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Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25,
1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector, and gourmet cook. He
appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has
two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures
and one for television.
Price's first film role was as a leading man in the 1938
comedy Service
de Luxe. He became a character actor, appearing in The Song of Bernadette (1943), Laura (1944), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Dragonwyck (1946), and The Ten Commandments (1956).
He established himself in the horror genre with roles in House of Wax (1953), The Fly (1958), House on Haunted Hill (1959), Return of
the Fly (1959), The Tingler (1959), The Last Man on Earth (1964), Witchfinder General (1968), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971),
and Theatre
of Blood (1973). He collaborated with Roger
Corman on House of Usher (1960), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Haunted Palace (1963), and The Masque of the Red Death (1964),
most of which were Edgar
Allan Poe adaptations. Price appeared in the television series Batman as Egghead.
Price voiced the villainous Professor Ratigan in Disney's animated film The Great Mouse Detective (1986),
and appeared in the drama The Whales of August (1987),
which earned him an Independent
Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male nomination. Price's
final film was Tim
Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990). For his
contributions to cinema, he received lifetime achievement or special tribute
awards from Academy
of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films; Fantasporto; Bram
Stoker Awards; and Los Angeles Film Critics
Association. Price narrated animated films, radio dramas, and
documentaries, and provided the narration in Michael
Jackson's song "Thriller". For his voice work
in Great American Speeches (1959), Price was nominated for
a Grammy Award for Best
Spoken Word Album.
Price was an art collector and arts consultant, with a degree in
art history. He lectured and wrote books on art. The Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College is
named in his honor. Price was a gourmet cook and cookbook author.
This is the filmography of Vincent Price (May
27, 1911 – October 25, 1993), which includes appearances in theatre and
television. Price made his theatre debut in the Gate Theatre's production of Chicago (1935),
followed by work on Broadway. Under
contract to Universal Pictures, Price traveled to Hollywood, making his screen debut in Service de Luxe (1938).
By the 1960s, Vincent Price was working almost exclusively in the horror genre
and teen film genres.
Price's last film was Edward Scissorhands (1990), and the TV movie The Heart of Justice (1992) was his final
screen appearance. Price died in Los Angeles, California on October 25, 1993.
Year |
Film |
Role |
Director |
Notes |
1938 |
Robert Wade |
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1939 |
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Rowland V. Lee |
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1940 |
Geoffrey Radcliffe |
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David Richardson |
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Clifford Pyncheon |
Joe May |
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1941 |
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1943 |
Prosecutor Vital Dutour |
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1944 |
Pvt. Francis Marion |
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Henry King |
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Shelby Carpenter |
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Angus Mealey |
John M. Stahl |
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1945 |
Marquis de Fleury |
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Russell Quinton |
John M. Stahl |
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1946 |
Dr. Richard Cross |
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Nicholas Van Ryn |
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1947 |
Andrew Colby |
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Maximilian |
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Police Inspector R. Clinner |
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1948 |
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Voice |
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Mark Van Ratten |
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1949 |
Carwood |
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Pasha Ali Nadim |
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1950 |
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Burnbridge Waters |
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Tracy Holland |
Charles Lamont |
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1951 |
George Brissac |
William Marshall |
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Mark Cardigan |
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Narrator |
Various |
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1952 |
Lloyd Rollins |
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1953 |
Professor Henry Jarrod |
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1954 |
Paul Adams |
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Born in Freedom: The Story of
Colonel Drake |
Colonel Edwin L. Drake |
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Uncredited |
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Don Gallico |
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1955 |
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1956 |
Charles Winthrop |
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Walter Kyne |
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Narrator |
Voice |
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Baka |
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1957 |
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1958 |
François Delambre |
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1959 |
Frederick Loren |
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Francois Delambre |
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Hans Hagenfeld |
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Dr. Warren Chapin |
William Castle |
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Dr. Malcolm Wells |
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1960 |
Roderick Usher |
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1961 |
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Nicholas Medina |
Roger Corman |
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Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile |
Benakon |
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Romero |
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1962 |
Gilbert De Quincey |
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Locke |
Roger Corman |
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Carl Carmer |
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Roger Corman |
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1963 |
Dr. Erasmus Craven |
Roger Corman |
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Magistrate Simon Cordier |
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Big Daddy |
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Joseph Curwen |
Roger Corman |
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Alex Medbourne |
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1964 |
Waldo Trumbull |
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Dr. Robert Morgan |
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Prince Prospero |
Roger Corman |
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1965 |
Verden Fell |
Roger Corman |
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Sir Hugh, The Captain |
Jacques Tourneur |
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Dr. Goldfoot |
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1966 |
Dr. Goldfoot |
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1967 |
Felix Manderville |
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Oupa Decker |
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1968 |
Witchfinder General (U.S. title Conqueror Worm) |
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Narrator |
English version |
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1969 |
Dan Ruffalo |
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Mr. Morality |
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Sir Julian Markham |
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1970 |
Dr. Browning |
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Narrator |
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Lord Edward Whitman |
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Wicked Count Voxville |
Hugh Gladwish |
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1971 |
January Q. Irontail |
Voice |
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Dr. Anton Phibes |
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Himself |
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William Spevin |
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1972 |
Dr. Anton Phibes |
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1973 |
Edward Lionheart |
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1974 |
Paul Toombes |
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Stavos Mammonian |
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1975 |
Dervos |
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The Curator |
David Winters |
Voice |
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1976 |
The Butterfly Ball |
Narrator |
Voice |
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1979 |
Milton Parker |
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1980 |
Narrator |
Peter Sander |
Voice |
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The Deacon |
Marc Paul Chinoy |
Voice |
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1981 |
Eramus |
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Professor Humperdo |
John Trent |
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1982 |
Narrator |
Voice |
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Mad Scientist |
Voice |
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1983 |
Lionel Grisbane |
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Narrator |
Voice |
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1984 |
Sinister Man |
Ray Cameron |
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1986 |
Professor Ratigan |
Burny Mattinson, Ron Clements, |
Voice |
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1987 |
The Nativity |
Voice |
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Julian White |
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Mr. Maranov |
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Henry, Sparky's dad |
Voice |
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1988 |
Arthur P. Loudermilk |
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1990 |
Mr. Avoca |
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The Inventor |
Tim Burton |
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1995 |
Zig-Zag the Grand Vizier |
Voice, Posthumous release |