Portrait of Ernest Thesiger

Acting

Ernest Thesiger

Career

Active from 1916 to 1967, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest Thesiger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Comedy 3
  • Classic Horror 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Old Dark House 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 73
Universal Horror
Universal Horror (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage)

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 57
Report
Report (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
GoodWatch score 31

as Stefano

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1960)

as The Dean

Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Hadlock

The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Old Macpherson

1950s

20 titles ยท average score 66
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hickson

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1956)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sir Walter

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Millionaire

The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director

Father Brown
Father Brown (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Vicomte

The Robe
The Robe (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

as Emperor Tiberius

Meet Mr. Lucifer
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Macdonald

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Earl

The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sir John Kierlaw

Scrooge
Scrooge (1951)
GoodWatch score 83

as The Undertaker

Laughter in Paradise
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as Endicott

Last Holiday
Last Holiday (1950)
GoodWatch score 86

as Sir Trevor Lampington

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 64
The Bad Lord Byron
The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

as Count Guiccioli

Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ryder-Harris

The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce

Quartet
Quartet (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr Cruickshank

Jassy
Jassy (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sir Edward Follesmark

Beware of Pity
Beware of Pity (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Theodotus

A Place of One's Own
A Place of One's Own (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Richard Marsham

Henry V
Henry V (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador

My Learned Friend
My Learned Friend (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ferris

The Lamp Still Burns
The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Chairman

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 69
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Walter Hoover

The Ware Case
The Ware Case (1938)

as Carter

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Maydig

Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Doctor Pretorius

My Heart Is Calling
My Heart Is Calling (1935)

as Fevrier

The Night of the Party
The Night of the Party (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

as Adrian Chiddiatt

The Ghoul
The Ghoul (1933)
GoodWatch score 57

as Laing

The Only Girl
The Only Girl (1933)

as The Chamberlain

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

as Horace Femm

Ashes
Ashes (1930)

as Announcer

1920s

4 titles
The Vagabond Queen
The Vagabond Queen (1929)

as Lidoff

Week-End Wives
Week-End Wives (1929)

as Bertram

The Bachelor's Club
The Bachelor's Club (1921)

as Israfel Mondego

The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick (1921)

as Mr. Jingle

1910s

4 titles
A Little Bit of Fluff
A Little Bit of Fluff (1919)

as Bertram Tully

The Life Story of David Lloyd George
The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)

as Joseph Chamberlain

Nelson
Nelson (1918)

as Wiliam Pitt

The Real Thing at Last
The Real Thing at Last (1916)

as Witch