Dennis Price
Acting
Born: June 23, 1915 · Twyford, England
Died: October 6, 1973 (aged 58)
Highest Rated
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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Movies (98)
Murder Most Foul
Harris Tumbrill
A Canterbury Tale
Peter Gibbs
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Louis Mazzini / His Father
The Horror of Frankenstein
The Graverobber
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Maj. Frank
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
The Duke of Barset
Twins of Evil
Dietrich
Vampyros Lesbos
Dr. Alwin Seward
The Magic Christian
Winthrop
Pulp
The Englishman
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Gore Blackwood
Victim
Calloway
Ten Little Indians
Dr. Edward Armstrong
A High Wind in Jamaica
Mathias
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
King of Hearts
Tunes of Glory
Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
The Millionairess
Adrian
That Lady
Mateo Vázquez
For Better, for Worse
Mr. Debenham
Theatre of Blood
Hector Snipe
The Magic Bow
Paul de la Rochelle
Tamahine
Charles Poole
Charley Moon
Harold Armytage
The V.I.P.s
Cmdr. Millbank
The Rebel
Jim Smith
I'm All Right Jack
Bertram Tracepurcel
Fortune Is a Woman
Tracey Moreton
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Educated Ernest (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
Van Helsing
The Comedy Man
Tommy Morris
Venus in Furs
Percival Kapp
The Earth Dies Screaming
Quinn Taggart
Doctor in Distress
Dr. Blacker
Nana
Nana's Jockey
Port Afrique
Robert Blackton
Some Will, Some Won't
Benson
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein
Curse of the Voodoo
Maj. Lomas
Caravan
Sir Francis Castleton
Snowbound
Neil Blair
Helter Skelter
Lord Byron (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Horror of It All
Cornwallis Marley
The House in the Square
Tom Pettigrew
The Magic Box
Harold
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein
Lovers of Devil's Island
L'avocat Linsday
What a Carve Up!
Guy Broughton
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Simon Abbott
Horror Hospital
Mr. Pollack
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fairburn
Tower of Evil
Laurence Bakewell
That's Your Funeral
Eugene Soul
No Love for Johnnie
Flagg
The Haunted House of Horror
Inspector Bill Bradley
Play It Cool
Sir Charles Bryant
Private's Progress
Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel
The Intruder
Leonard Pirry
The Pot Carriers
Smooth Tongue
Time Is My Enemy
Martin Radley
Oscar Wilde
Robert Ross
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Mr. Gort
Hungry Hill
Greyhound John
Don't Panic Chaps
1959
The Lost People
Ridley
Danger Within
Capt. Rupert Callender
Easy Money
Joe Henty
The Naked Truth
Nigel Dennis
Holiday Camp
Sq. Ldr. Hardwick
Good-Time Girl
Michael 'Red' Farrell
The Master of Bankdam
Joshua Crowther
Go to Blazes
Withers
Just Like a Woman
Bathroom Salesman
A Touch of the Sun
Digby Hatchard
Dear Murderer
Richard Fenton
Murder Without Crime
Matthew, Stephen's Landlord
Piccadilly Third Stop
Edward
Double Bunk
Leonard Watson
School for Scoundrels
Dunstan
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Dr. John Hughes
A Place of One's Own
Dr. Robert Selbie
Noose for a Lady
Simon Gale
Five Golden Hours
Raphael
Kill or Cure
Dr. Julian Crossley
The Cracksman
Grantley
The Echo Murders
Dick Warren
Fortune in Diamonds
Clive Hunter
The Dancing Years
Rudi Kleiber
Behave Yourself
1962
The Amorous Prawn
Prawn
The White Unicorn
Richard Glover
Tall Headlines
Maurice Fletcher
Watch It, Sailor!
Lt. Cmdr Hardcastle
Jassy
Christopher Hatton
Murder at 3am
Inspector Peter Lawton
The Cool Mikado
Ronald Fortescue
Go for a Take
Dracula, actor
Eight Witnesses
Allan
Song of Paris
Matthew Ibbetson
TV Shows (17)
The Avengers
Jason · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
David Bliss · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
The Director · 1 eps
Studio One
Julian Brimmer · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
Commander Adrian Falconer · 1 eps
Callan
1 eps
Jason King
1 eps
Jason King
Sir Brian · 1 eps
The Human Jungle
Major Falcon · 1 eps
The Adventurer
Brandon · 2 eps
Detective
Sir John Appleby · 1 eps
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
A.B. Murdoch · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Lord Henry Wotton · 1 eps
Clochemerle
Alexis Luvelat · 1 eps
Cribbins
1 eps
Harry's Girls
1 eps