This is the filmography of Vincent Price (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993), which includes appearances in theatre and television. Price made his theatre debut in the Gate Theatre's production of Chicago (1935), followed by work on Broadway. Under contract to Universal Pictures, Price traveled to Hollywood, making his screen debut in Service de Luxe (1938). By the 1960s, Vincent Price was working almost exclusively in the horror genre and teen film genres. Price died in Los Angeles, California, in 1993.
Film
YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes1938Service de LuxeRobert WadeRowland V. Lee 1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexSir Walter RaleighMichael CurtizTower of LondonDuke of ClarenceRowland V. Lee1940 The Invisible Man ReturnsGeoffrey Radcliffe Joe MayGreen HellDavid RichardsonJames Whale The House of the Seven GablesClifford PyncheonJoe MayBrigham YoungJoseph SmithHenry Hathaway1941Hudson's BayKing Charles IIIrving Pichel1943 The Song of BernadetteProsecutor Vital DutourHenry King1944 The Eve of St. MarkPvt. Francis MarionJohn M. StahlWilsonWilliam Gibbs McAdooHenry KingLauraShelby CarpenterOtto Preminger The Keys of the KingdomAngus MealeyJohn M. Stahl1945 A Royal ScandalMarquis de FleuryErnst LubitschOtto PremingerLeave Her to HeavenRussell QuintonJohn M. Stahl1946ShockDr. Richard CrossAlfred L. WerkerDragonwyckNicholas Van RynJoseph L. Mankiewicz1947 The WebAndrew ColbyMichael Gordon The Long NightMaximilianAnatole LitvakMoss RosePolice Inspector R. ClinnerGregory Ratoff1948Up in Central ParkBoss TweedWilliam A. SeiterAbbott and Costello Meet FrankensteinThe Invisible ManCharles BartonUncredited voiceRogues' RegimentMark Van RattenRobert Florey The Three MusketeersRichelieuGeorge Sidney1949 The BribeCarwoodRobert Z. LeonardBagdadPasha Ali NadimCharles Lamont1950 The Baron of ArizonaJames ReavisSamuel FullerChampagne for CaesarBurnbridge WatersRichard WhorfCurtain Call at Cactus CreekTracy HollandCharles Lamont1951Adventures of Captain FabianGeorge BrissacWilliam MarshallHis Kind of WomanMark CardiganJohn FarrowPictura: An Adventure in ArtNarratorVarious1952 The Las Vegas StoryLloyd RollinsRobert Stevenson1953House of WaxProfessor Henry JarrodAndre de Toth1954Dangerous MissionPaul AdamsLouis KingBorn in Freedom: The Story of Colonel DrakeColonel Edwin L. DrakeArthur PiersonCasanova's Big NightCasanovaNorman Z. McLeodUncredited The Mad MagicianDon GallicoJohn Brahm1955Son of SinbadOmar KhayyamTed Tetzlaff1956SerenadeCharles WinthropAnthony MannWhile the City SleepsWalter KyneFritz Lang The Vagabond KingNarratorMichael CurtizUncredited voice The Ten CommandmentsBakaCecil B. DeMille1957 The Story of MankindThe DevilIrwin Allen1958 The FlyFrançois DelambreKurt Neumann1959House on Haunted HillFrederick LorenWilliam CastleReturn of the FlyFrançois DelambreEdward Bernds The Big CircusHans HagenfeldJoseph M. Newman The TinglerDr. Warren ChapinWilliam Castle The BatDr. Malcolm WellsCrane Wilbur1960House of UsherRoderick UsherRoger Corman1961Master of the WorldRoburWilliam WitneyPit and the PendulumNicholas Medina,Sebastian Medina Roger CormanQueen of the NileBenakonFernando Cerchioalso known as Nefertiti, Queen of the NileRage of the BuccaneersRomero Mario Costa1962Confessions of an Opium EaterGilbert De Quincey Albert ZugsmithTales of TerrorLocke,Fortunato Luchresi,Ernest Valdemar Roger CormanConvicts 4Carl Carmer Millard KaufmanTower of LondonRichard of GloucesterRoger Corman1963 The RavenDr. Erasmus Craven Diary of a MadmanMagistrate Simon CordierReginald LeBorgBeach PartyBig DaddyWilliam Asher The Haunted PalaceJoseph CurwenCharles Dexter WardRoger CormanTwice-Told TalesAlex MedbourneGiacomo RappacciniGerald Pyncheon Sidney Salkow1964 The Comedy of TerrorsWaldo Trumbull Jacques Tourneur The Last Man on EarthDr. Robert MorganSidney Salkow, Ubaldo Ragona The Masque of the Red DeathPrince ProsperoRoger Corman1965 The Tomb of LigeiaVerden Fell War-Gods of the DeepSir Hugh, The Captain Jacques TourneurDr. Goldfoot and the Bikini MachineDr. GoldfootNorman Taurog1966Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl BombsDr. GoldfootGeneral WillisMario Bava1967 The House of 1,000 DollsFelix MandervilleJeremy Summers The JackalsOupa DeckerRobert D. Webb1968Witchfinder General (U.S. title Conqueror Worm)Matthew HopkinsMichael ReevesSpirits of the DeadNarratorFederico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger VadimEnglish version, uncredited1969More Dead Than AliveDan RuffaloRobert Sparr The Trouble with GirlsMr. MoralityPeter Tewksbury The Oblong BoxSir Julian Markham Gordon Hessler1970Scream and Scream AgainDr. BrowningAn Evening of Edgar Allan PoeNarratorKenneth JohnsonCry of the Banshee Lord Edward WhitmanGordon HesslerCucumber CastleWicked Count Voxville Hugh Gladwish1971Here Comes Peter CottontailJanuary Q. IrontailJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.Voice The Abominable Dr. PhibesDr. Anton PhibesRobert FuestMooch Goes to HollywoodHimselfRichard ErdmanWhat's a Nice Girl Like You...?William SpevinJerry Paris1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainDr. Anton PhibesRobert Fuest1973Theatre of BloodEdward Lionheart Douglas Hickox1974MadhousePaul ToombesJim ClarkPercy's ProgressStavos MammonianRalph Thomas1975Journey Into FearDervosDaniel MannWelcome to My NightmareThe CuratorDavid WintersVoice1976 The Butterfly BallNarratorTony Klinger1979Scavenger HuntMilton ParkerMichael Schultz1980 The Sorcerer's ApprenticeNarratorPeter SanderVoiceI Go PogoDeacon MushratMarc Paul Chinoy1981 The Monster ClubEramusRoy Ward BakerFreddie the Freeloader's Christmas DinnerProfessor HumperdoJohn Trent1982VincentNarratorTim BurtonVoice; short film; Partial inspiration for plotFun with Mr. FutureMad ScientistDarrell Van CittersVoice1983House of the Long ShadowsLionel GrisbanePete WalkerMichael Jackson's ThrillerNarratorJohn LandisVoice; Music video1984Bloodbath at the House of DeathSinister ManRay Cameron1986 The Great Mouse DetectiveProfessor RatiganBurny Mattinson, Ron Clements,David Michener,John MuskerVoice1987 The NativityKing HerodDon LuskFrom a Whisper to a ScreamJulian WhiteJeff Burr The Whales of AugustMr. MaranovLindsay AndersonSparky's Magic PianoHenry, Sparky's dadLee MishkinVoice1988Dead HeatArthur P. LoudermilkMark Goldblatt1990CatchfireMr. Avoca Dennis HopperEdward ScissorhandsThe Inventor Tim Burton1995 The Thief and the CobblerZig-Zag, the Grand VizierRichard Williams Voice (recorded in 1972)Final role
Television Year Title Role Notes1949 The Christmas Carol Narrator (voice) Television special1952 Robert Montgomery Presents Peter Hammond Episode "The Ringmaster"1953 Summer TheatreCooper FieldingEpisode: "Dream Job" The Plymouth Playhouse1955 Climax! Gideon Rone Episode "Night of Execution" Crossroads Reverend Robert Russell Episode "Cleanup" TV Reader's Digest John Hayes Episode "The Brainwashing of John Hayes"1956Science Fiction Theatre Dr. Philip Redmond Episode "Operation Flypaper" Gary Williams Episode "One Thousand Eyes" Crossroads Reverend Alfred Price Episode "God's Healing"1956–1971 The Red Skelton Hour Claude Casserole, Dr. Nelson Jr., Dr. Flygrabber, various characters 17 episodes1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Charles Courtney Episode "The Perfect Crime" Collector's Item: The Left Fist of David Henry Prentiss Television film1958 Have Gun – Will Travel Charles Matthews / Othello Episode "The Moor's Revenge"1959 Riverboat Otto Justin Episode "Witness No Evil"1960 The Red Skelton Hour Gilbert Episode: "The Original DaVinci" Maxwell the Magician Episode "Deadeye and the Magician"1964–1966 The Danny Kaye Show Gangster, Dr. Frankenstein, The Dentist, The Prime Minister, Art Collector and Critic, The snotty Maitre'd 4 episodes1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Victor Marton Episode "The Foxes and Hounds Affair"1966–1967 Batman Edgar Heed / Egghead 7 episodes1967 F Troop Count Sfoza Episode "V is for Vampire" Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Professor Multiple Episode "The Deadly Dolls"1968–1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Performer 5 episodes1969 Daniel Boone Dr. Thaddeus Morton Episode "Copperhead Izzy" The Good Guys Mr. Middleton Episode "Fly in My Stew" Get Smart Dr. Jarvis Pym Episode "Is This Trip Necessary?"1970 Mod Squad John Wells / Wentworth Episode "A Time of Hyacinths" Here's Lucy Himself Episode "Lucy Cuts Vincent's Price"1971 What's a Nice Girl Like You...? William Spevin Television film The Hilarious House of Frightenstein Himself 130 episodes The Pet Set 2 episodes Curiosity Shop Himself/Master of Scaremonies Episode “Where Do You Go to Get Out of a Scare?”1971–1972 Night Gallery Professor, John 2 episodes1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show Himself Episode "Price Is Right" The Brady Bunch Professor Hubert Whitehead 2 episodes1972–1975 The Carol Burnett Show Guest Performer 4 episodes1973 Columbo David Lang Episode "Lovely but Lethal"1974 The Snoop Sisters Michael Bastion Episode "A Black Day for Bluebeard"Mooch Himself Television film1976 Ellery Queen Michael Raynor Episode "The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario" The Bionic Woman Manfred / Cyrus Carstairs Episode "Black Magic"1977 The Muppet Show Himself 1 episode The Brady Bunch Hour 1978 The Love Boat The Amazing Alonzo Episode "Ship of Ghouls" 1979 Time Express Jason Winters 4 episodes CBS Library Narrator Episode "Once Upon a Midnight Scary" 1981 Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner Professor Humperdo Television special1983 Hansel and Gretel HostTelevision filmRuddigore Sir Despard Murgatroyd1984 Faerie Tale Theatre Magic Mirror, Narrator 2 episodes 1985 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo Vincent Van Ghoul (voice) 13 episodes; Likeness Alternate link of relevant section available at How Vincent Price Became Vincent Van Ghoul.1986 The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible King Herod (voice) Episode "The Nativity" Blacke's Magic Emeric Valdemar Episode "Wax Poetic"Escapes Host / The Mailman Television film1987 The Little Troll Prince King Ulvik #1 (voice)1988 Ghost Ship Narrator (voice) Television film,English dub1991 Tiny Toon Adventures Edgar Allan Poe (voice) Episode "How Sweetie It Is"1992 The Heart of Justice Reggie Shaw Television film
Radio +YearTitleEpisode/source1946Suspense"The Name of the Beast"Lux Radio TheatreDragonwyck Hollywood Star TimeThe Song of Bernadette1947 The SaintJuly 9, 1947 to June 30, 19481973 The Price of FearEpisode 1 to 221977Aliens in the Mind BBC Radio 4
Theatre
Year Title Role Venue Run 1935 Chicago Charles Murdock Gate Theatre March 13, 1935 – unknown Victoria Regina Prince Albert May 1935 – unknown Broadhurst Theatre December 26, 1935 – June 1936 August 31, 1936 – June 1937 1937 The Lady Has A Heart Jean Longacre Theatre September 25, 1937 – December 1937 1938 The Shoemaker's Holiday Master Hammon Mercury Theatre January 1, 1938 – unknown National Theatre February 1, 1938 – unknown Heartbreak House Hector Hushabye Mercury Theatre April 29, 1938 – June 1938 Outward Bound Rev. William Duke Playhouse Theatre December 22, 1938 – July 22, 1939 1941 Angel Street Mr. Manningham John Golden Theatre 5 December 1941 – September 30, 1942 Bijou Theatre October 2, 1942 – December 30, 1944 1942 Yours, A. Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Shubert Theatre July 9, 1942 – July 12, 1942 1953 Richard III Duke of Buckingham City Center of Music and Drama December 9, 1953 – December 20, 1953 1954 Black-Eyed Susan Dr. Nicholas Marsh Playhouse Theatre December 23, 1954 – December 25, 1954 1968 Darling of the Day Priam Farll George Abbott Theatre January 27, 1968 – February 24, 1968 1978 Diversions and Delights Oscar Wilde Eugene O'Neill Theatre April 12, 1978 – April 22, 1978
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