Biography
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. He was perhaps most brilliant in two classic horror films directed by his friend James Whale, "The Old Dark House" (1932) and "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935). He also graced the unjustly neglected thriller "They Drive By Night" (1938) as a crazed killer, and stole …
LATEST CREDITS
The Battle of the Sexes | Old MacPherson |
The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Actor |
Bride of Frankenstein | Dr. Pretorius |
The Man in the White Suit | Sir John Kierlaw |
The Old Dark House | Horace Femm |
Beware of Pity | Baron Emil DeKekesfalva |
The Bad Lord Byron | Actor |
Sons and Lovers | Hadlock |
The Horse's Mouth | Hickson |
An Alligator Named Daisy | Notcher |
Father Brown | Vicomte |
The Man With a Million | Bank Director |
The Truth About Women | Judge |
Quentin Durward | Lord Crawford |
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Stefano |
Doctor at Large | 1st Examiner |
Henry V | French Ambassador |
The Magic Box | Actor |
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