Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy. He appeared on stage, television, radio, and in over one hundred films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, and one for television.
Price was an art collector and consultant, with a degree in art history. He lectured and wrote books on the subject. He was the founder of the Vincent Price Art Museum in California. He was also a noted gourmet cook.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Vincent Price, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Baka
Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
The Inventor
The Great Mouse Detective
(1986)
Professor Ratigan (voice)
The Fly
(1958)
François Delambre
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
The Invisible Man (voice)
House of Wax
(1953)
Henry Jarrod
The Three Musketeers
(1948)
Richelieu
Laura
(1944)
Shelby Carpenter
Michael Jackson's Thriller
(1983)
Narrator (voice)
The Raven
(1963)
Dr. Erasmus Craven
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
(1961)
Benakon
Dragonwyck
(1946)
Nicholas Van Ryn
House on Haunted Hill
(1959)
Frederick Loren
Catchfire
(1990)
Mr. Avoca
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "The Bribe") (archive footage)
House of Usher
(1960)
Roderick Usher
Full Filmography
Acting
Service de Luxe
(1938)
Robert Wade
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(1939)
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tower of London
(1939)
Duke of Clarence
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Geoffrey Radcliffe
Brigham Young
(1940)
Joseph Smith
Green Hell
(1940)
David Richardson
The House of the Seven Gables
(1940)
Clifford Pyncheon
Hudson's Bay
(1941)
King Charles II
The Song of Bernadette
(1943)
Prosecutor Vital Dutour
Wilson
(1944)
William Gibbs McAdoo
The Eve of St. Mark
(1944)
Francis Marion
Laura
(1944)
Shelby Carpenter
The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944)
Angus Mealey
Leave Her to Heaven
(1945)
Russell Quinton
A Royal Scandal
(1945)
Marquis de Fleury
Shock
(1946)
Dr. Richard Cross
Dragonwyck
(1946)
Nicholas Van Ryn
The Web
(1947)
Andrew Colby
Moss Rose
(1947)
Police Inspector Clinner
The Long Night
(1947)
Maximilian the Great
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
(1948)
The Invisible Man (voice)
Up in Central Park
(1948)
Boss Tweed
Rogues' Regiment
(1948)
Mark Van Ratten
The Three Musketeers
(1948)
Richelieu
Bagdad
(1949)
Pasha Ali Nadim
The Bribe
(1949)
Carwood
The Christmas Carol
(1949)
Narrator
The Baron of Arizona
(1950)
James Addison Reavis
The Maya Through the Ages
(1950)
Narrator
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
(1950)
Tracy Holland
Champagne for Caesar
(1950)
Burnbridge Waters
Pictura
(1951)
Narrator: Hieronymous Bosch episode (voice)
His Kind of Woman
(1951)
Mark Cardigan
Adventures of Captain Fabian
(1951)
George Brissac
Notes on the Port of St. Francis
(1951)
Narrator (voice)
The Las Vegas Story
(1952)
Lloyd Rollins
House of Wax
(1953)
Henry Jarrod
The Mad Magician
(1954)
Don Gallico
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
(1954)
Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Dangerous Mission
(1954)
Paul Adams
Casanova's Big Night
(1954)
Casanova
Son of Sinbad
(1955)
Omar
The Vagabond King
(1956)
Narrator (voice)
Forbidden Area
(1956)
Clark Simmons
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Baka
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
Walter Kyne
Serenade
(1956)
Charles Winthrop
Collector’s Item
(1957)
Mr. Prentiss
The Story of Mankind
(1957)
Mr. Scratch / The Devil
Passionate Pastime
(1958)
Narrator
The Fly
(1958)
François Delambre
The Bat
(1959)
Dr. Malcolm Wells
House on Haunted Hill
(1959)
Frederick Loren
The Tingler
(1959)
Dr. Warren Chapin
The Big Circus
(1959)
Hans Hagenfeld
Return of the Fly
(1959)
Francois Delambre
House of Usher
(1960)
Roderick Usher
Master of the World
(1961)
Captain Robur
The Pit and the Pendulum
(1961)
Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
Naked Terror
(1961)
Narrator(voice)
Rage of the Buccaneers
(1961)
Romero
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
(1961)
Benakon
Tales of Terror
(1962)
Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
Convicts 4
(1962)
Carl Carmer
Vincent Price Collection of Fine Art
(1962)
Self
Tower of London
(1962)
Richard of Gloucester
Confessions of an Opium Eater
(1962)
Gilbert De Quincey
Twice-Told Tales
(1963)
Alex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon
Beach Party
(1963)
Big Daddy
Taboos of the World
(1963)
Narrator (English edit)
Diary of a Madman
(1963)
Simon Cordier
The Raven
(1963)
Dr. Erasmus Craven
Monsters and Madonnas: The World of William Mortensen
(1963)
Himself
The Haunted Palace
(1963)
Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
The Last Man on Earth
(1964)
Dr. Robert Morgan
The Tomb of Ligeia
(1964)
Verden Fell
The Comedy of Terrors
(1964)
Waldo Trumbull
The Masque of the Red Death
(1964)
Prince Prospero
Chagall
(1964)
Narrator
Horror!!!
(1964)
Self
War-Gods of the Deep
(1965)
Sir Hugh
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
(1965)
Dr. Goldfoot
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
(1965)
Dr. Goldfoot
Clown Alley
(1966)
The Skin Diver / Sharpshooter / Working Man
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
(1966)
Dr. Goldfoot / General Willis
The Jackals
(1967)
Oupa Decker
House of 1,000 Dolls
(1967)
Felix Manderville
Witchfinder General
(1968)
Matthew Hopkins
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Self (archive footage)
The Trouble with Girls
(1969)
Mr. Morality
Edgar Allan Poe’s Annabel Lee
(1969)
Narrator
More Dead than Alive
(1969)
Dan Ruffalo
The Oblong Box
(1969)
Sir Julian Markham
Scream and Scream Again
(1970)
Dr. Browning
Cucumber Castle
(1970)
Wicked Count Voxville
Cry of the Banshee
(1970)
Lord Edward Whitman
An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe
(1970)
Narrator
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
(1971)
Dr. Anton Phibes
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
(1971)
January Q. Irontail (voice)
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
(1971)
William Spevin
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
(1971)
Vincent Price
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
(1972)
Dr. Anton Phibes
Theatre of Blood
(1973)
Edward Lionheart
Madhouse
(1974)
Paul Toombes
The Devil's Triangle
(1974)
Narrator
Percy's Progress
(1974)
Stavos Mammonian
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
(1974)
Self
Journey into Fear
(1975)
Dervos
Alice Cooper: The Nightmare
(1975)
The Spirit of the Nightmare
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
(1976)
Spider (voice)
Joys
(1976)
Self
The Butterfly Ball
(1977)
The Narrator
Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me
(1977)
Silent Movie Villain
Ringo
(1978)
Dr. Nancy
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Scavenger Hunt
(1979)
Milton Parker
The Muppets Go Hollywood
(1979)
Self
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
(1979)
Host
I Go Pogo
(1980)
Deacon Mushrat (voice)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
(1980)
Narrator
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
(1980)
Self / R. Montague Crawford
Days of Fury
(1980)
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
(1981)
Professor Humperdo
America Screams
(1981)
Himself - Host/Narrator
The Monster Club
(1981)
Eramus
Ruddigore
(1982)
Sir Despard Murgatroyd
Vincent
(1982)
Narrator (voice)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Magic with the Stars
(1982)
Fun with Mr. Future
(1982)
Mad Scientist
Michael Jackson's Thriller
(1983)
Narrator (voice)
House of the Long Shadows
(1983)
Lionel Grisbane
Bloodbath at the House of Death
(1984)
Sinister Man
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
(1984)
[Self]
Vincent Price' s Halloween Thriller
(1984)
Himself
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
(1984)
Narrator (voice)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1984)
The Magic Mirror
Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie!
(1985)
Himself - Introduced
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
(1985)
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Escapes
(1986)
The Mailman
The Great Mouse Detective
(1986)
Professor Ratigan (voice)
Vincent Price's Dracula
(1986)
Himself - Host / Narrator
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Frederick Loren in 'House on Haunted Hill'
The Whales of August
(1987)
Mr. Maranov
From a Whisper to a Scream
(1987)
Julian White
The Little Troll Prince
(1987)
Vincent Price: The Sinister Image
(1987)
Self (archive footage)
Strange But True Football Stories
(1987)
Sparky's Magic Piano
(1987)
The Nativity
(1987)
King Herod (voice)
Creepy Classics
(1987)
Self - Host
Dead Heat
(1988)
Arthur P. Loudermilk
The Freddy Krueger Special
(1988)
Spirit of the Nightmare (archive footage)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
(1988)
Vincent Price
Step Into the Third Dimension
(1989)
Himself / Narrator
Catchfire
(1990)
Mr. Avoca
Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
The Inventor
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(1991)
Self
The Heart of Justice
(1992)
Reggie Shaw
The Thief and the Cobbler
(1993)
Zigzag the Grand Vizier (voice)
Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes
(1994)
Himself
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
(1997)
Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Masters of Horror
(1998)
Heroes of Horror
(2001)
(archive footage)
Pulp Cinema
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Halloween
(2005)
Professor Ratigan
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
(2006)
Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Corman's World
(2011)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Kings of Cult
(2015)
(archive footage)
Hair Wolf
(2018)
(voice) (uncredited)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(2020)
Self
Alumination
(2021)
Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Cheap Thrills: Those Drive-in Horror Flicks
(2022)
They Came from the Attic
(2022)
Dr. Robert Morgan (Archival Footage)
Directing