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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.