Dennis Price

About

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...

Known for

The AvengersSeries • 1961The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964Studio OneSeries • 1948BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959Jason KingSeries • 1971CallanSeries • 1967The AdventurerSeries • 1972The Human JungleSeries • 1963DetectiveSeries • 1964Vampyros LesbosMovie • 1971Twins of EvilMovie • 1971Kind Hearts and CoronetsMovie • 1949Murder Most FoulMovie • 1964PulpMovie • 1972The Horror of FrankensteinMovie • 1970Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMovie • 1972The Magic ChristianMovie • 1969The Wrong Arm of the LawMovie • 1963A Canterbury TaleMovie • 1944The V.I.P.sMovie • 1963A High Wind in JamaicaMovie • 1965I'm All Right JackMovie • 1959Tunes of GloryMovie • 1960