The Late Great Vincent Price 1911-1993

Soft Pillow · August 21st, 2008, 05:47 AM

I always admired & respected Vincent both as a very fine actor along with brilliant master of suspense. Vincent left us all with a rich legacy of splendid films. I have so many favourites including several of the Roger Corman Poe series which are now curiously out of print in North America. Please feel free to post your thoughts & memories on this elegant gentleman.

Yours,
SP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9JtHcIZogs

**Trip** · August 21st, 2008, 05:58 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dcQNdw_j5o

My favorites as a kid were "The Tingler" and "House of Wax".

**Jeepster1973** · August 21st, 2008, 09:39 AM

I remember watching him in I think the Pit and the Pendulum when I was young. Watching some of his films now you realise how tongue in cheek they were. Dr Phibes and Dr Phibes Rises Again have some really daft moments.

His voice was magnificent, which is why he was used on Thriller and Alice Cooper's Black Widow.

buggeration · August 21st, 2008, 12:53 PM

His acting was so far over the top. Difficult to take him seriously. Perhaps that's the way he planned it.

**hollyfan** · August 21st, 2008, 01:24 PM

Here is Mr Price in the first film version of "I Am Legend"

http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth

**steamjon** · August 21st, 2008, 10:09 PM

He scared the wits out of me when I was a kid

**Trip** · August 22nd, 2008, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollyfan

Here is Mr Price in the first film version of "I Am Legend"

http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth

The Last man on Earth version of Richard Matheson's classic "I am Legend",
was 100 times better than "The Omega man" (1970), or "I am Legend" (2007)..
It was filmed in Italy, Price was great as the Dr. in that old film.

svea4 · August 23rd, 2008, 01:09 AM

great actor and great voice!

as a child I feared him and I never knew If he was a comedian or a monster

but later I understood....

I always thought that he had spoken the intro of Iron Maiden`s "The number of the beast" but I`m not sure, there`s a rumour going around
that it was someone else...

or did he do some work to Mr. Michael Jackson`s "Thriller" Album?

anyway, I always (not as a child) appreciated his work

**hollyfan** · August 23rd, 2008, 02:32 AM

Nope, on Iron maiden it was supposed to be a voiceover actor named Barry Clayton doing a takeoff on Vincent Price and yes that was Mr. Price doing "The Rap" on Thriller.

For my British colleagues I believe it's the same Barry Clayton that narrated Count Duckula.

BigAl123 · August 23rd, 2008, 07:36 AM

Some of his work was done as narrator, lending character & depth to the great BBC series
Rumpole Of The Bailey, with Leo McKern, another fine actor.

One comment I read a lot here is actually a tribute to his great skill as an actor. The man could flat out scare the beejezits out of a person, and do it while camping it up. Can you imagine the sheer terror he could have generated if he was ONLY trying to scare us? Arrgh!

August 21st, 2008, 05:47 AM	#1
Soft Pillow Blocked! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 124 Thanks: 279 Thanked 460 Times in 119 Posts	The Late Great Vincent Price 1911-1993 I always admired & respected Vincent both as a very fine actor along with brilliant master of suspense. Vincent left us all with a rich legacy of splendid films. I have so many favourites including several of the Roger Corman Poe series which are now curiously out of print in North America. Please feel free to post your thoughts & memories on this elegant gentleman. Yours, SP *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9JtHcIZogs* Last edited by Soft Pillow; December 20th, 2009 at 11:51 AM.. Reason: Superior VP Image

August 21st, 2008, 12:53 PM	#4
buggeration Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfway between here and there! Posts: 296 Thanks: 281 Thanked 2,511 Times in 277 Posts	His acting was so far over the top. Difficult to take him seriously. Perhaps that's the way he planned it. __________________ We don't grow up; we just grow old.

August 21st, 2008, 01:24 PM	#5
hollyfan Former Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,184 Thanks: 4,155 Thanked 13,130 Times in 1,025 Posts	Last Man on Earth Here is Mr Price in the first film version of "I Am Legend" http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth Last edited by hollyfan; August 21st, 2008 at 01:52 PM..

August 21st, 2008, 05:58 AM	#2
Trip Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: S.D.M.F. Posts: 7,787 Thanks: 31,236 Thanked 137,273 Times in 7,626 Posts	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dcQNdw_j5o My favorites as a kid were "The Tingler" and "House of Wax".

August 21st, 2008, 09:39 AM	#3
Jeepster1973 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 886 Thanks: 20,598 Thanked 9,133 Times in 884 Posts	I remember watching him in I think the Pit and the Pendulum when I was young. Watching some of his films now you realise how tongue in cheek they were. Dr Phibes and Dr Phibes Rises Again have some really daft moments. His voice was magnificent, which is why he was used on Thriller and Alice Cooper's Black Widow.

August 21st, 2008, 10:09 PM	#6
steamjon Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,109 Thanks: 6,188 Thanked 22,400 Times in 1,260 Posts	He scared the wits out of me when I was a kid

August 23rd, 2008, 01:09 AM	#8
svea4 Blocked! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 704 Thanks: 8,182 Thanked 7,570 Times in 713 Posts	great actor and great voice! as a child I feared him and I never knew If he was a comedian or a monster but later I understood.... I always thought that he had spoken the intro of Iron Maiden`s "The number of the beast" but I`m not sure, there`s a rumour going around that it was someone else... or did he do some work to Mr. Michael Jackson`s "Thriller" Album? anyway, I always (not as a child) appreciated his work

August 23rd, 2008, 02:32 AM	#9
hollyfan Former Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,184 Thanks: 4,155 Thanked 13,130 Times in 1,025 Posts	Nope, on Iron maiden it was supposed to be a voiceover actor named Barry Clayton doing a takeoff on Vincent Price and yes that was Mr. Price doing "The Rap" on Thriller. For my British colleagues I believe it's the same Barry Clayton that narrated Count Duckula.

August 23rd, 2008, 07:36 AM	#10
BigAl123 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 70 Thanks: 131 Thanked 505 Times in 60 Posts	Some of his work was done as narrator, lending character & depth to the great BBC series Rumpole Of The Bailey, with Leo McKern, another fine actor. One comment I read a lot here is actually a tribute to his great skill as an actor. The man could flat out scare the beejezits out of a person, and do it while camping it up. Can you imagine the sheer terror he could have generated if he was ONLY trying to scare us? Arrgh!