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Dennis Price (I) (1915–1973)


This urbane, sourly handsome British actor was born to privilege and most of his roles would follow suit. Born Dennistoun John Franklyn Rose-Price in Berkshire in 1915, Dennis Price, the son of a brigadier-general, was expected to abide by his family wishes and make a career for himself in the army or the church... See full bio »

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1974 Lovers of Devil's Island
L'avocat Linsday (as Denis Price)
 
1973 Computer Killers
Mr. Pollack
 
1973 Theatre of Blood
Hector Snipe
 
1972-1973 The Adventurer (TV series)
Brandon
The Case of the Poisoned Pawn (1973) … Brandon
The Not-So Merry Widow (1973) … Brandon
Nearly the End of the Picture (1972) … Brandon
 
1972 That's Your Funeral
Soul
 
1972 Double Take
Dracula, actor
 
1972 Drácula contra Frankenstein
Doctor Frankenstein
 
1972 Pulp
The Englishman
 
1972 Horror on Snape Island
Laurence Bakewell
 
1972 Clochemerle (TV series)
Alexis Luvelat
The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemey Piechut (1972) … Alexis Luvelat
The Inexorable Power of the Third Republic (1972) … Alexis Luvelat
 
1972 Callan (TV series)
James Palliser
Charlie Says It's Goodbye (1972) … James Palliser
 
1972 La maldición de Frankenstein
Doctor Frankenstein (as Denis Price)
 
1971 Jason King (TV series)
Sir Brian
A Deadly Line in Digits (1971) … Sir Brian
A Page Before Dying (1971) … Sir Brian
 
1971 Twins of Evil
Dietrich
 
1971 Vampyros Lesbos
Dr. Alwin Seward (as Denis Price)
 
1970 The Horror of Frankenstein
The Graverobber
 
1970 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Admiral Frobisher
Jane (1970) … Admiral Frobisher
 
1969 Cribbins (TV series)
Episode #1.5 (1969)
 
1969 The Magic Christian
Winthrop
 
1969 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (TV series)
Huntley
Situations Vacant: Apply Saville Row (1969) … Huntley
 
1969 Venus in Furs
Percival Kapp
 
1969 Horror House
Inspector Bill Bradley
 
1968 The Avengers (TV series)
Jason
 
1968 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Lord Holdhurst
 
1968 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
David Bliss
Hay Fever (1968) … David Bliss
 
1968 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Edward Wilkins
The Gold Watch Club (1968) … Edward Wilkins
 
1967 Those Fantastic Flying Fools
The Duke of Barset
 
1967 Just Like a Woman
Bathroom Salesman
 
1966 Court Martial (TV series)
Lawrence Creighton
Let Slip the Dogs of War (1966) … Lawrence Creighton
 
1965 Voodoo Blood Death
Maj. Lomas
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
The Director
The Confidence Course (1965) … The Director
 
1956-1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Lord Dilling / Rupert / Steven Gaye / …
Skyline for Two (1959) … Steven Gaye
Rope (1957) … Rupert
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Major Falcon
Dual Control (1964) … Major Falcon
 
1964 The Comedy Man
Tommy Morris
 
1964 The Horror of It All
Cornwallis Marley
 
1964 Love Story (TV series)
Harry Debrett
Spare the Tears for Happiness (1964) … Harry Debrett
 
1964 Detective (TV series)
Sir John Appleby
A Connoisseur's Case (1964) … Sir John Appleby
 
1964 Murder Most Foul
Harris Tumbrill
 
1964 Festival (TV series)
de Varville
 
1964 Harry's Girls (TV series)
Herbert Finchley
Bet It All (1964) … Herbert Finchley
 
1964 They All Died Laughing
Dr. John Hughes
 
1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV series)
Victor Frey
The Height of Fashion (1963) … Victor Frey
 
1963 Tamahine
Charles Poole
 
1963 Doctor in Distress
Dr. Blacker
 
1963 The Cracksman
Grantley
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
Cmdr. Millbank
 
1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law
Educated Ernest (uncredited)
 
1963 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Percy Trouncer
Drama '63: My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen (1963) … Percy Trouncer
 
1963 The Cool Mikado
Ronald Fortescue
 
1962 It Happened Like This (TV series)
Sir James Hare
 
1962 The Amorous Mr. Prawn
Prawn (Mr. Vernon)
 
1962 Kill or Cure
Dr. Julian Crossley
 
1962 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Commander Adrian Falconer
Epitaph for Johnnie (1962) … Commander Adrian Falconer
 
1962 The Pot Carriers
Smooth Tongue
 
1962 Go to Blazes
Withers
 
1962 Behave Yourself (short) (as Mr. Dennis Price)
 
1962 Play It Cool
Sir Charles Bryant
 
1961 Colonel Trumper's Private War (TV series)
Col. Basil Trumper
Episode #1.5 (1961) … Col. Basil Trumper
Factory Saboteurs (1961) … Col. Basil Trumper
A Phoney Marks Time (1961) … Col. Basil Trumper
The Spy School (1961) … Col. Basil Trumper
Operation Lubenski (1961) … Col. Basil Trumper
 
1961 No Place Like Homicide!
Guy Broughton
 
1961 Victim
Calloway
 
1961 Watch it, Sailor!
Lt. Cmdr Hardcastle
 
1961 Double Bunk
Watson
 
1961 Call Me Genius
Jim Smith
 
1961 Five Golden Hours
Raphael
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie
Flagg
 
1961 Theatre 70 (TV series)
Call for Mr. Ariman (1961)
 
1958-1961 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Lord Henry Wotton
The Witching Hour (1958)
 
1960 Ladies and Gentle-Men (TV movie)
Special Guest
 
1960 Piccadilly Third Stop
Edward
 
1960 Tunes of Glory
Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
 
1960 School for Scoundrels
Dunstan
 
1959 Don't Panic Chaps!
Krisling
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Raphael Constantine
Behind the Mask (1959) … Raphael Constantine
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Percy
Dark as the Night (1959) … Percy
 
1959 Breakout
Capt. Rupert Callender
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Michael / Tony Peters
What Shall We Tell Caroline? (1958) … Tony Peters
The Fourposter (1958) … Michael
 
1958 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Rex Berkely
Design for Murder (1958) … Rex Berkely
 
1957 Your Past Is Showing
Nigel Dennis
 
1957 Chelsea at Nine (TV series)
Comedy Regular
 
1957 She Played with Fire
Tracey Moreton
 
1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Major Louis de la Tour
The White Witch of Makala (1957) … Major Louis de la Tour
 
1956 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV series)
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
 
1956 A Touch of the Sun
Digby Hatchard
 
1956 Port Afrique
Robert Blackton
 
1956 Charley Moon
Harold Armytage
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Bob Herrick
The Gloves (1956) … Bob Herrick
 
1956 Afternoon Film Festival (TV series)
Holiday Champ (1956)
 
1954-1955 The Vise (TV series)
Peter Stanton
The Serpent Beneath (1955) … Peter Stanton
Account Closed (1955)
Let Murder Be Done (1954)
 
1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Julian Brimmer
Mrs. Brimmer Did It! (1955) … Julian Brimmer
 
1955 That Lady
Mateo Vasquez
 
1955 Account Closed (short)
 
1954 Time Is My Enemy
Martin Radley
 
1954 Crime on Our Hands (TV series)
Cecil Davenport
Episode #1.6 (1954) … Cecil Davenport
Episode #1.4 (1954) … Cecil Davenport
Episode #1.3 (1954) … Cecil Davenport
Episode #1.2 (1954) … Cecil Davenport
 
1954 Cocktails in the Kitchen
Debenham
 
1954 Eight Witnesses (TV movie)
Allan
 
1953 The Intruder
Leonard Pirry
 
1953 Murder at 3am
Inspector Peter Lawton
 
1953 Noose for a Lady
Simon Gale
 
1952 The Frightened Bride
Maurice Fletcher
 
1952 Bachelor in Paris
Matthew Ibbetson
 
1951 The Magic Box
Harold
 
1951 Bikini Baby
Simon Abott
 
1950 Murder Without Crime
Matthew, Stephen's Landlord
 
1949 The Lost People
Ridley
 
1949 Helter Skelter
Lord Byron (uncredited)
 
1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets
Louis
 
1948 Good-Time Girl
Michael 'Red' Farrell
 
1948 Snowbound
Neil Blair
 
1948 Easy Money
Joe Henty
 
1947 Bad Sister
Richard Glover
 
1947 Master of Bankdam
Joshua Crowther
 
1947 Holiday Camp
Sq. Ldr. Hardwick
 
1947 Dear Murderer
Richard Fenton
 
1947 Hungry Hill
Greyhound John
 
1946 The Magic Bow
Paul de la Rochelle
 
1946 Caravan
Sir Francis Castleton
 
1945 The Echo Murders
Dick Warren
 
1945 A Place of One's Own
Dr. Selbie
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale
Peter Gibbs
 
1939 Rope (TV movie)
Kenneth Raglan
 
1939 The Tempest (TV movie)
Ship's Master
 
1938 No Parking
Extra (uncredited)
 
1938 Julius Caesar (TV movie)
Trebonius / Volumnius
 
1938 Lady Precious Stream (TV movie)
 
1926 Nana
Le jockey de 'Nana' (as Price)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1971 The Golden Shot (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.32 (1971) … Himself
 
1958 Hello London
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 Wogan on Wodehouse (TV documentary)
Jeeves (uncredited)
 
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 

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The Echo Murders -- The police are investigating the suspicious death of a mine owner when they stumble upon a strange Nazi plot to invade England. A High Wind in Jamaica -- Trailer for this sea faring film Kind Hearts and Coronets -- A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Was the original "No. 1" of the island draft (and HMS Troutbridge) in the BBC Radio series, "The Navy Lark". He left after the first series to be replaced by Stephen Murray. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 4 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Denis Price | Mr. Dennis Price | Price

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I am a second-rate feature actor. I am not a star and never was. I lack the essential spark. See more »

Trivia:

His brother was Flying Officer Arthur Thomas Rose-Price RAF. F/O Rose-Price was posted to 501 Hurricane squadron at Kenley on September 2nd 1940 at the height of the Battle of Britain. On arrival Rose-Price flew a mission and before he could unpack his kit flew another mission in the afternoon from which he failed to return and was posted missing. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer