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Actor · 1879 to 1961

Ernest Thesiger

Best rated (acting): Bride of Frankenstein (7.5)

Acting films
37
Acting avg
6.64
Peak run
1948’51
7+ run
2 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Ernest Thesiger, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1948 to 1951, 6.995678193519401945195019551960Bride of Frankenstein 7.5The Old Dark House 6.7Career avg 6.64

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Ernest Thesiger's career barcodecoolhot
193237 films1961
Current formLast 5: 6.48 vs career 6.64 (−0.16)
  1. LDoctor at Large1957 · 5.7−0.9
  2. WThe Horse's Mouth1958 · 6.7+0.1
  3. WThe Battle of the Sexes1960 · 6.60.0
  4. LSons and Lovers1960 · 6.5−0.1
  5. WThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone1961 · 6.9+0.3
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Ernest by the numbers

Average
6.64
20 rated films
Vote weighted
6.70
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.50
rating spread
Career
30y
1932 to 1961
Total votes
3.31K
across every film
Best
7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
Worst
6.7
The Old Dark House
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1961The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone posterThe Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneStefano6.939
1960Sons and Lovers posterSons and LoversMr. Hadlock6.540
1960The Battle of the Sexes posterThe Battle of the SexesOld Macpherson6.633
1958The Horse's Mouth posterThe Horse's MouthHickson6.751
1957The Truth About Women posterThe Truth About WomenJudge·8
1957Doctor at Large posterDoctor at LargeExaminer5.725
1956Three Men in a Boat3rd Old Gentleman·11
1956Who Done It?Sir Walter·14
1955An Alligator Named DaisyNotcher (uncredited)·7
1955Quentin Durward posterQuentin DurwardLord Crawford·18
1955Value for MoneyLord Dewsbury·8
1954Father Brown posterFather BrownThe Vicomte6.531
1954The Million Pound Note posterThe Million Pound NoteMr. Garrett, Bank Director7.087
1953Meet Mr. Lucifer posterMeet Mr. LuciferMr. Macdonald·17
1953The Robe posterThe RobeEmperor Tiberius6.8298
1952The Magic Box posterThe Magic BoxEarl6.525
1951Scrooge posterScroogeThe Undertaker7.4384
1951The Man in the White Suit posterThe Man in the White SuitSir John Kierlaw6.9216
1951Laughter in Paradise posterLaughter in ParadiseEndicott6.537
1950Last Holiday posterLast HolidaySir Trevor Lampington7.157
Better together?

Ernest Thesiger's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger movies · James Whale and Ernest Thesiger movies

Takes

On Ernest Thesiger

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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