His role in Edward Scissorhands (1990) was intended to be much larger, but since Price was very ill from emphysema and Parkinson's disease he was only able to appear in two scenes.
Host of BBC Radio's "The Price of Fear" (1973-1975, 1983).
In 1951, Price founded the Vincent Price Gallery and Art Foundation on the campus of the East Los Angeles Community College. It is celebrating its 45th year.
In 1964, at the request of a personal friend, he narrated a brief history of Tombstone, Arizona (titled, "Tombstone, The Town Too Tough To Die"), for use in the diorama at the site of the O.K. Corral gunfight. He reportedly recorded the 20-minute piece in a single take at a recording studio in Hollywood, and when asked about his fee, asked for his pal, the owner of the exhibit at the time, to buy him lunch. Price never visited Tombstone but his narration is still used in the diorama.
In 1990, Price was hired by Walt Disney Imagineering to voice the role of the Phantom for "Phantom Manor," a new ride for the upcoming Euro Disneyland, scheduled to open in 1992. He was given a French script, but the takes were so bad, the entire performance was deemed unusable. After working on the French script for over three hours, Craig Fleming, who adapted the script and directed the recording sessions, gave him an English version of the script. Price recorded the entire piece in two takes. The English recordings were placed in the attraction, but after a few months of operation, Euro Disney (the company that owns and operates the resort) felt there was not enough French in Euro Disneyland. So by 1993, in an attempt to add more French to the park, Price's narration was removed from the attraction and replaced by the French spiel, this time recorded by Gérard Chevalier. Price's narration can be found on a Disney Haunted Mansion CD. The CD, which contains a full ride-through of the attraction, claims Price's narration was "never used at Disneyland Paris," but that's because the park was still called Euro Disneyland when it was used. Today the park is now known as Parc Disneyland (as of 2002) and, although his narrati
In the 1960s, Price and Peter Lorre starred as crimefighting antique dealers in the unsold pilot, "Collector's Item."
Is remembered by some Canadians for his narration on "The Hilarious House of Frightenstein" (1971).
Made a short speech about the black widow on Alice Cooper's "Welcome To My Nightmare" album.
Played "the spirit of the nightmare" in Alice Cooper's 1975 television special, Alice Cooper: The Nightmare (1975) (TV).
Played the devil in The Story of Mankind (1957).
Price and Christopher Lee were born on the same day (27th May) and Peter Cushing was born on the 26th.
Price voted for Republican candidate Wendell Willkie in the 1940 presidential election, since both his parents were conservatives. Shortly thereafter, his political views altered completely, and he later became one of the most active liberal Democrats in Hollywood.
Price's second wife, Mary Grant, gave birth to daughter Victoria Price in 1962.
Provided quasi-"rap" voiceover for Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) (TV).
Shortly before his death, he said that one of his most favorite roles was the voice of Professor Ratigan in the Disney feature The Great Mouse Detective (1986), especially since two original songs had been written for him.
Son, Vincent Barret Price, born in 1940.
Started an egg-throwing fight while making a guest spot as the villain Egghead on the 1960s TV series "Batman" (1966).
Vincent once told the story of a middle-aged woman who came up to him while on a flight to Barcelona for a fantasy film festival. She was quite excited and said, "Oh Sir, could I have your autograph? I can't tell you how many years I have enjoyed your films Mr. Karloff". Always the perfect gentlemen Vincent brought Boris back to life to give the woman an autograph fifteen years after he died.
Was a member of the family that started the company that makes Magic Baking Powder.
Was notoriously superstitious. He once joked that he kept a horseshoe, a crucifix and a mezzuza on his front door.