Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 23, 1915
Died
Oct 06, 1973
Place of Birth
Twyford, England
Credits
124 titles
Dennis Price
Biography
Sophisticated and suave, British actor Dennis Price ( born Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price) (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) brought a touch of class to every character he portrayed. Price appeared first on the British stage before landing his first role in film in "A Canterbury Tale" as the protective police officer, Sergeant Peter Gibbs. Next up was a defining role as the calm, cool, and devilish murderer Louis Mazzini in the black comedy "Kind Hearts and Coronets," opposite Alec Guinness. Turning to the truly dark side, Price later took on the role of Major Charles Scott in the psychological thriller "Tunes of Glory," which revolved around dastardly post-World War II happenings in a Scottish Highland regimental barracks. Price later returned to comedy, playing a priggish wealthy American, Mr. Vernon, in "The Amorous Mr. Prawn." Price became known to television audiences playing Jeeves, the quintessential butler, opposite Ian Carmichael in the British series "The World of Wooster" which was adapted from the famous novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. With a string of appearances in "B" horror movies like "Horror Hospital" and "Twins of Evil," Price became somewhat of a cult figure in later years, but he punctuated his career with a 1972 appearance in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," opposite the top British stars of the day.
Known For
Filmography
Inside the Tower
Bakewell(archive footage)
Son of Dracula
Van Helsing
Lovers of Devil's Island
L'avocat Linsday
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein
Horror Hospital
Mr. Pollack
Theatre of Blood
Hector Snipe
Go for a Take
Dracula, actor
That's Your Funeral
Eugene Soul
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
King of Hearts
Pulp
The Englishman
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Mr. Gort
The Adventurer
Brandon
Tower of Evil
Laurence Bakewell
Clochemerle
Alexis Luvelat
Twins of Evil
Dietrich
Jason King
Vampyros Lesbos
Dr. Alwin Seward
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fairburn
The Horror of Frankenstein
The Graverobber
Some Will, Some Won't
Benson
The Magic Christian
Winthrop
Cribbins
Venus in Furs
Percival Kapp
The Haunted House of Horror
Inspector Bill Bradley
W. Somerset Maugham
Admiral Frobisher
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
The Duke of Barset
Just Like a Woman
Bathroom Salesman
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Callan
BBC Play of the Month
David Bliss
Ten Little Indians
Dr. Edward Armstrong
The World of Wooster
Jeeves
A High Wind in Jamaica
Mathias
Curse of the Voodoo
Maj. Lomas
The Earth Dies Screaming
Quinn Taggart
The Wednesday Play
The Director
The Comedy Man
Tommy Morris
The Horror of It All
Cornwallis Marley
Story Parade
Lord Grabley
Detective
Sir John Appleby
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Dr. John Hughes
Murder Most Foul
Harris Tumbrill
Festival
de Varville
Harry's Girls
The V.I.P.s
Cmdr. Millbank
Tamahine
Charles Poole
Doctor in Distress
Dr. Blacker
The Human Jungle
Major Falcon
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Educated Ernest (uncredited)