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Vincent Price was many things : gourmet chef, author, family man, voice over artist, stage performer and champion for the arts. Yet for all of that he will assuredly and most fondly be remembered by horror movie fans as the iconic pencil-moustached-silken-voiced star of some of the most beloved horror movies of all time. Quite an impressive number of which have achieved cult status with fans of classic movies over the years.

 
 

However, Vincent Price was not merely a stock performer in the kind of B-horror films for which he became so famous for. Vincent Price was a prolific actor with nearly 200 title credits to his name, spanning TV and film over nearly six decades... oh and that does not include his radio or theatrical work.

Vincent first appeared on stage to portray the role of Prince Albert in the play “Victoria Regina” at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York on December 26 1935. At the time he was 24 years old. The production was a resounding success running for nearly two years for a total of 517 performances[1], and as they say : “a star was born”!

He continued to appear on stage in various plays throughout his impressive career, most notably in "Angel Street" (a.k.a. “Gas Light”) which ran from 1941 to 1944. Decades later
he reveled in the one man stage play “Diversions and Delights”  where Price's

Helen Heyes and Vincent Price in "Victoria Regina"
Vincent Price as Oscar Wilde in "Diversions and Delights"

vivid portrayal of Oscar Wilde won him both critical and popular acclaim. Clive Barnes of the New York Post said Price was ”a delight, witty and moving”, Variety said “Vincent Price is a 'Wilde' delight” and the Washington Post review said the play was “wonderfully moving”. Both Vincent Price himself and later his daughter Victoria, in her 1999 biography of her father, would go on to say that “Diversions and Delights” was the best and most gratifying acting that Price had ever done. He went on to perform the show appropriately eight hundred (800) times from 1977 to 1982 in the United States and internationally.

It did not take long for Hollywood to come calling. Vincent Price first appeared on the silver screen in the 1938 film “Service de Luxe” opposite Constance Bennett. The following year he appeared in “Tower of London” alongside
Boris Karloff. Price would appear in a further eight films

 

after that, but he cemented his early reputation in 1944 after starring alongside screen legends Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in the film noir “Laura”.

 
 

One of the major turning points in his career came in the early 1950's with one of Price's most memorable roles. This was in 1953 when he starred in the original “House of Wax”, which was incidentally the first ever feature film to be shot in 3D with stereophonic sound. Price played the part of Professor Henry Jarrod who guards a terrifying secret to creating remarkably lifelike wax statues.

Vincent went on to appear in, most notably, the sandal and sword bible epic “The Ten Commandments”, and an episode of Alfred

Vincent Price in House on Haunted Hill
heys and price in victoria regina

Hitchcock Presents entitled “The Perfect Crime”. Price then rounded the decade off in strong form with “The Fly”, “The Bat” and the cult favourite “House on Haunted Hill”.

The 1960's ushered in(see what I did there?) the period when Vincent Price truly became known as the Master of of the Macabre, Master of Menace or just simply the Master of Horror. This proved to be both a blessing and a curse in later years.

Initially the seemingly magical collaboration between Vincent

Price in the leading role, Roger Corman as director and American International Pictures(AIP) handling the distribution produced a series of truly classical horror movies, most of which were based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. These found tremendous success and were partly intended as an American produced alternative to (both capitalize on and compete with) the popular films that came from England's Hammer Studios at the time.

The first product of this idea came in 1960 with “House of Usher” followed swiftly by “Pit and the Pendulum” and “Tales of Terror” in 1961 and 1962 respectively. Building on the popularity of these films AIP released four other Edgar Allen Poe adaptation between 1963 and 1964 namely “The Raven” (1963), “The Haunted Palace” (1963), “The Masque of the Red Death” (1964) and “The Tomb of Ligeia” (1964).

Then in early 1964 Price entered into an exclusive contract with American International Pictures(AIP). This guaranteed him the leading role in AIP feature films but also barred him from appearing in horror movies produced by any of AIP's rivals, which included Hammer Studios and Amicus Productions[2]. At first this was not a problem as the first movies to be produced under this agreement were such classic films as “The Tomb of Legeia”, “The Last Man on Earth” and “Witchfinder General”. However, as time went on the quality of the films that AIP had Vincent Price appearing in went steadily downhill. Simultaneously in terms of production quality, story and popularity with the film-going public.

House on Haunted Hill poster

One of the great tragedies that sprung from this, at least from the perspective of horror movie fans, is the fact the Vincent Price never appeared in any of the Hammer Studio films of the period. Price himself expressed similar sentiments in a letter to his agent, where he laments over an offer that had been extended to him to appear in the 1970 Amicus film ”The House that Dripped Blood”. Therein he writes : "I'd like to do it, it certainly can't hurt to be in a good film - it might even carry me over the next lousy one AIP might make me do" . It is also known that Hammer wanted Price to play the protagonist in “Taste The Blood of Dracula” and Jess Franco also approached Vincent Price to play the role of Van Helsing opposite Christopher Lee in “Count Dracula”. Due to his contractual obligations to AIP he was forced to decline all these offers. In her book “The Complete Films of Vincent Price”(Citadel Press, 1995/2000) author Lucy Chase Williams writes :“Price's decade-long association with American International Pictures, at first a guarantee of steady employment, was now a double edged sword. The A.I.P. films had cemented his status as the horror king, but the terms of his contract prohibited him from capitalizing on that reputation and making genre films for any other studios”.

price headshot

After his association with AIP came to a close with the 1974 feature ”Madhouse”, Price significantly scaled back his film work, choosing instead to concentrate more on select TV and voice over projects as well as pursuing his other passions. His next significant film would be 1983's “House of the Long Shadows”  that united Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price and John Caradine. A dream cast indeed for any true horror movie fan!

Vincent Price is also extremely well remembered for his work in television. Indeed he appeared on many of the most popular TV series of the day including ”The Brady Bunch”, “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”, “Mod Squad”, “Columbo”, “Love Boat” and “Batman”. On “Batman” he was cast as the egg fixated villain Egghead. Yvonne Craig, who played Batgirl in the series, famously recalls that one day after filming had wrapped Price, supposedly still in costume, started lobbing eggs at series stars Adam West

(Batman) and Burt Ward (Robin). When asked to stop, he blithely replied : “With a full arsenal? ... Never!!” and in so doing sparked a full scale egg fight on the set. Price also made an appeared as a featured guest on a particularly memorable episode of “The Muppet Show”, where Kermit the Frog sprouts vampire fangs and attacks Vincent Price during an interview.

Radio was also quite familiar ground to Price as he appeared on and hosted a variety of radio shows. As early as 1943, he voiced the role of Simon Templar in the radio production of “The Saint” that ran until 1951. During the 1970's he hosted the BBC mystery series ”The Price of Fear”. The sound of his hypnotically silken voice can also be heard on Alice Cooper's Welcome to my
Nightmare, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Tim Burton's 1982 Short film “Vincent”, “The 13 Ghosts of Scoody-Doo” and “The Great Mouse Detective”, amongst others.

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Listen to Vincen Price as The Saint.

Vincent Price voices the role of the saint in this 1951 radio play.

 

Vincent Price never truly retired and kept on working until very late in life. He was a lifelong smoker, suffered from emphysema, and also developed Parkinson's disease. Rumour has it that especially the latter was a major contributing factor to him leaving the PBS series ”Mystery!”, a show that he hosted from 1980 to 1989. His role in Tim Burton's 1990 film “Edward Scissorhands” was intended to be a more substantial one but his filming schedule and on-screen role had to be truncated due to concerns over his health.

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During the following years he only appeared in three further works. He leant his voice to an episode of "Tiny Toon Adventures" in 1991 as well as the 1993 animated feature "The Princess and the Cobbler", where he voiced the character of ZigZag.  The last on-screen appearance of Vincent Price was to be in the 1992 TV movie "The Heart of Justice" alongside Dennis Hopper and Jennifer Connelly. He passed away on the 25th of October 1993 at the UCLA Medical Center due to complications resulting from lung cancer, he was 82 years old. Price was cremated and his ashes scattered off of Point Dume in Malibu, California. He is survived by his son Vincent Barrett Price as well as his daughter Mary Victoria Price, who was so named after the play that established Price as an actor : "Victoria Regina".

Although Vincent Price is best known as a horror movie star, he was also a gourmet chef, a lifelong student, collector and patron of the arts. - he wrote and co-published several cooking books as well as books on art. Vincent Price studied fine art and art history

 

at Yale and later at the Courtauld Institute at the University of London, and opened several art galleries during his life. After visiting the campus of East Los Angeles College in 1951 he donated nearly 90 individual pieces of art from his personal collection, alongside a substantial lump sum, to the East Los Angeles College - thusly endowing the Vincent Price Art Museum at Monterey Park.

During 1962 Price was approached by the department store Sears to compile a collection of original and fine art to be sold at their outlets. They would rely not only

on his famous name to provide credibility and awareness amongst the public but also on his expertise to source the art works and compile the catalogue. This gave birth to what became known as the Vincent Price Collection of Fine Art. At the programs conclusion in 1971 an estimated fifty thousand (50 000) works of art had been sold.

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He was also appointed as a member of the Fine Arts Commission for the White House, the Board of Archives of American Art, president of the Arts Council at UCLA and served as a former commissioner of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

He was honoured with no less than two stars on the Hollywood walk of fame. The first for his contribution to film and the other for his work in television.

Written by The Classic Movie Master
Posted 01 March 2013

Vincent Price Signature

1The play re-opened in 1938 for a further 87 performances at the Martin Beck Theatre before going on a national tour, but this was without Vincent Price as a member of the cast.

2Unless AIP were involved in some capacity or AIP granted Vincent Price dispensation to do so, such in the case of “Theatre of Blood”(1973).

 
 

Year

Title

Character

Medium

1935 (until 1937)

Victoria Regina

Prince Albert

Stage - Broadhurst Theatre

1937

The Lady Has a Heart

Jean

Stage - Longacre Theatre

1938

The Shoemaker's Holiday

Master Hammon

Stage - Mercury / National Theatre

1938

Heartbreak House

Hector Hushabye

Stage - Mercury Theatre

1938 (until 1939)

Outward Bound

Rev. William Duke

Stage - Playhouse Theatre

1939

Essex and Elizabeth

Sir Walter Raleigh

Film (Warner Bros.)

1939

Tower of London

George - Duke of Clarence

Film (Universal Pictures)

1940

The Invisible Man Returns

Geoffrey Radcliffe

Film (Universal Pictures)

1940

Green Hell

David Richardson

Film (Universal Pictures)

1940

The House of the Seven Gables

Clifford Pyncheon

Film (Universal Pictures)

1940

Brigham Young

Joseph Smith

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1941

Hudson's Bay

King Charles II

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1941 (until 1944)

Angel Street

Mr. Manningham

Stage - John Golden / Bijou Theatre

1942

Yours, A. Lincoln

Lincoln

Stage - Shubert Theatre

1943

The Song of Bernadette

Prosecutor Vital Dutour

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1944

The Eve of St. Mark

Pvt. Francis Marion

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1944

Wilson

William Gibbs McAdoo

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1944

Laura

Shelby Carpenter

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1944

The Keys of the Kingdom

Angus Mealey

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1945

A Royal Scandal

Marquis de Fleury

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1945

Leave Her to Heaven

Russell Quinton

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1946

Shock

Dr. Richard Cross

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1946

Dragonwyck

Nicholas Van Ryn

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1947

The Web

Andrew Colby

Film (Universal International Pictures)

1947

The Long Night

Maximilian the Great

Film (RKO)

1947

Moss Rose

Police Inspector R. Clinner

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1948

Up in Central Park

Boss Tweed

Film (Universal Pictures)

1948

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

The Invisible Man (voice) (uncredited)

Film (Universal International Pictures)

1948

Rogues' Regiment

Mark Van Ratten

Film (Universal International Pictures)

1948

The Three Musketeers

Richelieu

Film (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

1949

The Bribe

Carwood

Film (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

1949

Bagdad

Pasha Ali Nadim

Film (Universal International Pictures)

1949

The Christmas Carol

Host/Narrator

TV

Year

Title

Character

Medium

1950

The Baron of Arizona

James Addison Reavis

Film (Deputy Corporation)

1950

Champagne for Caesar

Burnbridge Waters

Film (United Artists)

1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Tracy Holland

Film (Universal International Pictures)

1951

Adventures of Captain Fabian

George Brissac

Film (Les Films Corona)

1951

His Kind of Woman

Mark Cardigan

Film (RKO)

1951

Lux Video Theatre S.1 Ep. 39 - The Promise

Herbert

TV (CBS)

1951

Fireside Theatre S.4 Ep. 9 - Torture

TV (NBC)

1952

Lux Video Theatre S.2 Ep. 25 - The Game of Chess

Christoff

TV (CBS)

1952

The Las Vegas Story

Lloyd Rollins

Film (RKO)

1952

Schlitz Playhouse S.1 Ep.25  - The Human Touch

TV (CBS)

1952

Lights Out S.4 Ep. 23 - The Third Door

TV (NBC)

1952

Chesterfield Presents S.1 Ep. 5 - Count Victor Lustig, the Fabulous Swindler

Victor Lustig

TV

1952

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse S. 2 Ep. 7 - Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

TV (ABC)

1952

Gruen Guild Theater S.2 Ep. 2 – Dream Man

TV (ABC)

1952

Robert Montgomery Presents S.4 Ep. 30– The Ringmaster

Peter Hammond

TV (NBC)

1953

House of Wax

Prof. Henry Jarrod

Film (Warner Bros.)

1953

Summer Theatre – Dream Job

Cooper Fielding

TV

1953

The Philip Morris Playhouse S.1 Ep. 6 – Ballet for a Stranger

TV (CBS)

1953

The Jack Benny Program S.4 Ep. 5 - Irene Dunne Show

Vincent Price

TV (CBS)

1953

Schlitz Playhouse S.2 Ep.46  - Sheila

TV (CBS)

1953

Richard III

Duke of Buckingham

Stage - City Centre

1954

Dangerous Mission

Paul Adams

Film (RKO)

1954

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Colonel Edwin L. Drake

Film

1954

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova (Uncredited)

Film (Paramount Pictures)

1954

The Mad Magician

Don Gallico/Gallico the Great

Film (Columbia Pictures)

1954

The Orange Coast College Story

Narrator

Orange Coast Community College

1954

Lux Video Theatre S.5 Ep. 5 - The Heiress

Dr. Austin Sloper

TV (NBC)

1954

Black-Eyed Susan

Dr. Nicholas Marsh

Stage - Playhouse Theatre

1955

Son of Sinbad

Omar Khayyam

Film (RKO)

1955

The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater S.1 Ep. 21 - How Much for Van Such

TV

1955

TV Reader's Digest S.2 Ep. 4  - The Brainwashing of John Hayes

Rev. John Hayes

TV (ABC)

1955

Crossroads S.1 Ep. 2 - Cleanup

Rev. Robert Russell

TV (ABC)

1955

Climax! S.2 Ep. 4 - Night of Execution

Gideon Rone

TV (CBS)

1956

G.E. True Theater S.4 Ep. 16 - The Ballad of Mender McClure

Death

TV (CBS)

1956

Science Fiction Theatre S.1 Ep. 38 - Operation Flypaper

Dr. Philip Redmond

TV (ZIV Television Programs)

1956

Serenade

Charles Winthrop

Film (Warner Bros.)

1956

While the City Sleeps

Walter Kyne

Film (RKO)

1956

Climax! S.2 Ep. 26 - Spin Into Darkness

Casey Lodge

TV (CBS)

1956

Lux Video Theatre S.6 Ep. 42 - Sting in the Tail

Joseph Bentley

TV (NBC)

1956

Crossroads S.1 Ep. 22 - The Rebel

Rabbi Gershom Seixas

TV (ABC)

1956

Matinee Theatre S.1 Ep. 124 - Whom Death Has Joined Together

TV (NBC)

1956

The Alcoa Hour S.1 Wp. 20 - Sister

Alvanley

TV (NBC)

1956

The Vagabond King

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film (Paramount Pictures)

1956

The Ten Commandments

Baka

Film (Paramount Pictures)

1956

Playhouse 90 S.1 Ep. 1 - Forbidden Area

Clark Simmons

TV (CBS)

1956

Science Fiction Theatre S.2 Ep. 21 - One Thousand Eyes

Gary Williams

TV (ZIV Television Programs)

1956

Crossroads S.2 Ep. 9 - God's Healing

Reverend Alfred W. Price

TV (ABC)

1957

Shower of Stars S.3 Ep. 4 - Star Time

TV (CBS)

1957

Climax! S.3 Ep. 25 - Avalanche at Devil's Pass

Dr. Farrin

TV (CBS)

1957

Schlitz Playhouse S.6 Ep. 29 - The Blue Hotel

Swede

TV (CBS)

1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents S.3 Ep. 3 - The Perfect Crime

Charles Courtney

TV (CBS)

1957

The Story of Mankind

The Devil

Film (Warner Bros.)

1957

Studio 57 S.4 Ep. 7 - Secret Darkness

Marius Lindsay

TV (DuMont Television Network)

1957

Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre S.3 Ep. 8  - The Perfect Alibi

Howard Keith Howard

TV (NBC)

1957

Playhouse 90 S.2 Ep.9  - The Clouded Image

Alex

TV (CBS)

1957

G.E. True Theater S.6 Ep. 8 - The Iron Horse

Vince Meagher

TV (CBS)

1957

Playhouse 90 S.2 Ep.16  - Lone Woman

Jesse White

TV (CBS)

1957

Schlitz Playhouse S.7 Ep. 6 - High Barrier

TV (CBS)

1957

G.E. True Theater S.6 Ep. 22 - Angel in the Air

Archibald

TV (CBS)

1958

Collector's Item

Henry Prentiss

Film (TCF Television Productions)

1958

Half Hour to Kill

Gene Wolcott

TV (Unsold pilot for TV series)

1958

Schlitz Playhouse S.7 Ep. 31 - The Kind Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith

TV (CBS)

1958

Matinee Theatre S.3 Ep. 147 - Angel Street

TV (NBC)

1958

Have Gun - Will Travel S.2 Ep. 15 - The Moor's Revenge

Charles Mathews / Othello

TV (CBS)

1958

The Fly

François Delambre

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1959

House on Haunted Hill

Frederick Loren

Film (Allied Artists)

1959

The Big Circus

Hans Hagenfeld

Film (Allied Artists)

1959

The Tingler

Dr. Warren Chapin

Film (Columbia Pictures)

1959

Return of the Fly

Francois Delambre

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1959

The Bat

Dr. Malcolm Wells

Film (Allied Artists)

1959

Riverboat S.1 Ep. 8 - Witness No Evil

Otto Justin

TV (NBC)

 

Year

Title

Character

Medium

1960

Adventures in Paradise S.1 Ep. 18 - The Color of Venom

Armand Duchette

TV (ABC)

1960

Startime S.1 Ep. 31 - Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur

Sir Bors

TV (NBC)

1960

House of Usher

Roderick Usher

Film (American International Pictures)

1960

The Chevy Mystery Show S.1 Ep. 12 - Run-Around

Michael Seemes

TV (NBC)

1960

Family Classics: The Three Musketeers

Cardinal Richelieu

Film

1960

The United States Steel Hour S.8 Ep. 8 - Shame the Devil

TV (CBS)

1961

Famous Ghost Stories

Narrator

TV (Bert I. Gordon Productions)

1961

The Best of the Post S.1 Ep. 22 - Off the Set

Roger Bauer

TV (MGM Television)

1961

Master of the World

Captain Robur

Film (American International Pictures)

1961

Pit and the Pendulum

Nicholas Medina

Film (American International Pictures)

1961

Nefertiti, regina del Nilo

Benakon

Film (MAX Films)

1961

Rage of the Buccaneers

Romero

Film (MAX Productions)

1962

Confessions of an Opium Eater

Gilbert De Quincey

Film (Allied Artists)

1962

Tales of Terror

Locke/Fortunato Luchresi/Ernest Valdemar

Film (American International Pictures)

1962

Convicts 4

Carl Carmer

Film (Allied Artists)

1962

Tower of London

Richard of Gloucester

Film (United Artists)

1963

The Raven

Dr. Erasmus Craven

Film (American International Pictures)

1963

Diary of a Madman

Magistrate Simon Cordier

Film (United Artists)

1963

Beach Party

Big Daddy

Film (American International Pictures)

1963

The Haunted Palace

Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen

Film (American International Pictures)

1963

Twice-Told Tales

Alex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon

Film (United Artists)

1963

The Comedy of Terrors

Waldo Trumbull

Film (American International Pictures)

1964

The Last Man on Earth

Dr. Robert Morgan

Film (American International Pictures)

1964

The Danny Kaye Show S.1 Ep. 31

Sketch Actor

TV (CBS)

1964

The Masque of the Red Death

Prince Prospero

Film (American International Pictures)

1964

The Tomb of Ligeia

Verden Fell

Film (American International Pictures)

1965

City in the Sea(a.k.a. - War Gods of the Deep)

The Captain

Film (American International Pictures)

1965

Moment of Fear - The Secret Darkness

TV (NBC)

1965

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.  S.2 Ep. 4 - The Foxes and Hounds Affair

Victor Marton

TV (NBC)

1965

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

Dr. Goldfoot

Film (American International Pictures)

1965

The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot

Dr. Goldfoot

Film (American International TV)

1966

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

General Willis / Dr. Goldfoot

Film (American International Pictures)

1966

Clown Alley

Seltzer Water Clown

Film

1967

F Troop S.2  Ep. 22 - V Is for Vampire

Count Sfoza

TV (ABC)

1967

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea S.4 Ep. 2 - The Deadly Dolls

Professor Multiple

TV (ABC)

1967

House of 1,000 Dolls (La Casa de las Mil Muñecas)

Felix Manderville

Film (American International Pictures)

1967

The Jackals

Oupa Decker, The Prospector

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1967

Batman (7 episodes)

Egghead

TV (20th Century Fox Television)

1968

Darling of the Day

Priam Farll

Stage - George Abbott Theatre

1968

Spirits of the Dead (Histoires Extraordinaires)

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film (American International Pictures)

1968

Witchfinder General

Matthew Hopkins

Film (American International Pictures)

1969

More Dead Than Alive

Dan Ruffalo

Film (United Artists)

1969

Daniel Boone S.5  Ep. 15 - Copperhead Izzy

Dr. Thaddeus Morton

TV (20th Century Fox Television)

1969

The Oblong Box

Julian

Film (American International Pictures)

1969

The Trouble with Girls

Mr. Morality

Film (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

1969

BBC Play of the Month  S.5 Ep. 1 - The Heiress

Dr. Austin Sloper

TV (BBC)

1969

The Good Guys  S.2 Ep. 4 - Fly in My Stew

Mr. Middleton

TV (CBS)

1969

Get Smart S.5 Ep. 12 - Is This Trip Necessary?

Dr. Jarvis Pym

TV (CBS)

Year

Title

Character

Medium

1970

Scream and Scream Again

Dr. Browning

Film (American International Pictures)

1970

An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator

Film (American International TV)

1970

Cry of the Banshee

Lord Edward Whitman

Film (American International Pictures)

1970

Love, American Style  S.2 Ep. 7 - Love and the Haunted House

Segment : Love and the Haunted House

TV (ABC)

1970

Mod Squad S.3 Ep. 10 - A Time of Hyacinths

John Wells / Wentworth

TV (ABC)

1970

Cucumber Castle

Wicked Count Voxville

Film (Robert Stigwood Organization)

1970

Holiday Startime Special

Drunk after Christmas Day

TV (ITV)

1971

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (131 Episodes)

The Narrator

TV (CHCH-TV)

1971

The Red Skelton Hour (20 Episodes)

Various

TV

1971

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

January Q. Irontail (voice)

Film (ABC)

1971

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Dr. Anton Phibes

Film (American International Pictures)

1971

Curiosity Shop  S.1  Ep. 0

TV (ABC)

1971

Rod Serling's Night Gallery S.1 Ep. 2 - Class of '99

Professor

TV (Universal TV)

1971

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

William Spevin

Film (Universal TV)

1972

The Aries Computer

Film (Gold Key Entertainment)

1972

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Anton Phibes

Film (American International Pictures)

1972

Rod Serling's Night Gallery S.3 Ep. 1 - The Return of the Sorcerer

John Carnby

TV (Universal TV)

1972

The Brady Bunch S.4 Ep 2 + 3 - Pass the Tabu and The Tiki Caves

Professor Hubert Whitehead

TV (ABC)

1972

The Golddiggers

TV (NBC)

1973

Theatre of Blood

Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart

Film (United Artists)

1973

Columbo S.3 Ep. 1 - Lovely But Lethal

David Lang

TV (Universal TV)

1973

Annabel Lee

Narrator

Film

1974

The Carol Burnett Show S.7 Ep. 19

Various Characters

TV (CBS)

1974

The Snoop Sisters S.1 Ep. 4 - Black Day for Bluebeard

Michael Bastion

TV (NBC)

1974

Madhouse

Paul Toombes

Film (American International Pictures)

1974

It's Not the Size That Counts (Percy's Progress)

Stavos Mammonian

Film (Welbeck Films Ltd.)

1974

The Devil's Triangle

Narrator (voice)

Film (Documentary) (ABC)

1975

Alice Cooper: The Nightmare

The Spirit of the Nightmare

Film (Warner Home Video)

1975

Journey Into Fear

Dervos

Film (New World Productions )

1976

Ellery Queen S.1 Ep. 17 - The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario

Director Michael Raynor

TV (Universal TV)

1976

The Bionic Woman S.2 Ep. 7 - Black Magic

Cyrus Carstairs / Manfred

TV (Universal TV)

1977

The Butterfly Ball

Narrator (voice)

Film (Synergy Entertainment)

1977

Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me

Silent Movie Villain

Film

1978

Ringo

Dr. Nancy

Film (Montico Productions)

1978

The Love Boat S.2 Ep. 7 - Ship of Ghouls

Wendell Mordan - 'The Amazing Alonzo'

TV (Aaron Spelling Productions)

1978

Diversions and Delights

Oscar Wilde

Stage -Eugene O'Neill Theatre(Debut)

1979

The Strange Case of Alice Cooper

Narrator (voice)

Video (Jaybar Industries Inc.)

1979

Time Express

Jason Winters

TV (Warner Bros. Television)

1979

Symbols of Lives Past: The Rambova Collection

Narrator

TV (PBS)

1979

Scavenger Hunt

Milton Parker

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

 

Year

Title

Character

Medium

1980

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind & Body

Film

1980

I Go Pogo

Deacon Mushrat (voice)

Film (O.G.P.I. Inc.)

1980

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (short)

Narrator (voice)

Film (Sandermation)

1980

Masterpiece Mystery  (Mystery!) (208 Episodes 1980 - 1989)

Host

TV

1981

The Monster Club

Eramus

Film (Sword & Sorcery)

1981

Bustin' Loose

Alcoholic Mechanic (scenes deleted)

Film (Universal Pictures)

1981

Standing Room Only

Professor Humperdo

TV (HBO)

1982

Ruddigore

Sir Despard Murgatroyd

Film (BBC)

1982

Hansel and Gretel

Host

Film

1982

Vincent (short)

Narrator

Film (Walt Disney Productions)

1982

Fun with Mr. Future (Short)

Mad Scientist

Film (Walt Disney Productions)

1982

Trapper John, M.D.  S.4 Ep. 7 - The Ransom

Baxter Garwood

TV (20th Century Fox Television)

1983

House of the Long Shadows

Lionel Grisbane

Film (London-Cannon Films)

1983

Thriller (TV short)

Narration (voice)

Film (Sony BMG)

1984

Bloodbath at the House of Death

Sinister Man

Film (Wildwood Productions)

1984

Faerie Tale Theatre

Narrator / The Magic Mirror

TV (LionsGate)

1985

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo  (13 Episodes)

Vincent VanGhoul

TV (Warner Bros.)

1986

Escapes

The Mailman

Film (The Sci-Fi Channel)

1986

Blacke's Magic S.1 Ep. 12 - Wax Poetic

Emeric Valdemar

TV

1986

The Great Mouse Detective

Professor Ratigan (voice)

Film (Walt Disney Pictures)

1987

The Nativity (video short)

King Herod (voice)

Video (Hanna-Barbera Productions)

1987

Sparky's Magic Piano (video short)

Henry, Sparky's dad (voice)

Video (SMP Associates)

1987

The Offspring

Julian White

Film (Conquest Productions)

1987

The Whales of August

Mr. Maranov

Film (Nelson Entertainment)

1987

The Little Troll Prince

King Ulvik #1 (voice)

Film (Hanna-Barbera Productions)

1988

Dead Heat

Arthur P. Loudermilk

Film (Helpern / Meltzer)

1990

Catchfire

Mr. Avoca

Film (Vestron Pictures)

1990

Edward Scissorhands

The Inventor

Film (Twentieth Century Fox)

1991

Tiny Toon Adventures S.1 Ep. 60 - How Sweetie It Is

Narrator

Film (Warner Bros.)

1992

The Heart of Justice

Reggie Shaw

Film (Amblin Television)

1993

The Princess and the Cobbler

ZigZag

Film (Allied Filmmakers)

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