History Creator / VincentPrice

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->''"It feels so good to be afraid\\
Vincent Price is back again."''
-->-- '''Music/DeepPurple''', "Vincent Price"

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* FamousLastWords: On a technicality, at least. He voiced the character Zigzag in ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'', which went through a particularly long DevelopmentHell and wasn't released until after his death. Thus, his final words on film are "For Zigzag then, it is the end."

* BlackComedy: Ladies and gentlemen, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxi57Id3ymI How To Cook A Small Boy]]".

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* ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' (1982) -- narrated the iconic Music/MichaelJackson longform music video

* ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' (1993) (voice) [note]due to ProductionHell, Price had actually done most of the voicework ''nearly two decades earlier'', only occasional lines for script revisions were recorded in the 90s to still count it as one of his final roles.[/note]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' (1993) (voice)

* EvilIsBigger: He stood 6' 5" (195 cm), so this trope helped secure his reputation in horror films.

Highly eccentric, he considered his guest appearance on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' a "tremendous honour" (before the show really became a worldwide sensation), in a similar manner to how major musical artists know they've "made it" when Music/WeirdAlYankovic parodies their songs.

Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 — October 25, 1993) was an American actor from St. Louis, Missouri. He is best remembered as the villain of such horror classics as ''{{Film/House of Wax|1953}}'', ''{{Film/House on Haunted Hill|1959}}'', ''Film/TheMasqueOfTheRedDeath'', ''Film/ThePitAndThePendulum'', and ''Film/TheAbominableDrPhibes''. He possessed a ''very'' distinctive voice and the most twirlable mustache you ''ever'' saw on a living person.

* ''Film/DrPhibesRisesAgain'' (1972)

With the possible exceptions of Creator/BorisKarloff and Creator/PeterLorre, Price has the most homaged and imitated voice when it comes to evil cartoon characters. Hell, he even lent his own voice to some of those homages: [[InkSuitActor he appeared]] in ''WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo'' as Vincent van Ghoul and narrated Creator/TimBurton's animated short film ''Vincent''. His other television credits include hosting the 1980s Creator/{{PBS}} series ''Mystery!'' and the 1950s GameShow turned interview show ''ESP''.

** In fact, he said in an interview around the time of the film's release, "If anybody but Disney had asked me {to audition for a role}, I would have been offended."

An extremely progressive person for his time, he publicly denounced racial and religious intolerance as early as 1950, and even got a position on the Indian Arts and Crafts Board under the Eisenhower administration (which he claimed came as a surprise to him, considering he was a Democrat). He immediately [[OpenMindedParent came out in support of his daughter]] when she admitted she was a lesbian, going so far as to decry openly homophobic political figures (and if his daughter is to be believed, this is likely in part due to him having homosexual tendencies himself).

* ''Film/Madhouse1974''

With the possible exceptions of Creator/BorisKarloff and Creator/PeterLorre, Price has the most homaged and imitated voice when it comes to evil cartoon characters. Hell, he even lent his own voice to some homages: [[InkSuitActor he appeared]] in ''WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo'' as Vincent van Ghoul and narrated Creator/TimBurton's animated short film ''Vincent''. His other television credits include hosting the 1980s Creator/{{PBS}} series ''Mystery!'' and the 1950s GameShow turned interview show ''ESP''.

With the possible exceptions of Creator/BorisKarloff and Creator/PeterLorre, Price has the most homaged and imitated voice when it comes to evil cartoon characters. Hell, he's even lent his voice to some homages: [[InkSuitActor he appeared]] in ''WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo'' as Vincent van Ghoul and narrated Creator/TimBurton's animated short film ''Vincent''. His other television credits include hosting the 1980s Creator/{{PBS}} series ''Mystery!'' and the 1950s GameShow turned interview show ''ESP''.

He also provided the creepy narrator voice and EvilLaugh in Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/{{Thriller}}" and Music/AliceCooper's "Devil's Food." On the 1960s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series, he had a semi-recurring role as the [[{{Foreshadowing}} world's greatest criminal mind]], [[HurricaneOfPuns Egghead]]. He was one of only two villains (the other being King Tut) to deduce Bruce Wayne's secret identity. He also voiced the DiabolicalMastermind of ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', Professor Ratigan (which he would later say was one of his favourite roles). In addition, in 1971 he spent a few days in Canada doing segments for that goofy mainstay of Canadian kids TV, ''The Hilarious House of Frightenstein''; his segments were distributed among the series' impressive 130-episode run. In the 1970s he also lent his face and name to a number of novelty products, such as a kit that allowed kids to create their own ''shrunken heads'' (using only apples, unfortunately) which was advertised in comic books throughout the 1970s.

He also provided the creepy narrator voice and EvilLaugh in Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/{{Thriller}}" and Music/AliceCooper's "Devil's Food." On the 1960's ''Series/Batman1966'' TV series, he had a semi-recurring role as the [[{{Foreshadowing}} world's greatest criminal mind]], [[HurricaneOfPuns Egghead]]. He was one of only two villains (the other being King Tut) to deduce Bruce Wayne's secret identity. He also voiced the DiabolicalMastermind of ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', Professor Ratigan (which he would later say was one of his favourite roles). In addition, in 1971 he spent a few days in Canada doing segments for that goofy mainstay of Canadian kids TV, ''The Hilarious House of Frightenstein''; his segments were distributed among the series' impressive 130-episode run. In the 1970s he also lent his face and name to a number of novelty products, such as a kit that allowed kids to create their own ''shrunken heads'' (using only apples, unfortunately) which was advertised in comic books throughout the 1970s.

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