Dennis Price - Turner Classic Movies

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Sophisticated and suave, British actor Dennis Price 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 C...

Filmography

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Theatre Of Blood (1973)

Horror Hospital (1973)

Beyond The Fog (1972)

[Lawrence] Bakewell

The Adventures of Barry Mckenzie (1972)

Twins of Evil (1972)

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Tunes of Glory (1960) -- (Movie Clip) The Colonel's Here!

Ten Little Indians (1966) -- (Movie Clip) What's He Like?

Biography

Sophisticated and suave, British actor Dennis Price 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.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Theatre Of Blood (1973)

Horror Hospital (1973)

Beyond The Fog (1972)

[Lawrence] Bakewell

The Adventures of Barry Mckenzie (1972)

Twins of Evil (1972)

Dracula Contra Frankenstein (1972)

Las Vampiras (1971)

The Magic Christian (1970)

The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

Horror House (1970)

Inspector Wainwright

Venus in Furs (1969)

Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)

Ten Little Indians (1966)

Murder Most Foul (1965)

Theatrical agent

A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

Curse of the Voodoo (1965)

Doctor in Distress (1964)

The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

Tamahine (1964)

The Horror of It All (1964)

Cornwallis Marley

They All Died Laughing (1964)

Professor Hughes

The V.I.P.s (1963)

Commander Millbank

Play It Cool (1963)

Sir Charles Bryant

The Playgirl and the War Minister (1963)

The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)

Kill or Cure (1962)

What a Carve Up! (1962)

Go to Blazes (1962)

No Love for Johnnie (1961)

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1961)

Call Me Genius (1961)

Five Golden Hours (1961)

Double Bunk (1961)

The Millionairess (1961)

[Dr.] Adrian [Bond]

Watch It, Sailor! (1961)

Tunes of Glory (1960)

Major Charles Scott

Oscar Wilde (1960)

I'm All Right Jack (1960)

Bertram Tracepurcel

School For Scoundrels (1960)

Don't Panic Chap (1959)

Don't Panic Chaps (1959)

Breakout (1959)

She Played with Fire (1958)

Your Past Is Showing (1958)

Port Afrique (1956)

Robert Blackton

Private's Progress (1956)

Bertram Tracepurcel

That Lady (1955)

The Intruder (1955)

Oh... Rosalinda! (1955)

For Better For Worse (1954)

I'll Never Forget You (1951)

The Magic Box (1951)

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)

Helter Skelter (1949)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

The Bad Lord Byron (1948)

Good Time Girl (1948)

Dear Murderer (1947)

Hungry Hill (1947)

Holiday Camp (1947)

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

Sergeant Peter Gibbs

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

Rules of Engagement (2000)

Cast (Special)

Just Like a Woman (1968)

Bathroom salesman

Life Events

Videos

Tunes of Glory (1960) -- (Movie Clip) The Colonel's Here! The new commanding officer of a Scottish regiment, Colonel Barrow (John Mills), arrives early, interrupting the farewell party for acting-Colonel Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness) in director Ronald Neame's Tunes of Glory, 1960.

Ten Little Indians (1966) -- (Movie Clip) What's He Like? Introduced in credits riding up an Alpine tramway, guests Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde White, Leo Genn, Hugh O'Brian, Dennis Price, Fabian, Shirley Eaton, Daliah Lavi, plus servants Mario Adorf and Marianne Hoppe, begin to chat, in the 1966 version of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians.

School For Scoundrels (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Pioneers Of Hemispherical Combustion Bothered by a romantic rival who drives a sporty “Bellini,” well-off but uninformed Palfrey (Ian Carmichael) is ensnared by the “Winsome Welshmen,” Dennis Price as Dunstan and Peter Jones as Dudley, who claim to have a prized classic car to sell, in School For Scoundrels, 1960.

V.I.P.s, The (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Through The Common Herd First scene for top-billed Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as jet setters Frances and Paul Andros, Dennis Price his assistant Millbank, Richard Wattis the airline manager, bumping (not incidentally, it will transpire) into bon vivant friend Marc (Louis Jourdan), early in The V.I.P.s, 1963.

Place Of One's Own, A (1945) -- (Movie Clip) It's Rude To Stare Invited to meet their new neighbors the Smedhursts (James Mason, Barabara Mullen), the Manning-Tutthorns (Helen Haye, Michael Shepley) have brought nephew Robert (Dennis Price), who is dazzled by their hired companion Annette (Margaret Lockwood), in the ghost story A Place Of One's Own, 1945.

Kind Hearts And Coronets -- (Movie Clip) Monsters of Arrogance Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price, also narrating) meets his first two d'Ascoynes (all of whom are Alec Guinness) along his comical murderous quest, in Kind Hearts And Coronets, 1949.

Kind Hearts And Coronets -- (Movie Clip) En Masse Continuing his narration, Louis (Dennis Price) attends the funeral of one of his victims, and thereby sees many more d'Ascoynes (all of whom are Alec Guinness) together, in this scene with camera tricks from Kind Hearts And Coronets, 1949.

Theatre Of Blood (1973) -- (Movie Clip) How Ugly Night Comes Blubbering critic Hector Snipe (Dennis Price) is brought to see the long-thought dead actor Lionheart (Vincent Price) at his secret restored theater, where he invokes the rarely-cited Troilus And Cressida for his second Shakespeare-inspired murder, in Theatre Of Blood, 1973.

Hungry Hill (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Both Great And Rich! Irish land-owner Brodrick (Cecil Parker) arrives home with news for children Jane (Jean Simmons), Barbara (Barbara Waring), Henry (Michael Denison) and rebellious John (Dennis Price), early in Hungry Hill, 1947, from a Daphne DuMaurier novel.

Ten Little Indians (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Who's Got The First Line? The guests, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde White, Daliah Lavi, Dennis Price, Hugh O'Brian, Shirley Eaton, Fabian, Leo Genn, served dinner by Grohmann (Mario Adorf), finally hearing from their host (voice of Christopher Lee), in Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, 1966.

Oscar Wilde (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Lady Windermere's Fan Following credits, Robert Morley (title character) in his box with wife Constance (Phyllis Calvert) and friend (Dennis Price), receiving praise and a fateful introduction to Alfred Douglas (John Neville), in the 1960 Vantage Films production Oscar Wilde.

Canterbury Tale, A (1944) -- (Movie Clip) I Meant Glue! Land-girl Alison (Sheila Sim), recently assaulted by the mysterious "Glue Man," meets Sergeant Gibbs (Dennis Price) and his witty charge Archie (Michael Howard), in Powell and Pressburger's A Canterbury Tale, 1944.

Deborah Nadoolman Landis -- (Movie Promo) Friday Night Spotlight Promo for TCM's Friday Night Spotlight for December, hosted by Academy Award-nominated Costume Designer and author Deborah Nadoolman Landis, every Friday night starting December 6th at 8pm ET.

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