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Greatest Role of Vincent Price.

Toss up for me. Between Edward Lionheart, Nicholas Medina, and...of course...Dr. Phibes.

Lionheart is great.

Also a big fan of his understated work in LAST MAN.

As well, he LOVED Radio, and was very good in that field, as with SUSPENSE's "Pit and Pendulum," ESCAPE's "Three Skeleton Key," and his Brit series, PRICE OF FEAR (with Cushing and others.)

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Aliens in the Mind with Peter Cushing was a great BBC drama too Wich.

The first person here who says "Rattigan" is their favorite Price character is in serious trouble,lol.  :angel:

Lionheart and Phibes for me

Quote from: Anton Phibes on October 03, 2016, 10:38:37 PM
The first person here who says "Rattigan" is their favorite Price character is in serious trouble,lol.  :angel:

Well, it is tough to choose just one role, and Rattigan is a great vocal performance from Mr. Price!  >:D

Prospero from MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH or Matthew Hopkins from WITCHFINDER GENERAL for me..

Dr. Robert Morgan from The Last Man on Earth gets my vote.

What, no Tingler?! Really though anyone who can pull off being on an acid trip deserves some kudos.  ;) Toss up between Last Man on Earth and Dr. Phibes for me.

Quote from: Anton Phibes on October 03, 2016, 10:38:37 PM
Aliens in the Mind with Peter Cushing was a great BBC drama too Wich.

Anton, I thought both Vincent & Peter were good in that, but that the series itself kinda weakened after a strong start.

I think Price is a riot in HIS KIND OF WOMAN.

Ludi's choice is mine, and by a far far margin: 1951's HIS KIND OF WOMAN. 

And here's why. 

He's a irritating supporting character for the first half, and suddenly, in the last third of the film, he absolutely dominates and controls the screen - over Robert Mitchum (hardly ever a slouch in screen-dominance) or one of the greatest cleavaged actresses, Jane Russell. 

(I'm reminded that, in GHOSTBUSTERS 2, Sigourney shyly asks Ramis, "How's Venkman?"   Ramis answers, "He was borderline for a while.  Then he crossed over.")

This is what Vincent Price does with his character - he starts with an over-top jackass of a character, and then uses the SPINAL TAP's amps and cranks it to "11".  It's hilarious, marvelous and I always walk out of that theater saying, "Now THAT is a supporting performance!" 

It's easily my favorite Vincent role, although I still watch TINGLER just about every chance it's on.

His role as Nicholas Van Ryn in Dragonwyck (1946) was excellent, but in terms of horror films, it's a toss up between Phibes and Lionhart.

Quote from: Memphremagog on October 04, 2016, 03:59:11 AM
Prospero from MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH or Matthew Hopkins from WITCHFINDER GENERAL for me..

Totally voting for Prospero too. Hopkins great suggestion also.

Dr. Phibes!

Roderick Usher.

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I do love Roderick Usher because Price looks so darn fabulous.

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Strangely enough, Price's role of Mathew Hopkins was not a choice.  "Witchfinder General" (or as it was known in the states "The Conquering Worm)1968, was perhaps Prices's finest performance.

 Edward Lionheart or Dr. Phibes, but I have yet to see all of Price's films, so it's not definitive. 

Some changes to the poll have been made based on the comments section.

I went with Phibes since Lionheart wasn't an option.

It has to be Phibes, because it's the only time he wore makeup to hide his face, linking him to both Universal and Hammer classics. There are other outstanding performances, but this puts Phibes over-the-top, in my opinion.

Quote from: Mord on October 05, 2016, 11:23:50 PM
I went with Phibes since Lionheart wasn't an option.

Phibes wasn't an option before yesterday.   ;D

Price's greatest role was Vincent Price. No character was as fascinating as The Man himself.

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Vincent Price + F Troop= Solid Gold

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3 words:  Take.  Any.  Tiki.

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Ruh-Roh, Raggy.

So many to pick from, but Lionheart is my favorite. Phibes a very close second.

Ludi brought up Price's "fabulous looks" in USHER, and his costumings were indeed awesome throughout his career.  He easily transitioned into period-pieces from contemporary themes and was handsome enough to be a romantic lead and sinister enough to be everyone's suspect (LAURA). 

Another gem I'd offer up is CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR (1950) which has radio-mogul millionaire Vincent Price being taken down by lowly professor Ronald Colman in a comedy about a quiz show and Vincent Price's pet parrot, Caesar.   Price is an arrogant, far-too-important character in the movie to be 'bothered' with this contest-winning professor until Price's snide insult to his contestant earns an on-air rebuke - a challenge.  And then Price's Big Mouth gets put up next to someone else's bigger brain.  Quite fun, and Price is just about perfect for this role of a turned-up-nose ultra-rich character who, unfortunately, bases his wealth on the working-class listening audience.

Quote from: Mord on November 06, 2017, 01:00:50 PM
So many to pick from, but Lionheart is my favorite. Phibes a very close second.

Ditto

The greatest role Vincent Price ever played was the spookster lampoon image of himself. It kept him relevant long after his career was over. Much like Peter Lorre...and to some degree, the Maestro: Boris Karloff. The persona became more than the roles the men played.

Quote from: ChristineBCW on November 06, 2017, 01:50:54 PMAnother gem I'd offer up is CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR (1950) which has radio-mogul millionaire Vincent Price being taken down by lowly professor Ronald Colman in a comedy about a quiz show and Vincent Price's pet parrot, Caesar.   Price is an arrogant, far-too-important character in the movie to be 'bothered' with this contest-winning professor until Price's snide insult to his contestant earns an on-air rebuke - a challenge.  And then Price's Big Mouth gets put up next to someone else's bigger brain.  Quite fun, and Price is just about perfect for this role of a turned-up-nose ultra-rich character who, unfortunately, bases his wealth on the working-class listening audience.

Good tip! I'll check it out.

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