Dennis Price
Acting
- Born:
- 1915-06-23
- Died:
- 1973-10-06
- Place of birth:
- Twyford, England
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
Son of Dracula
Lovers of Devil's Island
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Horror Hospital
Theatre of Blood
Go for a Take
That's Your Funeral
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Pulp
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventurer
Tower of Evil
Clochemerle
Twins of Evil
Jason King
Vampyros Lesbos
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Horror of Frankenstein
Some Will, Some Won't
The Magic Christian
Cribbins
Venus in Furs
The Haunted House of Horror
W. Somerset Maugham
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Just Like a Woman
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Callan
BBC Play of the Month
Ten Little Indians
The World of Wooster
Curse of the Voodoo
A High Wind in Jamaica
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Wednesday Play
The Comedy Man
The Horror of It All
Story Parade
Detective
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Murder Most Foul
Festival
Harry's Girls
The V.I.P.s
Tamahine
Doctor in Distress
The Human Jungle
The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Cool Mikado
The Cracksman
The Amorous Prawn
Kill or Cure
Play It Cool
Go to Blazes
Behave Yourself
The Pot Carriers
What a Carve Up!
Watch It, Sailor!
Victim
Double Bunk
The Rebel
No Love for Johnnie
Five Golden Hours
The Avengers
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Millionairess
Tunes of Glory
Piccadilly Third Stop
Oscar Wilde
School for Scoundrels
Don't Panic Chaps
No Hiding Place
I'm All Right Jack
Danger Within
The Naked Truth
Rope
Fortune Is a Woman
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A Touch of the Sun
Armchair Theatre
Port Afrique
Charley Moon
Private's Progress
Oh... Rosalinda!!
That Lady
Fcb TV Show No.1
Eight Witnesses
Time Is My Enemy
For Better, for Worse
The Intruder
Murder at 3am
Noose for a Lady
Tall Headlines
Song of Paris
The Magic Box
The House in the Square
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Fortune in Diamonds
Murder Without Crime
The Dancing Years
The Lost People
Helter Skelter
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Bad Lord Byron
Studio One
Good-Time Girl
Snowbound
Easy Money
The White Unicorn
The Master of Bankdam
Jassy
Holiday Camp
Dear Murderer
Hungry Hill
The Magic Bow
Caravan
The Echo Murders
A Place of One's Own
A Canterbury Tale
Rope
Julius Caesar
Nana