 The Only Girl
The Chamberlain
 
1933 The Ghoul
Laing
 
1933 Ich und die Kaiserin
Chamberlain (voice: English version)
 
1932 The Old Dark House
Horace Femm
 
1930 Ashes (short)
Announcer
 
1929 The Vagabond Queen
Lidoff
 
1929 Week-End Wives
Bertram
 
1922 Number 13
Mr. Peabody
 
1921 The Bachelor's Club
Israfel Mondego
 
1918 Nelson
Wiliam Pitt
 
1916 The Real Thing at Last (short)
Witch
 
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2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Bride of Chucky
Clips from 'Bride of Frankenstein' (uncredited)
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1986 Moonlighting (TV series)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1932) Stage: Appeared in "The Devil Passes" on Broadway. Comedy. Written / directed by Benn W. Levy. Selwyn Theatre: 4 Jan 1932-Mar 1932 (closing date unknown/96 performances). Cast: Eric Blore, Gwen Day Burroughs, Arthur Byron, Ernest Cossart (as "Louis Kisch"), Cecilia Loftus... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ernst Thesiger

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence and the right kind of physique ought to make a film actor, if they are lucky enough to be told exactly what to do, and I cannot see that the actor for the screen deserves any more credit than a schoolboy who is good at dictation should have for writing admirable prose. See more »

Trivia:

Alec Guinness recounted in his journal "A Positively Final Appearance" a story about Thesiger, saying he was once stopped by a woman while walking through Picadilly, who asked him, "Didn't you used to be Ernest Thesiger?" To which he replied bluntly, "Still am!" and hurried on. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn