Dennis Price

Biography

Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the classic Ealing Studios film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and for his portrayal of the omnicompetent valet Jeeves in 1960s television adaptations of P. G. Wodehouse's stories.

Career Overview

Dennis Price has 106 screen credits in a career dating back to 1926. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Stanley Windrush Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Kind Hearts and Coronets, Twins of Evil, Rope. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

106

Birth Date

1915-06-23 00:00:00

Birth Place

Twyford, England

Known For

• 

  Kind Hearts and Coronets
• 

  Twins of Evil
• Rope
• 

  Song of Paris
• 

  Fortune in Diamonds
• 

  Tamahine

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• Stanley Windrush Collection (2 titles)
• Dracula & Frankenstein (Jesús Franco Collection) (1 titles)
• Karnstein (Hammer) Collection (1 titles)
• Frankenstein (Hammer) Collection (1 titles)
• Miss Marple Collection (1 titles)
• The Doctor Collection (1 titles)
• St Trinian's Collection (1 titles)
• Ealing comedies (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Wattis (2 collaborations)
• Alec Guinness (1 collaborations)
• Joan Greenwood (1 collaborations)
• Valerie Hobson (1 collaborations)
• Audrey Fildes (1 collaborations)
• Miles Malleson (1 collaborations)
• Clive Morton (1 collaborations)
• John Penrose (1 collaborations)
• Cecil Ramage (1 collaborations)
• Hugh Griffith (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (106 credits)

  • Inside the Tower

    Bakewell(archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Son of Dracula

    Van Helsing

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Lovers of Devil's Island

    L'avocat Linsday

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Horror Hospital

    Mr. Pollack

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Theatre of Blood

    Hector Snipe

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Go for a Take

    Dracula, actor

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • That's Your Funeral

    Eugene Soul

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    King of Hearts

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Pulp

    The Englishman

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

    Dr. Frankenstein

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    Mr. Gort

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Tower of Evil

    Laurence Bakewell

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Twins of Evil

    Dietrich

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    Fairburn

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Horror of Frankenstein

    The Graverobber

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Some Will, Some Won't

    Benson

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Magic Christian

    Winthrop

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Venus in Furs

    Percival Kapp

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Haunted House of Horror

    Inspector Bill Bradley

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    The Duke of Barset

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Just Like a Woman

    Bathroom Salesman

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Ten Little Indians

    Dr. Edward Armstrong

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Curse of the Voodoo

    Maj. Lomas

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • A High Wind in Jamaica

    Mathias

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - Hay Fever (1968) ... David Bliss actor actors
    1965
  • The Earth Dies Screaming

    Quinn Taggart

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Comedy Man

    Tommy Morris

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Horror of It All

    Cornwallis Marley

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • A Jolly Bad Fellow

    Dr. John Hughes

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Murder Most Foul

    Harris Tumbrill

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The V.I.P.s

    Cmdr. Millbank

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Doctor in Distress

    Dr. Blacker

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Tamahine

    Charles Poole

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Wrong Arm of the Law

    Educated Ernest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Cool Mikado

    Ronald Fortescue

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Cracksman

    Grantley

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Amorous Prawn

    Prawn

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Kill or Cure

    Dr. Julian Crossley

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Play It Cool

    Sir Charles Bryant

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Go to Blazes

    Withers

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Behave Yourself

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Pot Carriers

    Smooth Tongue

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • What a Carve Up!

    Guy Broughton

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Watch It, Sailor!

    Lt. Cmdr Hardcastle

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Victim

    Calloway

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Double Bunk

    Leonard Watson

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Rebel

    Jim Smith

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • No Love for Johnnie

    Flagg

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Five Golden Hours

    Raphael

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Avengers

    - Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40 (1968) ... Jason actor actors
    1961
  • The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

    Gore Blackwood

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Millionairess

    Adrian

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Tunes of Glory

    Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Piccadilly Third Stop

    Edward

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Oscar Wilde

    Robert Ross

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • School for Scoundrels

    Dunstan

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Don't Panic Chaps

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • I'm All Right Jack

    Bertram Tracepurcel

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Danger Within

    Capt. Rupert Callender

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Naked Truth

    Nigel Dennis

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Rope

    Rupert Cadell

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Fortune Is a Woman

    Tracey Moreton

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • A Touch of the Sun

    Digby Hatchard

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Port Afrique

    Robert Blackton

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Charley Moon

    Harold Armytage

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Private's Progress

    Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Oh... Rosalinda!!

    Maj. Frank

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • That Lady

    Mateo Vázquez

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Fcb TV Show No.1

    Noel Coward

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Eight Witnesses

    Allan

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Time Is My Enemy

    Martin Radley

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • For Better, for Worse

    Mr. Debenham

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Intruder

    Leonard Pirry

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Murder at 3am

    Inspector Peter Lawton

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Noose for a Lady

    Simon Gale

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Tall Headlines

    Maurice Fletcher

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Song of Paris

    Matthew Ibbetson

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Magic Box

    Harold

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The House in the Square

    Tom Pettigrew

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Simon Abbott

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Fortune in Diamonds

    Clive Hunter

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Murder Without Crime

    Matthew, Stephen's Landlord

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Dancing Years

    Rudi Kleiber

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Lost People

    Ridley

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Helter Skelter

    Lord Byron (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Kind Hearts and Coronets

    Louis Mazzini / His Father

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Bad Lord Byron

    Lord Byron

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Good-Time Girl

    Michael 'Red' Farrell

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Snowbound

    Neil Blair

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Easy Money

    Joe Henty

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Studio One

    - Mrs. Brimmer Did It! (1955) ... Julian Brimmer actor actors
    1948
  • The White Unicorn

    Richard Glover

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Master of Bankdam

    Joshua Crowther

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Jassy

    Christopher Hatton

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Holiday Camp

    Sq. Ldr. Hardwick

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Dear Murderer

    Richard Fenton

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Hungry Hill

    Greyhound John

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Magic Bow

    Paul de la Rochelle

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Caravan

    Sir Francis Castleton

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Echo Murders

    Dick Warren

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • A Place of One's Own

    Dr. Robert Selbie

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • A Canterbury Tale

    Peter Gibbs

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Rope

    Kenneth Raglan

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Julius Caesar

    Trebonius/Volumnius

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Nana

    Nana's Jockey

    actor

    actors
    1926