Dennis Price

Actor · 1915–1973 · Twyford, England

Highest rated as cast or director

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.

Acted in 113

1970s

1974
Son of Dracula
Van Helsing
1973
Lovers of Devil's Island
L'avocat Linsday
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein
Horror Hospital
Mr. Pollack
Theatre of Blood
Hector Snipe
76
1972
Go for a Take
Dracula, actor
That's Your Funeral
Eugene Soul
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
King of Hearts
58
Pulp
The Englishman
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein
43
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Mr. Gort
The Adventurer
Brandon · 2 episodes
Tower of Evil
Laurence Bakewell
Clochemerle
Alexis Luvelat · 1 episode
1971
Twins of Evil
Dietrich
68
Jason King
Sir Brian · 1 episode
72
Vampyros Lesbos
Dr. Alwin Seward
58
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fairburn
The Horror of Frankenstein
The Graverobber
Some Will, Some Won't
Benson

1960s

1969
The Magic Christian
Winthrop
Cribbins
TV
Venus in Furs
Percival Kapp
55
The Haunted House of Horror
Inspector Bill Bradley
1967
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
The Duke of Barset
54
Just Like a Woman
Bathroom Salesman
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
TV
Callan
TV · 4 Seasons · Action · Adventure
80
1965
BBC Play of the Month
David Bliss · 1 episode
Ten Little Indians
Dr. Edward Armstrong
65
Curse of the Voodoo
Maj. Lomas
A High Wind in Jamaica
Mathias
1964
The Earth Dies Screaming
Quinn Taggart
59
The Wednesday Play
The Director · 1 episode
The Comedy Man
Tommy Morris
The Horror of It All
Cornwallis Marley
Detective
Sir John Appleby · 1 episode
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Dr. John Hughes
Murder Most Foul
Harris Tumbrill
1963
Harry's Girls
TV
The V.I.P.s
Cmdr. Millbank
Tamahine
Charles Poole
Doctor in Distress
Dr. Blacker
The Human Jungle
Major Falcon · 1 episode
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Educated Ernest (uncredited)
The Cool Mikado
Ronald Fortescue
The Cracksman
Grantley
1962
The Amorous Prawn
Prawn
Kill or Cure
Dr. Julian Crossley
Play It Cool
Sir Charles Bryant
Go to Blazes
Withers
Behave Yourself
Movie
The Pot Carriers
Smooth Tongue
1961
What a Carve Up!
Guy Broughton
Watch It, Sailor!
Lt. Cmdr Hardcastle
Victim
Calloway
83
Double Bunk
Leonard Watson
The Rebel
Jim Smith
No Love for Johnnie
Flagg
Five Golden Hours
Raphael
The Avengers
Jason · 1 episode
82
1960
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Gore Blackwood
The Millionairess
Adrian
Tunes of Glory
Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
73
Piccadilly Third Stop
Edward
Oscar Wilde
Robert Ross
School for Scoundrels
Dunstan