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Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor renowned for his work in the horror film genre, notably portraying villains. He appeared on stage, television, radio, and in over 100 films. His first film role was in the 1938 comedy Service de Luxe, subsequently becoming a character actor in notable films like The Song of Bernadette (1943), Laura (1944), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), and The Ten Commandments (1956). He marked his prowess in the horror genre with movies like House of Wax (1953), The Fly (1958), and House on Haunted Hill (1959). Price also collaborated with Roger Corman in a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations.
Furthermore, Price voiced Professor Ratigan in Disney's animated film The Great Mouse Detective (1986) and appeared in the drama The Whales of August (1987). Price's final film was Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990). Besides acting, Price was also an art collector, arts consultant, art historian, and gourmet cook. He lectured and wrote books on art, and the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College is named in his honor. Price was also a supporter of gay rights and joined PFLAG as an honorary board member.
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Given Name: Vincent Leonard Price Jr.
Born: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: May 27, 1911
Occupations: Actor, Art Historian, Art Collector, Gourmet Cook
Years Active: 1935-1992
Children: 2
Spouses: Edith Barrett, Mary Grant, Coral Browne
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Theater of Blood
Tales of Terror
House of Usher
The Masque of the Red Death
Pit and the Pendulum
The Great Mouse Detective
The Fly
House of Wax
The Monster Club
Thriller 40
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Corman’s World
Hair Wolf
Kings of Cult
Heroes of Horror
Once Upon a Halloween
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Freddie the Freeloader’s Christmas Dinner
Ruddigore
Vincent
Fun with Mr. Future
Catchfire
The Red Room Riddle
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Vincent Price’s Halloween Thriller
Night of 100 Stars II
Days of Fury
I Go Pogo
House of the Long Shadows
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
The Nativity
From a Whisper to a Scream
Creepy Classics
The Little Troll Prince
The Freddy Krueger Special
Step Into the Third Dimension
America Screams
Michael Jackson’s Thriller
The Whales of August
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Escapes
Vincent Price’s Dracula
Dead Heat
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Sparky’s Magic Piano
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Horror!!!
More Dead than Alive
Cry of the Banshee
Taboos of the World
The Long Night
Up in Central Park
Wilson
Percy’s Progress
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Hudson’s Bay
Master of the World
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Haunted Palace
The Song of Bernadette
The Trouble with Girls
Green Hell
The House of the Seven Gables
The Bribe
While the City Sleeps
The Baron of Arizona
The Invisible Man Returns
Ringo
Tower of London
The Eve of St. Mark
Convicts 4
Monsters We’ve Known and Loved
Witchfinder General
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company
Joys
Madhouse
The Movie Orgy
Dragonwyck
The Vagabond King
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Brigham Young
Chagall
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
House of 1,000 Dolls
The Comedy of Terrors
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Edgar Allan Poe’s Annabel Lee
Leave Her to Heaven
Cucumber Castle
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Alice Cooper: The Nightmare
Twice-Told Tales
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Dangerous Mission
A Royal Scandal
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Moss Rose
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
Return of the Fly
The Three Musketeers
Scream and Scream Again
The Mad Magician
War-Gods of the Deep
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Ten Commandments
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe
Bagdad
What’s a Nice Girl Like You…?
The Story of Mankind
The Bat
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Son of Sinbad
The Web
Laura
Champagne for Caesar
The Jackals
The Tingler
House on Haunted Hill
Shock
The Big Circus
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Keys of the Kingdom
Diary of a Madman
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Forbidden Area
The Horror Show
The Butterfly Ball
Tower of London
Beach Party
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Serenade
The Oblong Box
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Spooktacular!
The Christmas Carol
Track the complete movie timeline of Vincent Price, including all film releases, career breakthroughs, and notable roles. Follow their journey from early performances to recent blockbusters and upcoming projects.
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
1988
The Freddy Krueger Special
Spirit of the Nightmare (archive footage)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Vincent Price
Dead Heat
Arthur P. Loudermilk
1987
From a Whisper to a Scream
Julian White
Creepy Classics
Self - Host
The Little Troll Prince
The Whales of August
Mr. Maranov
Sparky’s Magic Piano
1986
The Great Mouse Detective
The Nativity
King Herod (voice)
Escapes
The Mailman
Vincent Price’s Dracula
Himself - Host / Narrator
1984
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Sinister Man
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Magic Mirror
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Narrator (voice)
Vincent Price’s Halloween Thriller
Self - Host
1983
The Red Room Riddle
Self
House of the Long Shadows
Lionel Grisbane
Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Narrator (voice)
1981
The Monster Club
Freddie the Freeloader’s Christmas Dinner
Professor Humperdo
America Screams
Himself - Host/Narrator
1980
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
Self / R. Montague Crawford
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Narrator
Days of Fury
I Go Pogo
Deacon Mushrat (voice)
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Host
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1974
Percy’s Progress
Stavos Mammonian
Madhouse
Paul Toombes
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self
1971
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
January Q. Irontail (voice)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Anton Phibes
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Vincent Price
What’s a Nice Girl Like You…?
William Spevin
1970
Cry of the Banshee
Lord Edward Whitman
Cucumber Castle
Wicked Count Voxville
Scream and Scream Again
Dr. Browning
An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator
1969
More Dead than Alive
Dan Ruffalo
The Trouble with Girls
Mr. Morality
Edgar Allan Poe’s Annabel Lee
Narrator
The Oblong Box
Sir Julian Markham
1965
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Dr. Goldfoot
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
Dr. Goldfoot
War-Gods of the Deep
Sir Hugh
1963
Taboos of the World
Narrator (English edit)
The Haunted Palace
Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
The Comedy of Terrors
Waldo Trumbull
Twice-Told Tales
Alex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon
Diary of a Madman
Simon Cordier
Beach Party
Big Daddy
1962
Tales of Terror
Tower of London
Richard of Gloucester
Convicts 4
Carl Carmer
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Gilbert De Quincey
1961
Pit and the Pendulum
Master of the World
Captain Robur
The Pit and the Pendulum
Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
Benakon
1959
Return of the Fly
Francois Delambre
The Bat
Dr. Malcolm Wells
The Tingler
Dr. Warren Chapin
House on Haunted Hill
Frederick Loren
The Big Circus
Hans Hagenfeld
1956
While the City Sleeps
Walter Kyne
The Vagabond King
Narrator (voice)
The Ten Commandments
Baka
Forbidden Area
Clark Simmons
Serenade
Charles Winthrop
1950
The Baron of Arizona
James Addison Reavis
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Tracy Holland
Champagne for Caesar
Burnbridge Waters
1948
Up in Central Park
Boss Tweed
The Three Musketeers
Richelieu
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Invisible Man (voice)
1944
Wilson
William Gibbs McAdoo
The Eve of St. Mark
Francis Marion
Laura
Shelby Carpenter
The Keys of the Kingdom
Angus Mealey

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