Vincent Price | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 100% Laura (1944)

Lowest Rated: 11% Dead Heat (1988)

Birthday: May 27, 1911

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Actor Vincent Price appeared in numerous cult horror films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in addition to being a seasoned TV actor, stage actor and radio performer. Born into a wealthy family with descendants tracing back to the Mayflower, Price grew up in relative privilege and comfort. As a child he attended an elite prepratory school in Connecticut, before going off to study art history at Yale. Price would eventually go on to earn a degree in art history from the university, and had every intention of pursuing his masters in the subject. But, as fate would have it, he developed a keen interest in the stage shortly after graduation, and thus, decided to pursue a career in acting. As an actor, Price was first draw to the stage, and began appearing in plays in the mid-1930s. Price honed his fledgling acting craft on the stage by appearing in several more plays, before turning his attention to film acting. He began appearing in films in the late 30s, and by the mid-1940s Price was making a name for himself with supporting roles in noir classics like "Laura" (1944). Although Price would go on to appear in a myriad of film genres throughout his career, however, it was the horror genre that he'd be most remembered for. Price made several horror films throughout his career, most notably "Dragonwyck" (1946), "House of Wax" (1953), and "The Fly" (1958). By the early 1960s he began working with the legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman, and throughout the decade made several low budget horror films with Corman, including "House of Usher" (1960), "Tales of Terror" (1962), "The Raven" (1963), and "The Tomb of Ligeia" (1964). By the late 1960s and well into the 70s and 80s, Price relegated himself to guest appearances on TV shows as well as voice over work. As Price's film acting career declined, his earlier work in the horror genre only grew in appreciation amongst the genre's diehard fans, one of whom was a young director named Tim Burton. In 1982 Burton would go on to make a tribute short film to Price called "Vincent" (1982) (which Price narrated), and would also cast him in his 1990 film "Edward Scisscorhands" (1990). Price's role in Burton's Oscar-nominated fantasy romance would prove to be his last. After being diagnosed with emphysema, Price died from lung cancer on October 25, 1993. He was 82.

100% 90% Laura Watchlist 95% 71% The Fly Watchlist 93% 73% House of Wax Watchlist 91% 66% While the City Sleeps Watchlist 91% 69% The Masque of the Red Death Watchlist 90% 91% Edward Scissorhands Watchlist 89% 69% The Comedy of Terrors Watchlist 89% 41% Wilson Watchlist 89% 66% Witchfinder General Watchlist 89% 75% The Pit and the Pendulum Watchlist

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Vincent Price THE BIG CIRCUS, Vincent Price, 1959. DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN, Vincent Price, 1972 HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, Vincent Price, 1959 THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM, Vincent Price, 1944. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. THE LAS VEGAS STORY, Vincent Price, Jane Russell, 1952 ROGUE'S REGIMENT, Vincent Price, 1948 SHOCK, Vincent Price, 1946, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Vincent Price, 1948 TOWER OF LONDON, Vincent Price, Joan Freeman, 1962 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
60% 74% The Thief and the Cobbler Zigzag (Voice) $635.4K 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Heart of Justice Reggie Shaw (Character) - 1993
90% 91% Edward Scissorhands The Inventor (Character) $54.2M 1990
40% 24% Backtrack Mr. Avoca (Character) - 1989
11% 48% Dead Heat Arthur P. Loudermilk (Character) $2.9M 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sparky's Magic Piano Unknown (Voice) - 1988
64% 67% The Whales of August Mr. Maranov (Character) $127.3K 1987
No Score Yet 35% From a Whisper to a Scream Julian White (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 63% The Little Troll Prince King Ulvik 1 (Voice) - 1987
78% 79% The Great Mouse Detective Professor Ratigan (Voice) $37.3M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Escapes The Mailman (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 41% Bloodbath at the House of Death Sinister Man (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 43% House of the Long Shadows Lionel Grisbane (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 89% Thriller Unknown (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 95% Vincent Narrator - 1982
75% 39% The Monster Club Eramus (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dracula Narrator - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Go Pogo Deacon Mushrat (Voice) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Strange Case Of Alice Cooper Nurse Rozetta Introduction/Narrator (Voice) - 1979
No Score Yet 74% Scavenger Hunt Milton Parker (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Days of Fury Unknown (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 0% The Butterfly Ball Narrator - 1977
No Score Yet 65% Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare The Spirit of the Nightmare (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Journey Into Fear Dervos (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Devil's Triangle Narrator - 1974
50% 49% Madhouse Paul Toombes (Character) - 1974
88% 81% Theater of Blood Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart (Character) - 1973
59% 57% Dr. Phibes Rises Again Dr. Anton Phibes (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Aries Computer Unknown (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 100% Mooch Goes to Hollywood Self - 1971
No Score Yet 71% Here Comes Peter Cottontail January Q. Irontail (Voice) - 1971
88% 75% The Abominable Dr. Phibes Dr. Anton Phibes (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hilarious House of Frightenstein Unknown (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's a Nice Girl Like You...? William Spevin (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 72% An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe Unknown (Character) - 1971
63% 28% Scream and Scream Again Dr. Browning (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 38% Cry of the Banshee Lord Edward Whitman (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 55% More Dead Than Alive Dan Ruffalo (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 54% The Trouble With Girls Mr. Morality (Character) - 1969
50% 37% The Oblong Box Julian (Character) - 1969
89% 66% Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 21% The Jackals Oupa Decker (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 6% House of 1,000 Dolls Felix Manderville (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 14% Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs General Willis/Dr. Goldfoot (Character) - 1966
40% 24% War Gods of the Deep Sir Hugh (Character) - 1965
29% 43% Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine Dr. Goldfoot (Character) - 1965
91% 69% The Masque of the Red Death Prince Prospero (Character) - 1964
86% 60% The Tomb of Ligeia Verden Fell (Character) - 1964
89% 69% The Comedy of Terrors Waldo Trumbull (Character) - 1964
79% 68% The Last Man on Earth Dr. Robert Morgan (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rage of the Buccaneers Romero (Character) - 1963
75% 66% The Haunted Palace Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen (Character) - 1963
56% 56% Twice Told Tales Alex Medbourne/Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini/Gerald Pyncheon (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 54% Diary of a Madman Magistrate Simon Cordier (Character) - 1963
83% 64% The Raven Dr. Erasmus Craven (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 46% Convicts Four Carl Carmer (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Black Pirate Romero (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pirate Warrior Romero (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Black Buccaneer Romero (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chagall Narrator - 1963
No Score Yet 42% Souls for Sale Gilbert De Quincey (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 41% Tower of London Richard of Gloucester (Character) - 1962
73% 63% Tales of Terror Locke/Fortunato Luchresi/Ernest Valdemar (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 33% Queen of the Nile Benakon (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 21% Master of the World Captain Robur (Character) - 1961
89% 75% The Pit and the Pendulum Nicholas Medina (Character) - 1961
84% 74% House of Usher Roderick Usher (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Left Fist of David Unknown (Character) - 1960
14% 47% The Bat Dr. Malcolm Wells (Character) - 1959
78% 67% The Tingler Dr. Warren Chapin (Character) - 1959
80% 73% House on Haunted Hill Frederick Loren (Character) $6.5K 1959
33% 26% Return of the Fly Francois Delambre (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 41% The Big Circus Hans Hagenfeld (Character) - 1959
95% 71% The Fly François Delambre (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 10% The Story of Mankind The Devil (Character) - 1957
84% 87% The Ten Commandments Baka (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 43% Serenade Charles Winthrop (Character) - 1956
91% 66% While the City Sleeps Walter Kyne (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 20% Son of Sinbad Omar Khayyam (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 60% The Mad Magician Don Gallico/Gallico the Great (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 82% Casanova's Big Night Casanova (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 17% Dangerous Mission Paul Adams (Character) - 1954
93% 73% House of Wax Prof. Henry Jarrod (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 43% The Las Vegas Story Lloyd Rollins (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adventures of Captain Fabian George Brissac (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 72% His Kind of Woman Mark Cardigan (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 80% Champagne for Caesar Burnbridge Waters (Character) - 1950
86% 69% The Baron of Arizona James Addison Reavis (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 45% The Bribe Carwood (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bagdad Pasha Ali Nadim (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 33% Up in Central Park Boss Tweed (Character) - 1948
75% 74% The Three Musketeers Richelieu (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rogue's Regiment Mark Van Ratten (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moss Rose Police Inspector R. Clinner (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 49% The Long Night Maximillian (Character) - 1947
67% 69% Dragonwyck Nicholas Van Ryn (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 40% Shock Dr. Richard Cross (Character) - 1946
85% 86% Leave Her to Heaven Russell Quinton (Character) - 1945
33% 33% A Royal Scandal Marquis de Fleury (Character) - 1945
89% 41% Wilson William Gibbs McAdoo (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 83% The Keys of the Kingdom Angus Mealey (Character) - 1944
100% 90% Laura Shelby Carpenter (Character) - 1944
88% 80% The Song of Bernadette Prosecutor Vital Dutour (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Green Hell David Richardson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hudson's Bay King Charles II (Character) - 1940
80% 78% The House of the Seven Gables Clifford Pyncheon (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 47% Brigham Young Joseph Smith (Character) - 1940
87% 60% The Invisible Man Returns Geoffrey Radcliffe (Character) - 1940
80% 65% Elizabeth the Queen Sir Walter Raleigh (Character) - 1939
83% 59% Tower of London George (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Service de Luxe Robert Wade (Character) - 1938

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special, Special Unknown (Character) 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo Unknown (Voice) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bionic Woman Manfred/Cyrus Carstairs (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1972 1974-1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Snoop Sisters Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour Guest 1973
No Score Yet 81% Columbo David Lang (Guest Star) 1973
78% No Score Yet The Brady Bunch Unknown (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet 100% Night Gallery Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
1971-1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Unknown (Character),
Guest
1970-1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Red Skelton Show Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star),
Guest
1956-1960 1968 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad John Wells / Wentworth (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Here's Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet 84% Get Smart Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
71% 88% The Good Guys Middleton (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daniel Boone Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
72% 79% Batman Unknown (Guest Star) 1966-1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet F Troop Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Danny Kaye Show Guest 1965-1966
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jack Benny Program: The Lost Episodes Guest 1953 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Startime Unknown (Character) 1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet I've Got a Secret Guest 1956 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Have Gun -- Will Travel Unknown (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Charles Courtney (Character) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955-1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Alcoa Hour Alvanley (Character) 1956
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