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
The Avengers
1961
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Wednesday Play
1964
Studio One
1948
No Hiding Place
1959
Callan
1967
Festival
1963
Story Parade
1964
The Adventurer
1972
Jason King
1971
Jason King
1971
Detective
1964
Filmography
The Avengers
as Jason · 1961
BBC Play of the Month
as David Bliss · 1965
The Wednesday Play
as The Director · 1964
Studio One
as Julian Brimmer · 1948
No Hiding Place
as Commander Adrian Falconer · 1959
Callan
· 1967
Festival
as de Varville · 1963
Story Parade
as Lord Grabley · 1964
The Adventurer
as Brandon · 1972
Jason King
· 1971
Jason King
as Sir Brian · 1971
Detective
as Sir John Appleby · 1964
The Human Jungle
as Major Falcon · 1963
W. Somerset Maugham
as Admiral Frobisher · 1969
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Louis Mazzini / His Father · 1949
The World of Wooster
as Jeeves · 1965
Armchair Theatre
as A.B. Murdoch · 1956
Armchair Theatre
as Lord Henry Wotton · 1956
Clochemerle
as Alexis Luvelat · 1972
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
· 1967
Cribbins
· 1969
Twins of Evil
as Dietrich · 1971
Murder Most Foul
as Harris Tumbrill · 1964
Theatre of Blood
as Hector Snipe · 1973
Vampyros Lesbos
as Dr. Alwin Seward · 1971
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Mathias · 1965
Ten Little Indians
as Dr. Edward Armstrong · 1965
The Magic Christian
as Winthrop · 1969
The Horror of Frankenstein
as The Graverobber · 1970
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as King of Hearts · 1972
The V.I.P.s
as Cmdr. Millbank · 1963
I'm All Right Jack
as Bertram Tracepurcel · 1959
The Millionairess
as Adrian · 1960
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Educated Ernest (uncredited) · 1963
Pulp
as The Englishman · 1972
Tunes of Glory
as Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer) · 1960
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
as The Duke of Barset · 1967
Oh... Rosalinda!!
as Maj. Frank · 1955
Victim
as Calloway · 1961
Harry's Girls
· 1963
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
as Dr. Frankenstein · 1973
Nana
as Nana's Jockey · 1926
Private's Progress
as Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel · 1956
The Earth Dies Screaming
as Quinn Taggart · 1964
Son of Dracula
as Van Helsing · 1974
Curse of the Voodoo
as Maj. Lomas · 1965
Noose for a Lady
as Simon Gale · 1953
The Magic Bow
as Paul de la Rochelle · 1946
Tower of Evil
as Laurence Bakewell · 1972
A Canterbury Tale
as Peter Gibbs · 1944
Venus in Furs
as Percival Kapp · 1969
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Gore Blackwood · 1960
Helter Skelter
as Lord Byron (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1949
What a Carve Up!
as Guy Broughton · 1961
The Magic Box
as Harold · 1952
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
as Mr. Gort · 1972
The House in the Square
as Tom Pettigrew · 1951
Tamahine
as Charles Poole · 1963
The Haunted House of Horror
as Inspector Bill Bradley · 1969
The Horror of It All
as Cornwallis Marley · 1964
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
as Dr. Frankenstein · 1972
A Touch of the Sun
as Digby Hatchard · 1956
Fortune Is a Woman
as Tracey Moreton · 1957
Good-Time Girl
as Michael 'Red' Farrell · 1948
Don't Panic Chaps
· 1959
Doctor in Distress
as Dr. Blacker · 1963
Caravan
as Sir Francis Castleton · 1946
Some Will, Some Won't
as Benson · 1970
Danger Within
as Capt. Rupert Callender · 1959
Hungry Hill
as Greyhound John · 1947
No Love for Johnnie
as Flagg · 1961
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Fairburn · 1970
The Comedy Man
as Tommy Morris · 1964
A Place of One's Own
as Dr. Robert Selbie · 1945
Double Bunk
as Leonard Watson · 1961
School for Scoundrels
as Dunstan · 1960
Go to Blazes
as Withers · 1962
The Rebel
as Jim Smith · 1961
That's Your Funeral
as Eugene Soul · 1972
Fortune in Diamonds
as Clive Hunter · 1951
The Naked Truth
as Nigel Dennis · 1957
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Dr. John Hughes · 1964
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Simon Abbott · 1951
Fcb TV Show No.1
as Noel Coward · 1955
Snowbound
as Neil Blair · 1948
That Lady
as Mateo Vázquez · 1955
For Better, for Worse
as Mr. Debenham · 1954
Play It Cool
as Sir Charles Bryant · 1962
The Cracksman
as Grantley · 1963
Kill or Cure
as Dr. Julian Crossley · 1962
The Amorous Prawn
as Prawn · 1962
Jassy
as Christopher Hatton · 1947
The Intruder
as Leonard Pirry · 1953
Murder at 3am
as Inspector Peter Lawton · 1953
The Pot Carriers
as Smooth Tongue · 1962
Watch It, Sailor!
as Lt. Cmdr Hardcastle · 1961
Five Golden Hours
as Raphael · 1961
The Dancing Years
as Rudi Kleiber · 1950
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde · 1956
Dear Murderer
as Richard Fenton · 1947
Port Afrique
as Robert Blackton · 1956
Holiday Camp
as Sq. Ldr. Hardwick · 1947
Time Is My Enemy
as Martin Radley · 1954
The Master of Bankdam
as Joshua Crowther · 1947
Just Like a Woman
as Bathroom Salesman · 1967
Horror Hospital
as Mr. Pollack · 1973
Piccadilly Third Stop
as Edward · 1960
Inside the Tower
as Bakewell(archive footage) · 2015
Rope
as Rupert Cadell · 1957
Charley Moon
as Harold Armytage · 1956
Tall Headlines
as Maurice Fletcher · 1952
Lovers of Devil's Island
as L'avocat Linsday · 1973
The Lost People
as Ridley · 1949
The White Unicorn
as Richard Glover · 1947
The Cool Mikado
as Ronald Fortescue · 1963
Oscar Wilde
as Robert Ross · 1960
Song of Paris
as Matthew Ibbetson · 1952
The Bad Lord Byron
as Lord Byron · 1949
Murder Without Crime
as Matthew, Stephen's Landlord · 1950
Easy Money
as Joe Henty · 1948
Go for a Take
as Dracula, actor · 1972
The Echo Murders
as Dick Warren · 1945
Eight Witnesses
as Allan · 1954
Julius Caesar
as Trebonius/Volumnius · 1938
Behave Yourself
· 1962
Rope
as Kenneth Raglan · 1939