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​A cultured and debonair star with a mellifluous voice, actor Vincent Price
skyrocketed to worldwide fame later in his career, portraying Gothic villains in classic horror films.
Though he began his career on the British stage, Price made his name as an actor in noirs like "Laura" (1944),
"The Long Night" (1947) and "The Bribe" (1949) before becoming inextricably tied to horror,
thanks to his turn as the vengeance-seeking wax sculptor in the classic "House of Wax" (1953).

From there, he solidified his standing with "The Mad Magician" (1954), the two William Castle hits “House on Haunted Hill” and “The Tingler, followed by "The Fly" (1958) and its sequel "Return of the Fly" (1959).

Price began a collaboration with low-budget producer Roger Corman on a series of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations,
including "House of Usher" (1960), "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961), and "The Raven" (1963). One of the most popular television actors in the 1960s and 70s, Price appeared as the arch villain Egghead on "Batman" (ABC, 1966-68).

Price was also a fine arts collector, chef, and lecturer of some note. He published books on art and cuisine,
ranging from Drawings of Delacroix (1962) to A Treasury of Great Recipes (1965), co-authored with second wife, Mary.

Price wound down his career in the next decades using his distinctive voice in a number of projects, most notably
Tim Burton's stop-motion short "Vincent" (1982) and Michael Jackson's seminal music video, "Thriller" (1983).
Price made his final film appearance in Burton's fantastical "Edward Scissorhands" (1990),
leaving behind a legacy forever entwined with the horror genre.