ACTOR

Vincent Price

1911 - 1993

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Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor. He was known for his work in the horror film genre, mostly portraying villains. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vincent Price has received more than 9,203,347 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Vincent Price is the 626th most popular actor (down from 576th in 2019), the 1,150th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,067th in 2019) and the 309th most popular American Actor.

Vincent Price is a horror actor that has starred in many films. He is most famous for his role as Dr. Phibes in the 1971 film The Abominable Dr. Phibes.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Vincent Price ranks 626 out of 13,578. Before him are Cornel Wilde, Pierre Brice, Shelley Winters, Steve Reeves, Gena Rowlands, and Jeremy Renner. After him are Tom Berenger, Ed Lauter, Richard Barthelmess, Jennifer Jones, Rachel Weisz, and Ian McDiarmid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Vincent Price ranks 51. Before him are L. Ron Hubbard, Bruno Kreisky, Sergey Sokolov, Gustav Wagner, Cantinflas, and J. L. Austin. After him are Henri Troyat, Samuel Reshevsky, Robert Taylor, Mahalia Jackson, Eduardo Frei Montalva, and Alfred Naujocks. Among people deceased in 1993, Vincent Price ranks 33. Before him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz, W. Edwards Deming, Lillian Gish, Cantinflas, Arthur Ashe, and Robert W. Holley. After him are Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Severo Ochoa, Jean Negulesco, Masahiko Kimura, Léon Theremin, and Boris Christoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vincent Price ranks 1,150 out of 20,380. Before him are Edith Wharton (1862), Shelley Winters (1920), Steve Reeves (1926), Gena Rowlands (1930), Jeremy Renner (1971), and George Carlin (1937). After him are Stan Getz (1927), Harrison Schmitt (1935), Tom Berenger (1949), Vannevar Bush (1890), F. Sherwood Rowland (1927), and Ed Lauter (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Vincent Price ranks 309. Before him are Richard S. Castellano (1933), James Cagney (1899), Shelley Winters (1920), Steve Reeves (1926), Gena Rowlands (1930), and Jeremy Renner (1971). After him are Tom Berenger (1949), Ed Lauter (1938), Richard Barthelmess (1895), Jennifer Jones (1919), Shia LaBeouf (1986), and Anjelica Huston (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

Edward Scissorhands
The Inventor
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Dec 7o 19907.7 / 10
Vincent
Narrator (voice)
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.
Oct 1o 19827.882 / 10
The Great Mouse Detective
Professor Ratigan (voice)
When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekick Dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and foil the perfect crime.
Jul 2o 19867.056 / 10