- Born
- 1911, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- First work
- 1938: Service de Luxe
- Peak
- 1953 to 1964 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1990: Edward Scissorhands
- Died
- 25 October 1993, Los Angeles, United States; aged 82; illness
Vincent Price
Film: actor, United States
Vincent Price was an American stage and screen actor celebrated for his cultured baritone voice and charismatic theatricality. Born in St. Louis and educated in fine arts, he initially worked as a character actor in acclaimed dramas, including Otto Preminger's film noir Laura. His career found its enduring focus in the horror genre starting with House of Wax in 1953. During the 1960s, Price starred in Roger Corman's celebrated series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, establishing himself as cinema's foremost gentleman of macabre suspense. A noted art connoisseur and author throughout his life, he concluded his feature screen career in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands before passing away in Los Angeles in 1993.
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Signature works
- Laura film1944
- House of Wax film1953
- The Fly film1958
- House on Haunted Hill film1959
- House of Usher film1960
- The Pit and the Pendulum film1961
- Edward Scissorhands film1990
Honours
- Two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Motion Pictures and Television, 1960)
Groups: American International Pictures.