Acting
Dennis Price
EN, FR, ES, DE cinema · 105 credits
Born
23 June 1915
Died
6 October 1973 (aged 58)
Birthplace
Twyford, England
Also known as Denis Price · Деннис Прайс · Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price
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
2015
Inside the Tower
as Bakewell(archive footage)
Son of Dracula
as Van Helsing
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
as Dr. Frankenstein
Horror Hospital
as Mr. Pollack
Theatre of Blood
as Hector Snipe
Lovers of Devil's Island
as L'avocat Linsday
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
as Dr. Frankenstein
Tower of Evil
as Laurence Bakewell
Pulp
as The Englishman
Go for a Take
as Dracula, actor
That's Your Funeral
as Eugene Soul
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as King of Hearts
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
as Mr. Gort
Twins of Evil
as Dietrich
Vampyros Lesbos
as Dr. Alwin Seward
The Horror of Frankenstein
as The Graverobber
Some Will, Some Won't
as Benson
Venus in Furs
as Percival Kapp
The Haunted House of Horror
as Inspector Bill Bradley
The Magic Christian
as Winthrop
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
as The Duke of Barset
Just Like a Woman
as Bathroom Salesman
Ten Little Indians
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
Curse of the Voodoo
as Maj. Lomas
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Mathias
Murder Most Foul
as Harris Tumbrill
The Horror of It All
as Cornwallis Marley
The Earth Dies Screaming
as Quinn Taggart
The Comedy Man
as Tommy Morris
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Dr. John Hughes
The V.I.P.s
as Cmdr. Millbank
Tamahine
as Charles Poole
The Cool Mikado
as Ronald Fortescue
The Cracksman
as Grantley
Doctor in Distress
as Dr. Blacker
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Educated Ernest (uncredited)
Go to Blazes
as Withers
The Amorous Prawn
as Prawn
Play It Cool
as Sir Charles Bryant
Kill or Cure
as Dr. Julian Crossley
The Pot Carriers
as Smooth Tongue
Victim
as Calloway
Double Bunk
as Leonard Watson
The Rebel
as Jim Smith
Watch It, Sailor!
as Lt. Cmdr Hardcastle
What a Carve Up!
as Guy Broughton
Five Golden Hours
as Raphael
No Love for Johnnie
as Flagg
The Millionairess
as Adrian
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Gore Blackwood
School for Scoundrels
as Dunstan
Tunes of Glory
as Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
Piccadilly Third Stop
as Edward
Oscar Wilde
as Robert Ross
I'm All Right Jack
as Bertram Tracepurcel
Danger Within
as Capt. Rupert Callender
The Naked Truth
as Nigel Dennis
Fortune Is a Woman
as Tracey Moreton
Rope
1957
Rope
as Rupert Cadell
Private's Progress
as Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel
A Touch of the Sun
as Digby Hatchard
Port Afrique
as Robert Blackton
Charley Moon
as Harold Armytage
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1956
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
That Lady
as Mateo Vázquez
Oh... Rosalinda!!
as Maj. Frank
Fcb TV Show No.1
1955
Fcb TV Show No.1
as Noel Coward
For Better, for Worse
as Mr. Debenham
Time Is My Enemy
as Martin Radley
Eight Witnesses
as Allan
Murder at 3am
as Inspector Peter Lawton
Noose for a Lady
as Simon Gale
The Intruder
as Leonard Pirry
Song of Paris
as Matthew Ibbetson
Tall Headlines
as Maurice Fletcher
The Magic Box
as Harold
The House in the Square
as Tom Pettigrew
Fortune in Diamonds
as Clive Hunter
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Simon Abbott
Murder Without Crime
as Matthew, Stephen's Landlord
The Dancing Years
as Rudi Kleiber
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Louis Mazzini / His Father
The Lost People
as Ridley
The Bad Lord Byron
1949
The Bad Lord Byron
as Lord Byron
Helter Skelter
as Lord Byron (archive footage) (uncredited)
Good-Time Girl
as Michael 'Red' Farrell
Easy Money
as Joe Henty
Snowbound
as Neil Blair
Dear Murderer
as Richard Fenton
Hungry Hill
as Greyhound John
Jassy
as Christopher Hatton
The White Unicorn
as Richard Glover
Holiday Camp
as Sq. Ldr. Hardwick
The Master of Bankdam
as Joshua Crowther
The Magic Bow
as Paul de la Rochelle
Caravan
as Sir Francis Castleton
A Place of One's Own
as Dr. Robert Selbie
The Echo Murders
as Dick Warren
A Canterbury Tale
as Peter Gibbs
Rope
1939
Rope
as Kenneth Raglan
Julius Caesar
1938
Julius Caesar
as Trebonius/Volumnius
Nana
as Nana's Jockey