Ernest Thesiger: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 44
- on screen
- 1918–2007
- box office
- $36.1M
The Best Ernest Thesiger Movies
The films of Ernest Thesiger that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: The Robe (1953) leads with $36M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $36M The Robe 1953 · History -
Worldwide box office: $62.6K Henry V 1944 · History -
Worldwide box office: $34.6K The Old Dark House 1932 · Horror -
Worldwide box office: $11.5K The Bride of Frankenstein 1935 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $8.93K The Man in the White Suit 1951 · Sci-Fi -
Worldwide box office: $7.74K The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961 · Drama
Ernest Thesiger's Career in Numbers
Ernest Thesiger's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Ernest Thesiger works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918) to Universal Horror (1998), and the 1950s were the busiest decade.
Ernest Thesiger Movies by Decade
- 1910s 1
- 1930s 7
- 1940s 13
- 1950s 17
- 1960s 4
- 1990s 1
The 1950s were Ernest Thesiger's busiest decade, with 17 films.
Ernest Thesiger Movies by Genre
- Comedy 12
- Drama 10
- Crime 5
- Romance 3
- History 3
- Fantasy 2
- Horror 2
- Tv movie 1
- Documentary 1
- Mystery 1
Comedy is the genre Ernest Thesiger has worked in most, with 12 films, ahead of drama (10).
Ernest Thesiger Career Milestones
- First film
- The Life Story of David Lloyd George 1918
- Biggest box office hit
- The Robe $36M worldwide
- Newest film
- Universal Horror 1998
Ernest Thesiger Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Ernest Thesiger is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Ernest Thesiger Movies as an Actor
43- 1998
Universal Horror as (archive footage) · Tv movie - 1967
Report as Doctor Pretorius (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)) · Documentary - 1961 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Stefano · Drama Worldwide box office: $7.74K
- 1960
Sons and Lovers as Mr. Hadlock · Drama - 1960
The Battle of the Sexes as Old Macpherson · Comedy - 1958
The Horse’s Mouth as Hickson · Comedy - 1957
Doctor at Large as Examiner · Romance - 1956
Three Men in a Boat as 3rd Old Gentleman · Comedy - 1956
Who Done It? as Sir Walter · Crime - 1955
An Alligator Named Daisy as Notcher (uncredited) · Comedy - 1955
Quentin Durward as Lord Crawford · Romance - 1955
Value for Money as Lord Dewsbury · Comedy - 1954
Make Me an Offer! as Sir John Nightingale · Comedy - 1954
Father Brown as The Vicomte · Mystery - 1954
The Million Pound Note as Mr. Garrett, Bank Director · Comedy - 1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer as Mr. Macdonald · Fantasy - 1953 The Robe as Emperor Tiberius · History Worldwide box office: $36M
- 1951
Scrooge as The Undertaker · Fantasy - 1951
The Magic Box as Earl · Drama - 1951 The Man in the White Suit as Sir John Kierlaw · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $8.93K
- 1951
Laughter in Paradise as Endicott · Comedy - 1950
Last Holiday as Sir Trevor Lampington · Comedy - 1949
The Bad Lord Byron as Count Guiccioli · Drama - 1948
Brass Monkey as Ryder-Harris · Crime - 1948
Quartet as Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady") · Drama - 1948
The Winslow Boy as Mr. Ridgeley Pierce · Drama - 1947
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square as Dr Cruickshank · Comedy - 1947
Jassy as Sir Edward Follesmark · Adventure - 1946
Beware of Pity as Baron Emil de Kekesfalva · Romance - 1945
Caesar and Cleopatra as Theodotus · Drama - 1945
A Place of One’s Own as Dr. Richard Marsham · Thriller - 1944 Henry V as Duke of Berri - French Ambassador · History Worldwide box office: $62.6K
- 1944
Don’t Take It to Heart as Justices' Clerk · Comedy - 1943
The Lamp Still Burns as Chairman · Drama - 1943
My Learned Friend as Ferris · Crime - 1938
The Ware Case as Carter · Drama - 1938
They Drive by Night as Walter Hoover · Crime - 1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles as Maydig · Comedy - 1935 The Bride of Frankenstein Drama Worldwide box office: $11.5K
- 1934
The Night of the Party as Adrian Chiddiatt · Crime - 1933
The Ghoul as Laing · Horror - 1932 The Old Dark House as Horace Femm · Horror Worldwide box office: $34.6K
- 1918
The Life Story of David Lloyd George as Joseph Chamberlain · History
Ernest Thesiger in Documentaries & Specials
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Who Ernest Thesiger Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Ernest Thesiger shares the most films with. Noel Howlett comes first, with 6 films together, followed by John Laurie (6).
Ernest Thesiger: Questions & Answers
How many movies Ernest Thesiger has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Ernest Thesiger been in?
Ernest Thesiger is credited on 44 films, from 1918 to 2007. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Ernest Thesiger's highest-grossing movie?
The Robe (1953) is Ernest Thesiger's biggest box office hit, with $36M worldwide, ahead of Henry V (1944) ($62.6K). Across every film with box office figures, Ernest Thesiger's movies have made $36.1M.
Ernest Thesiger's biggest hits What is Ernest Thesiger's newest movie?
The most recent film on Ernest Thesiger's filmography is Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007), in the role of Self (archive footage).
Who does Ernest Thesiger work with most often?
Ernest Thesiger shares the most films with Noel Howlett (6 films), John Laurie (6 films) and Boris Karloff (5 films).
The Best Ernest Thesiger Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 44 credits.
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