Dennis Price
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1915
- Died
- October 6, 1973 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Inside the Tower
Movie · as Bakewell(archive footage)
Son of Dracula
Movie · as Van Helsing
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Movie · as Dr. Frankenstein
Horror Hospital
Movie · as Mr. Pollack
Theatre of Blood
Movie · as Hector Snipe
Lovers of Devil's Island
Movie · as L'avocat Linsday
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Movie · as Dr. Frankenstein
Tower of Evil
Movie · as Laurence Bakewell
Pulp
Movie · as The Englishman
Go for a Take
Movie · as Dracula, actor
That's Your Funeral
Movie · as Eugene Soul
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Movie · as King of Hearts
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Movie · as Mr. Gort
The Adventurer
TV · as Brandon · 2 eps
Clochemerle
TV · as Alexis Luvelat · 1 ep
Twins of Evil
Movie · as Dietrich
Vampyros Lesbos
Movie · as Dr. Alwin Seward
Jason King
TV · as Sir Brian · 1 ep
The Horror of Frankenstein
Movie · as The Graverobber
Some Will, Some Won't
Movie · as Benson
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Movie · as Fairburn
Venus in Furs
Movie · as Percival Kapp
The Haunted House of Horror
Movie · as Inspector Bill Bradley
The Magic Christian
Movie · as Winthrop
Cribbins
TV · 1 ep
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as Admiral Frobisher · 1 ep
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Movie · as The Duke of Barset
Just Like a Woman
Movie · as Bathroom Salesman
Callan
TV · 1 ep
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
TV · 1 ep
Ten Little Indians
Movie · as Dr. Edward Armstrong
Curse of the Voodoo
Movie · as Maj. Lomas
A High Wind in Jamaica
Movie · as Mathias
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as David Bliss · 1 ep
The World of Wooster
TV · as Jeeves · 20 eps
Murder Most Foul
Movie · as Harris Tumbrill
The Horror of It All
Movie · as Cornwallis Marley
The Earth Dies Screaming
Movie · as Quinn Taggart
The Comedy Man
Movie · as Tommy Morris
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Movie · as Dr. John Hughes
Detective
TV · as Sir John Appleby · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as The Director · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Lord Grabley · 1 ep
The V.I.P.s
Movie · as Cmdr. Millbank
Tamahine
Movie · as Charles Poole
The Cool Mikado
Movie · as Ronald Fortescue
The Cracksman
Movie · as Grantley
Doctor in Distress
Movie · as Dr. Blacker
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Movie · as Educated Ernest (uncredited)
Harry's Girls
TV · 1 ep
The Human Jungle
TV · as Major Falcon · 1 ep
Festival
TV · as de Varville · 1 ep
Go to Blazes
Movie · as Withers
The Amorous Prawn
Movie · as Prawn
Play It Cool
Movie · as Sir Charles Bryant
Kill or Cure
Movie · as Dr. Julian Crossley
The Pot Carriers
Movie · as Smooth Tongue
Behave Yourself
Movie
Victim
Movie · as Calloway
Double Bunk
Movie · as Leonard Watson
The Rebel
Movie · as Jim Smith
Watch It, Sailor!
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr Hardcastle
What a Carve Up!
Movie · as Guy Broughton
Five Golden Hours
Movie · as Raphael
No Love for Johnnie
Movie · as Flagg
The Avengers
TV · as Jason · 1 ep
The Millionairess
Movie · as Adrian
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Movie · as Gore Blackwood
School for Scoundrels
Movie · as Dunstan
Tunes of Glory
Movie · as Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
Piccadilly Third Stop
Movie · as Edward
Oscar Wilde
Movie · as Robert Ross
I'm All Right Jack
Movie · as Bertram Tracepurcel
Don't Panic Chaps
Movie
Danger Within
Movie · as Capt. Rupert Callender
No Hiding Place
TV · as Commander Adrian Falconer · 1 ep
The Naked Truth
Movie · as Nigel Dennis
Fortune Is a Woman
Movie · as Tracey Moreton
Rope
Movie · as Rupert Cadell
Private's Progress
Movie · as Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel
A Touch of the Sun
Movie · as Digby Hatchard
Port Afrique
Movie · as Robert Blackton
Charley Moon
Movie · as Harold Armytage
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Armchair Theatre
TV · as A.B. Murdoch, Lord Henry Wotton · 1 ep
That Lady
Movie · as Mateo Vázquez
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Movie · as Maj. Frank
Fcb TV Show No.1
Movie · as Noel Coward
For Better, for Worse
Movie · as Mr. Debenham
Time Is My Enemy
Movie · as Martin Radley
Eight Witnesses
Movie · as Allan
Murder at 3am
Movie · as Inspector Peter Lawton
Noose for a Lady
Movie · as Simon Gale
The Intruder
Movie · as Leonard Pirry
Song of Paris
Movie · as Matthew Ibbetson
Tall Headlines
Movie · as Maurice Fletcher
The Magic Box
Movie · as Harold
The House in the Square
Movie · as Tom Pettigrew
Fortune in Diamonds
Movie · as Clive Hunter
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Movie · as Simon Abbott
Murder Without Crime
Movie · as Matthew, Stephen's Landlord
The Dancing Years
Movie · as Rudi Kleiber
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Movie · as Louis Mazzini / His Father
The Lost People
Movie · as Ridley
The Bad Lord Byron
Movie · as Lord Byron
Helter Skelter
Movie · as Lord Byron (archive footage) (uncredited)
Good-Time Girl
Movie · as Michael 'Red' Farrell
Easy Money
Movie · as Joe Henty
Snowbound
Movie · as Neil Blair
Studio One
TV · as Julian Brimmer · 1 ep
Dear Murderer
Movie · as Richard Fenton
Hungry Hill
Movie · as Greyhound John
Jassy
Movie · as Christopher Hatton
The White Unicorn
Movie · as Richard Glover
Holiday Camp
Movie · as Sq. Ldr. Hardwick
The Master of Bankdam
Movie · as Joshua Crowther
The Magic Bow
Movie · as Paul de la Rochelle
Caravan
Movie · as Sir Francis Castleton
A Place of One's Own
Movie · as Dr. Robert Selbie
The Echo Murders
Movie · as Dick Warren
A Canterbury Tale
Movie · as Peter Gibbs
Rope
Movie · as Kenneth Raglan
Julius Caesar
Movie · as Trebonius/Volumnius
Nana
Movie · as Nana's Jockey